▲ 888 ▼ Illinois judge rules Donald Trump is disqualified from the state's 2024 election ballot (www.usatoday.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 219 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exactly. This constant handwringing is so tiresome. They WILL try it, regardless of precedent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bush pulled a bullshit card in 2000 and it worked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And were still paying for it. So did Regan, and Nixon. Its just a pattern at this point permalink fedilink source parent [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I think it's important to point out that they had a riot in Florida to stop the recount. The RNC paid for it, and they bragged about using the threat of violence to stop the recount. Google Brooks Brothers riot. In the last 30 years Republicans have had more riots to try to ignore the vote than they've had popular vote winners. The end of democracy is their only chance going forward, they know it and they're open about the fact that they're trying to make it happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bush pulled a bullshit card in 2000 and it worked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And were still paying for it. So did Regan, and Nixon. Its just a pattern at this point permalink fedilink source parent [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I think it's important to point out that they had a riot in Florida to stop the recount. The RNC paid for it, and they bragged about using the threat of violence to stop the recount. Google Brooks Brothers riot. In the last 30 years Republicans have had more riots to try to ignore the vote than they've had popular vote winners. The end of democracy is their only chance going forward, they know it and they're open about the fact that they're trying to make it happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And were still paying for it. So did Regan, and Nixon. Its just a pattern at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I think it's important to point out that they had a riot in Florida to stop the recount. The RNC paid for it, and they bragged about using the threat of violence to stop the recount. Google Brooks Brothers riot. In the last 30 years Republicans have had more riots to try to ignore the vote than they've had popular vote winners. The end of democracy is their only chance going forward, they know it and they're open about the fact that they're trying to make it happen. permalink fedilink source parent