• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    It’s a fine line, but I agree with both of them.
    I don’t want revenge, I want justice and consequences for abuse of power.

    I would rather have a real healthcare system and functioning support systems for people in need.

    I just want the system to work. Coincidentally, corruption and abuse of power being treated as crimes is a part of that. I don’t want more abuses of power.

    So yes, get stuff done on my behalf. And some of those things should require people to lawyer up.

  • radiofreebc@lemmy.world
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    Jefferies and Schumer had better not be anywhere the discussion if Democrats want to keep this momentum going. This whole mess was caused by Hillary and DWS not allowing Bernie to run against Trump in 2016…and they are just an extension of that.

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      Even Schumer wasn’t as tone deaf as Jeffries. He put cleaning the corruption out of the Trump government as his #2 priority (over cost of living, of course). Still a weak answer but nothing like as pathetic as Jeffries.

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    How the fuck tdid Jefferies come away from this election with the idea that the voters don’t want investigations and prison time for these fucks? Read the room Hakeem !

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      He checked all the notes from his donors and they clearly state that they want a quiet return to business as usual, with no additional thoughts as to what the end goal of that would be. Is he doing something wrong?

      /s

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      Yep, this election was a direct rebuke of democratic leadership as well. They did not want ALL of these Democrats to win. They will not play nicely with Sayed, but they WILL play nicely with Jim Jordan and John Thune.

      This election was America collectively saying “it’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies to get off the pot, we need to shit”

      Do not let them hold onto the gavel. Give it to someone that will wield it for progress.

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    Listen closely I’m only gonna say this a thousand times: If we don’t come down hard on these clowns, we are gonna be up to our balls in jugglers

  • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
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    Holding criminals accountable for their crimes is not “getting even”. The dumb shit is playing right into right wing rhetoric

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    Jeffries and Schumer are going to cockblock the progressives to appease the wealthy and Israel.

    I really hope the progressives cause headaches for the DNC and force real change.

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    Get even? Hell no. Do what should have been done after the civil war, dozens of times between, and after the Jan 6 insurrection.

    Punish severely. Make it hurt and make it memorable so that shit fucking stops happening.

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      How about campaign finance reform and strengthened enforcement for all.

      Tear down the entire money pipeline. If no one can legally bribe politicians, then AIPAC can’t either. Money is not speech.

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    The thing we want done is to make sure the other side doesn’t pull shit underhanded like this again

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      I know right, well it easy of you apply the rules to everyone.

      Hot take. Close the loopholes for everyone. Limit executive power, for everyone. Campaign finance reform, for everyone. It’s not complicated.

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        Absolutely. I want a fair government. And any dems in the Epstine files, they’re out too. Government only works if we all have trust in it and the rules and laws are applied evenly and consistently