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highplainsdem

(54,071 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2025, 04:31 PM Wednesday

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Chris Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There [View all]

is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who dare criticize him. That is not democracy."

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Chris Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There [View all] highplainsdem Wednesday OP

He's right, but it's still a damned shame to read those words: Mike 03 Wednesday #1

What's important now: he & cohorts must say those words daily, loudly, so people will be forced to face the truth, ancianita Wednesday #16

Minority communities have known this for a long time, it just happens to be affecting others now. sop Thursday #26

that's the reason for the purges....not efficiency or cost savings or poor performance. Loyalty. What the GOP did wiggs Wednesday #2

Loyalty is a good thing, but emotional manipulative people like Trump use it to coerce people into doing awful things. SunImp Wednesday #3

I'm only loyal to Democracy! n/t ReRe Wednesday #4

I'm loyal to the constitution Linda ladeewolf Wednesday #6

They are one and the same to me. ;-) ReRe Wednesday #11

Sadly... Godot51 Wednesday #5

And on a vastly greater scale. marybourg Wednesday #19

No shit, Captain Obvious. Now WTF are you gonna do about it? JoseBalow Wednesday #7

You are assuming he has more power than he does? They control all 3 branches. What would you do? Evolve Dammit Wednesday #9

That's what I'm asking, WTF are you gonna do about it? JoseBalow Wednesday #10

IMO. Scream point and shout DOMESTIC ENEMY. No one has even tried to leverage their oath of office or military oath to Hotler Thursday #25

which would be the truth. We apparently "can't handle the truth." Evolve Dammit Thursday #31

That's been my question since the election. Are we going to roll over for fascism or muster the required resistance? Magoo48 Wednesday #13

Exactly we already know that it's amazing that he's just now figuring that out oldmanlynn Wednesday #14

According to a lot of my recent snail mail, contribute to the party Attilatheblond Thursday #23

Murphy is right. And I appreciate his voice at this moment. Evolve Dammit Wednesday #8

Murphy has been out there slugging each day and I hope he Passages Wednesday #12

We all knew that is the way it is going to be if this effer&co got in. Why is Chris just figuring that out? Clouds Passing Wednesday #15

OK Chris You have identified the problem. What are you going to do about it? flashman13 Wednesday #17

What part of... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #18

And he is backed by the people who have waged a multi-genarational fight to overturn The New Deal & Great Society Attilatheblond Thursday #24

I don't think Chris Murphy just figured this out. yorkster Thursday #20

Kick SheltieLover Thursday #21

Yup! And the chief law enforcement official in America A.G. Pam Bondi, has ruled that the D o J will not be looking @.. Botany Thursday #22

Yeah... wait: 34 unanimous guilty convictions based on factual evidence Justice matters. Thursday #27

Speak the truth Botany Thursday #28

He's right JustAnotherGen Thursday #29

Across this great old country... alterfurz Thursday #30