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Sen. Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 Scheming Exposed In Newly Unveiled Recording (news.yahoo.com)

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The Texas Republican apparently planned to create a fake "commission" to overturn the 2020 election.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And I'm sure there are lots of officials right on top of doing absolutely nothing about it. :sigh:

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wish you were wrong, but know you're right. Absolute travesty. My son was born on the 7th just past midnight. The whole day of the sixth I was watching and hoping that my son wouldn't be born the very day our democracy fell. I'm grateful some bulwark held, but it feels more and more like those cracks are just ignored.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Yep. Forget who said this, and I'm paraphrasing, but "A failed coup, without punishment for those who orchestrated it, is just a practice run."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"But if we hold terrible people accountable then terrible people might use that against not terrible people!"

-anyone who has the power to do something about this

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The terrible people are going to do that anyway. Wish they'd realize that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

They realize it. Some don't care and just want plausible deniability. Some are actual useful idiots.

In the end, the effect is the same.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The terrible people already did. It was the attempted coup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There will be more

[+] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

According to the United States Constitution, Article III, Section 3, “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.”

Furthermore, 18 U.S.C § 2381, states that a person guilty of treason against the United States “shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.”

It's wild to me that according to our laws so many of these "law and order" Republicans should be either executed or behind bars, yet walk free and unscathed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The rules are for thee, not for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I bet Jack Smith hasn't forgotten about this traitor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I want so badly for this smug trashbag full of soiled diapers to get charged that I can (unfortunately) taste it.

He's culpable in driving people to violence through his lies.