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Speaker Pelosi says ANY lawmakers who helped insurrectionists may face CRIMINAL prosecution. (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 OP
Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #1
Wouldn't it be great if all the involved Republican lawmakers were found guilty and imprisoned? Bluepinky Jul 2021 #2
Would not only be great, it'd be JUSTICE. calimary Jul 2021 #4
last count was about 147 of 'm !! might be room for more ??? monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #3
Legislative Insurrectionists are far worse danger to our democracy OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #6
x1000 & need to dump them asap! start with mitch the bitch & kevin the slug !!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #7
Well that looks like shes got her 'Find Out' face on! Volaris Jul 2021 #5
she is just getting warmed up ! stand back & watch !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #8
ANY lawmakers who helped insurrectionists may face CRIMINAL prosecution. Mr. Evil Jul 2021 #9
You're absolutely right - they need to fix that! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #11
Any who helped should face criminal charges. The "inside man" is just as guilty. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #10
I couldn't agree more. People died there. How can anyone forget that?? Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #12
I'm cynical enough to say people easily forget. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #13
We've seen the videos. Members of Congress have seen the videos. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #14
I know and you would think the whole of Congress would be one on that. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #15
Dr. Tim Snyder would agree with that. triron Jul 2021 #19
But he would have said it better. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #20
And Jim Jordan belongs on the other side of the table... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #16
K&R! Nixie Jul 2021 #17
Yep the founding fathers would salute that. triron Jul 2021 #18
Those complicit in the crime have no right to sit in judgement. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #21

Bluepinky

(2,260 posts)
2. Wouldn't it be great if all the involved Republican lawmakers were found guilty and imprisoned?
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 01:27 AM
Jul 2021

The Dems could pass all their legislation.

Not holding my breath, though.

OAITW r.2.0

(23,810 posts)
6. Legislative Insurrectionists are far worse danger to our democracy
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 03:07 AM
Jul 2021

than a few thousand violent, clueless assholes.

Mr. Evil

(2,746 posts)
9. ANY lawmakers who helped insurrectionists may face CRIMINAL prosecution.
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 03:49 AM
Jul 2021

I'll make a small correction as to how it should read: ANY lawmakers who helped insurrectionists SHALL face CRIMINAL prosecution.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
10. Any who helped should face criminal charges. The "inside man" is just as guilty.
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 04:08 AM
Jul 2021

Even more so - the "inside man" prompts, directs, helps to cover up the crime and protects.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
13. I'm cynical enough to say people easily forget.
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 04:57 AM
Jul 2021

Sadly.

A lot of folks rather have a feel-good narrative that claims redemption in some form or another - even where none exist.

To my thinking that kind of thinking allows the guilty to go free while gaining a measure of just how much they can get away with, and next time they'll try for more.

Democracy hasn't prevailed until the threats to democracy have been quashed. That doesn't happen if they get away with their actions.

Rhiannon12866

(202,963 posts)
14. We've seen the videos. Members of Congress have seen the videos.
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:03 AM
Jul 2021

They're pretty horrifying to me - and had to be a lot more horrifying if you were the target, a member of Congress.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
15. I know and you would think the whole of Congress would be one on that.
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:13 AM
Jul 2021

So either the GOP members fully expect all violence to be directed at Democratic members only, meaning they are safe - or they simply don't care as long as they can gain power. Mostly likely both. I think both, anyway.

They would not have cared if Pence had been murdered and they probably feel the same about Cheney now. They would have come up with some lie to excuse the death of Pence. Just as they keep lying about that day and the deaths that happened then.

I re-watched the NYTimes' 40 minute timeline video ( "Day of Rage" ) on the attack the other night and I felt the same way I did on January 6th watching it on the news as it played out.

I felt sick to my core.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,846 posts)
16. And Jim Jordan belongs on the other side of the table...
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:46 AM
Jul 2021

... replying to questions, not asking them!

Thanks again, Madam Speaker!

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