• [deleted]@piefed.world
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      16 hours ago

      We made baby steps by prosecuting the Jan 6th insurrectionists, but thr system allowed Trump (Republicans) to pardon every single one of them as soon as he was back in office.

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        12 hours ago

        This is why you don’t forgive Insurrectionists, you HANG them. The next time some putz says come and fight for me, they’ll remember what happened to the last bunch of morons.

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          12 hours ago

          “But the fascists might use fake insurrectionist charges to hang people!” say the moderates who ignore ICE openly murdering people.

          Yeah, those that try to overthrow a free and fair election should hang.

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            free and fair

            I wouldn’t call our elections free, as corporations/billionaires/the parties essentially get to veto anyone they don’t approve of, and the presidential election certainly isn’t fair, Trump and Bush got elected despite not having the plurality, and in Bush’s case, not even the most electoral votes.

            But the constitution gives congress near total discretion as to a traitor’s punishment. Brazil’s Lula demonstrated how you use that tool to consolidate power to enact the will of your constituents.

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            Way too much surrendering in advance. They’re always threatening about something or another, you can’t just automatically give in because they MIGHT fight back. Call their bluffs, every time. Make them work for it. Make them earn it.