AOC calls Jan. 6 a 'trial run'; warns that a GOP-controlled House could refuse to legitimize

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At a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Jan. 6, 2021, a “trial run” and warned that if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, they will have the power to not legitimize the results of the next presidential election.

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- And then if we lose the House, this is no joke, January 6 was a trial run. And a lot of people don't seem to understand that, it was a trial run. And they're going to come back. And they win the House, here's the thing, the technicality of what happened on January 6. The only reason it wasn't worse was because Democrats had the House and they didn't have the votes in the House. If they take the House, then they have the votes to not authorize and legitimize the presidential election whatever the results are. And so this is very serious.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-calls-jan-6-trial-175533677.html

[aocommunalpunch]

1. And just like climate change

Ain’t nothing gonna be done til it’s too late. Wish I could summon the optimism.

[Magoo48]

10. In general, Americans will not be inconvenienced even if their Liberty depends on it.

And, wouldn’t you know, massive sacrifice and long term inconvenience will be required to salvage a livable environment. And, to a lesser degree, that same sacrifice and inconvenience is required to protect our Democracy.

[abqtommy]

2. We've got to make sure we have free and fair elections, then get out and vote like our

lives depend on it. Because they do.

[Celerity]

3. K & R

[Walleye]

4. Republicans are never gonna concede any elections they lose again

Why should they when they can just bully and muscle their way into power

[gldstwmn]

5. This is a message we need to drive home for the mid terms.

[erronis]

6. The (r)epugs haven't played fair since around 1980. From now on it will be pure hell.

As others have said, they have just been testing the waters. They've wormed their messages into many RW-leaning groups (evangelicals, libertarians, white/old/dumb) that they can.

They have taken over a huge portion of the media airwaves (cable, RW radio) and their targets don't listen to any other outlets.

Their base is not interested in discussing pros and cons. They have innate rage stoked by 30+ years of unrelenting RW bullshit. They are armed and couldn't care about decency. They are promised a place somewhere out there by their ministers and purveyors. They are very similar to ISIS and the Taliban.

Of course, when this all plays out, the Harvard/Yale leaders of the coup against the US will need to dispose of these deplorables. Putin will be happy to help.

[Martin68]

7. Exactly. This is an existential crisis. If Trump and his cronies are no indicted SOON we are all in

big trouble.

[qazplm135]

8. too many people don't care right now

economic issues trump for those who aren't already motivated by other issues (choice, "socialism," what have you).

As long as inflation is high, it will take a very big thing to shake folks out of reflexively voting out the party in power.

(Roe could be that big thing for example).

[ificandream]

9. K&R times 1000. This needs to be picked up by everyone.

AOC is exactly right.

[dalton99a]

11. No one should ever doubt this.

[llashram]

12. true this