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Why Senate Republicans Threw an Epic Hissy Fit Yesterday (www.thenation.com)

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[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 171 points 11 months ago

TL:DR Republicans got subpoenaed as part of an investigation, to determine who is funding conservative SCOTUS members. The suspicion is that lawmakers have been lining SCOTUS members’ pockets to protect their bills. Republicans are screaming and crying, because they don’t want to be forced to actually give up that info.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 102 points 11 months ago

Why are they mad? I'm convinced Republicans could consume a child on national television and their constituents would find a way to blame it on the Democrats.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

https://youtu.be/zbYTJXCJ8bo?si=lKYR0ztbmp_El3tS

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Where is that from? The actor is very good. Thanks in advance

[-] negativenull@startrek.website 8 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure that's from True Blood on HBO.
https://trueblood.fandom.com/wiki/Russell_Edgington

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

Okay, so say they discover who’s giving who money.

Than what?

Is it illegal? Will these rich donors be arrested over it?

Will anything actually happen or is this just performative.

[-] chaogomu@kbin.social 33 points 11 months ago

It would be bribery, and yes, quite a few people could theoretically go to prison, including conservatives on the supreme court.

Also, senators and representatives as well.

If this is big enough, it could mean a massive blow to republicans, and the dismantling of their conservative movement funding.

Now, all of that happening is an almost impossible ask, so don't get your hopes up.

Still, just the possibility of it has the repubs scared shitless.

[-] ElleChaise@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

I get the feeling they're in two camps. Some rich and powerful people are true believers; others are performers. Why can't there ever be a person who actually wants to be "tough on crime" when it comes to white collar crimes and politics? It's almost as if the entire thing is designed to keep people where they are forever, rich and poor.

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

You can't take away our bribes! Our corpo owners won't pay our salary now.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Republicans are so angry because they expected Democrats to bind themselves to rules that Republicans get to ignore without consequence.

Since Democrats simply let Republican fuckery slide, it's nice that they're at least taking advantage of fuckery being acceptable instead of being straitjacketed by their own self-imposed devotion to decorum over progress.

For once.

[-] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Perfect for thee, but not for me.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

One of the doucheknobs from Texas, Cornyn, whas whining yesterday about terrible it would be for Congress to subpoena "private individuals."

Like, yes, you performative asshat, everyone who doesn't work in government is, by definition, a private individual.

[-] negativenull@startrek.website 21 points 11 months ago

Didn't congress just subpoena Hunter Biden? He's a private individual.

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Yes but they don't like Hunter Biden so it's different. Come on!

[-] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Not to mention Grassley issued a subpoena for his own private individual when it suited his political motivations.

[-] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 10 points 11 months ago

Congress literally already does that all the time.

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

They throw hissy fits every day. What’s new?

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 13 points 11 months ago

Republican tears are best tears

[-] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Republican tears are best tears

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