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« Reply #165 on: January 01, 2021, 01:42:40 pm »
The extent some of these people will go to overturn an election is just mind boggling. Talk about zero respect for their own constitution and democratic process. 20 years ago I would never have believed it, now I'm prepared to believe just about anything of them.

Having grown up close to, and many times crossed the US/Canada border I developed a hefty respect and appreciation for our southern neighbor, regardless of which party occupied the White House. Over the last 4 years I have come to have my doubts about such. Hopefully come January 21 I/we can begin to reestablish those feelings.

And Happy New Year to you and yours.
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« Reply #166 on: January 01, 2021, 03:33:20 pm »
I know @Omni ... I feel like I have a family member in the bad books.  We want to take lil Easy to festivals and such over the border... Don't know.

The post I came her to write:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/pence-gohmert-electoral-college-lawsuit/index.html

So... Louie Gohmert asks Pence to do something unconstitutional ie. illegal.  Pence says no.  (we're already in crazytown... but there's more)
Louie et. al. SUE PENCE ?!?
Pence now asks the judges to throw out the suit.

...and the MAGA people are online saying "OMG PENCE WAS PART OF THE SWAMP ALL ALONG"

What.  The.  F*ck. 

They are indeed going to become very violent in the middle weeks of January, I'm convinced.
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Online Michael Hardner

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« Reply #167 on: January 02, 2021, 08:36:01 am »
Trump appointed judge throws out Gohmert's suit on standing, and the plaintiff appeals.

Kracken Team attorney Lin Wood Tweeted that McConnell, Pence should be arrested and **** for treason.

He also tweeted that Chief Justice John Roberts is a **** who purchases children.

The crazy wing is shearing itself off of the Republican Party.

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« Reply #168 on: January 02, 2021, 11:20:22 am »
I think they have taken over the Republican party, rather than split apart from it.
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« Reply #169 on: January 02, 2021, 11:44:42 am »
I think they have taken over the Republican party, rather than split apart from it.

The McConnell+old school+pro-Bush wing will survive, bloodied, IMO

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« Reply #170 on: January 02, 2021, 12:16:28 pm »
I think they have taken over the Republican party, rather than split apart from it.
Maybe the grand old part just can't bear to be parted from it.  It's more of a stupid merger than a hostile one.
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« Reply #171 on: January 03, 2021, 12:17:03 am »
Trump has apparently orchestrated a revolt against McConnell as  senator Josh Hawley is going to petition the PA.  Now each senator has to stand up and choose between allegiance to the orange man (and his Republican followers) or the system

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/30/politics/josh-hawley-force-votes-electoral-college-results/index.html

with an additional 11 Republican Senators or Senators-Elect now planning to join Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri); the latest additions offering a formal statement of intent to: "support an objection to the Electoral College votes, if one is brought, and propose an election commission to conduct an "emergency 10-day audit" of the election returns in the "disputed states."

=> Republican Senators: Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Mike Braun of Indiana

=> Republican Senators-Elect: Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama

#notACult
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« Reply #172 on: January 03, 2021, 12:30:43 am »
with an additional 11 Republican Senators or Senators-Elect now planning to join Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri); the latest additions offering a formal statement of intent to: "support an objection to the Electoral College votes, if one is brought, and propose an election commission to conduct an "emergency 10-day audit" of the election returns in the "disputed states."

=> Republican Senators: Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Mike Braun of Indiana

=> Republican Senators-Elect: Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama

#notACult
I think an audit is pretty reasonable.  It’s the only way to correct some of the problems that were experienced during the election.

Just a reminder though, that some Democrats refused to certify the election results in 2016.  As well as 2004 and 2000.  Democrats also spread wild conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court and Diebold voting machines stealing elections, oh my!  But I forgot, when Democrats do it, it’s irrelevant.  When Trump does the same thing it’s aN aTtACk oN dEMocRAcY! 🤣😂
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« Reply #173 on: January 03, 2021, 11:53:17 am »
I think an audit is pretty reasonable.  It’s the only way to correct some of the problems that were experienced during the election.

"pretty reasonable" - yabut, there's been no evidence presented to support claims of fraud... or your vague of vague suggestion of "the problems".

Trump And The GOP Have Now Lost More Than 50 60 Post-Election Lawsuits

Just a reminder though, that some Democrats refused to certify the election results in 2016.  As well as 2004 and 2000.  Democrats also spread wild conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court and Diebold voting machines stealing elections, oh my!  But I forgot, when Democrats do it, it’s irrelevant.  When Trump does the same thing it’s aN aTtACk oN dEMocRAcY! 🤣😂

whataboutism; notwithstanding those 2000/2004 expressed concerns don't scale/rank in comparative proportion to today's Trump & supporters antics!

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« Reply #174 on: January 03, 2021, 11:57:59 am »
The McConnell+old school+pro-Bush wing will survive, bloodied, IMO

Steve Schmidt, prominent former Republican & current anti-Trump member of the Lincoln Project, has a different take as expressed in this 8 tweet thread roll-up - stating the Republican Party will be 'destroyed':




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« Reply #175 on: January 03, 2021, 12:37:02 pm »
I think an audit is pretty reasonable.  It’s the only way to correct some of the problems that were experienced during the election.

Just a reminder though, that some Democrats refused to certify the election results in 2016.  As well as 2004 and 2000.  Democrats also spread wild conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court and Diebold voting machines stealing elections, oh my!  But I forgot, when Democrats do it, it’s irrelevant.  When Trump does the same thing it’s aN aTtACk oN dEMocRAcY! 🤣😂

So make audits mandatory for all elections and for all states, including the ones the whiny loser won. Because that is what you are advocating.
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« Reply #176 on: January 03, 2021, 01:11:33 pm »
Wow, just heard a "breaking news" segment where a reporter for The WAPO plays excerpts from a phone conversation between donny and the sec, of state of Georgia where trump at one point threatens and then later compliments in an attempt to convince the secretarry to "tilt" the election there in his favor. Can't wait until the full version is made public.

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« Reply #177 on: January 03, 2021, 01:30:42 pm »
Trump could face lawsuits and criminal charges based on his comments on this tape.

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« Reply #178 on: January 03, 2021, 01:56:09 pm »
Wow, just heard a "breaking news" segment where a reporter for The WAPO plays excerpts from a phone conversation between donny and the sec, of state of Georgia where trump at one point threatens and then later compliments in an attempt to convince the secretarry to "tilt" the election there in his favor. Can't wait until the full version is made public.

bloody hell! Audio of recording (from Saturday, yesterday) obtained by WAPO... where Trump alternately berates, begs and threatens Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensberger... "I just want to find 11,780 votes"

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« Reply #179 on: January 03, 2021, 02:05:35 pm »
It's an unreal recording. Totally Orwellian.
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