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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Democratic INACTION. Not action.

Republicans actively placed those judges on the court.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Direct action from Biden helped put Thomas in the bench

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, again, Biden failed to take action which allowed Thomas to be confirmed.

https://forwardky.com/clarence-thomas-should-thank-president-joe-biden/

You're repeatedly pushing misinformation here, it's not a good look.

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I get that free speech is a thing not to be taken lightly, but I honestly don’t know why this dude isn’t banned for this shit.

He’s admitted to being here to urge people not to vote. Nothing good comes from that and he’s all about misinformation- Almost all the time.

It took me 30 seconds to prove he was bullshittting when he said Schiff and Pelosi were asking Biden to step down. No one removed that propaganda. Seriously…

Why is he still here?

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You want nothing more than an echo chamber and everyone not complying to be banned.

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You’re an admitted troll here to disrupt our election, yeah. I want people like you gone.

You spread misinformation with nearly every comment you make that is easily disproven. I don’t know why the mods have such patience with you, but you should be thankful.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

Telling people they don't have to vote Democrat or they do not have to vote Republican is not trying to disrupt an election.

Disrupting the election process would be demanding that people have to vote for one party and anything else is a wasted vote, that is a form of voter suppression. The same type of voter suppression tactics the RNC use. And you keep invoking mods as a method to silence people that oppose you and your ideology. I thought liberals were supposed to be the ones that took the high road, believed in free speech, and would never think of silencing dissent. Behaviors that they claim only Republicans do

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago

That link is pure speculation.

Had Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy or Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone been chair, would that have happened? You’re joking, right? Of course not!

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/jamie-stiehm/2014/04/16/anita-tells-of-joe-bidens-forgotten-role-in-confirming-clarence-thomas