Republican Senator Says He’d Totally Do a Coup if He Gets the Chance : nottheonion

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 42 points 9 months ago

80's Republicans were already evil and stupid, but at least they would absolutely lynch 20's Republicans for treason

[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

This is the stupidest timeline.

[–] TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would do the same, and the first thing I would do is declare the GOP a terrorist organization and start mowing down their leaders and media figures.

So fuck off, Senator.

[–] taanegl@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Him: "ah yes, political precedent - that has never bit anyone in the ass"

Commenter: "I wish a fucker would"

[–] UmeU@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

This is the most oniony nottheonion all week, but it is only Tuesday so we will see what happens.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Someone representing Ohio saying they don’t support democracy in swing states? Shocking. Anyways I hope he gets cholera and dies of it. The sooner the better.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

I'd totally support the public hanging of known and proven oath breaker traitors, but I'm just an old traditionalist.

[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Vance to Trump:

https://youtu.be/YgU0YytQVbs?si=j6IcuLBAQX1D0pTv

[+] lemmyissupergay@discuss.online -111 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"He said he WOULD HAVE done a coup, not that he WOULD DO it, totally different!!!1!"

[+] lemmyissupergay@discuss.online -62 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Which he did. You're just too dense to understand transitive properties of words. Like how him saying the slate electors and you not understanding that actually would end up being a coup. That's straight up an anti democracy system nobody voted for. What he's advocating for is a coup of the current form of government. That's what that fucking word means you trolling little dipshit.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Whatever that means

It means forget the votes, and forget democracy. In other words, do a coup. The thing you are adamantly arguing against.

I hope someone's paying you to spread disinformation, and you're not simply a blithering imbecile.

[+] lemmyissupergay@discuss.online -40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

NO THE FUCK IT ISNT YOU FUCKING MORON. NOW ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PARROTING FUCKING ALEX JONES' BULLSHIT. I HEARD THE SAME EPISODE AND YOU AND HE ARE DEAD FUCKING WRONG.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Holy shit, that's what you are. You're one of the Alex Jones idiots. Now it makes sense.

Yeah, good luck with any of your nonsense holding up in court. You're worse than the sovereign citizen people. At least they mostly keep to themselves with all their made up nonsense.

Not like you. You're here just showing your ass in public.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

A coup doesn’t have to be violent. It can utilize existing rules if it breaks their spirit or the ability to change them.

A coup is a forceful seizure of governmental power that subverts the existing system of power. That includes shit like this.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

A coup can be military but also from other bodies.

In this case it would be a self-coup since a lawfully elected power would be attempting to maintain power by illegal means.

[–] muse@kbin.social 34 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, he'd do a coup. Thanks for repeating it. Cry some more about it.

Random note, whose sockpuppet are you? Get too butthurt because your last one got downvoted to hell?

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

4 day old sad troll account striking out hard :^(

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

He said IF he was Vice President in 2020 he would have told contested states to do slates of electors.

how do you not realize this is a coup? dear god man, how does discarding voted electors for a new slate based on party lines not equal a coup?

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Nice Dick

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