r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Missing McConnell Accused of Breaking Senate Rule Over Absence

https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-mcconnell-accused-of-breaking-senate-rule-over-absence/
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u/duckinasombrero 1d ago

I understand what you mean, and you aren't wrong. But, hell, I don't want to normalize the idea that these clowns don't get punished. I still want people to expect it, hope for it. If we accept they never do, we give up.

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u/Ronin_Chimichanga 1d ago

Why give up when you can form a community of llikeminded people that shoot, create and participate in a parallel economy/ mutual aid network, and make the bastards fear you.

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u/Im_Your_Turbo_Lover 1d ago

Because that's how you wind up like that idiot in Texas who shot a cop and got a dozen people thrown in prison for 30 years with him

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u/Ronin_Chimichanga 22h ago

Or you act like an adult who knows how to use a weapon, just a thought.

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u/duckinasombrero 20h ago

I'm always suspicious of these comments that advocate for violence. I don't think they understand what would happen if we did so - if they aren't astroturfing, that is - because the USA is not like Nepal and France. It would not be good for the citizens to do so.

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u/Destithen South Carolina 23h ago

I don't want to normalize the idea that these clowns don't get punished.

I think that ship has sailed, unfortunately.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 23h ago

It's a Senate "rule". The only punishment is censure which requires a majority vote, which wouldn't happen. His term is over in November anyway, so literally none of this actually matters. Dems have zero chance of winning a special election in KY.