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GiqueCee

(4,177 posts)
11. You got THAT right...
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:22 AM
18 hrs ago

... but then, Republicans have ALWAYS hated democracy, and never passed up a chance to run roughshod over the Constitutional rights of anyone with the temerity to disagree with them.
Who can forget the failed attempt of Republicans to overthrow FDR back in '33 with "The Business Plot", when they tried to recruit retired Marine Major General, Smedley Butler, to organize the wetwork for them? He listened to their proposal, then dropped a dime on 'em, and condemned them all in a HUAC committee, then called the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. Of course, nothing happened; the good old boy network circled the wagons and they got away scot free. Dubya's grandpappy, Prescott Bush, was reputed to be one of those fascist assholes. He went on to get into a bit of a bind during WWII for laundering money for the Nazis. He got bailed out then, too.

Moral of the story: Believing that there's any such thing as an honest Republican is just as delusional as believing in unicorns.

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The PutinGOP is not interested in democracy. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #1
You got THAT right... GiqueCee 18 hrs ago #11
I don't care what anyone says, the fascist corrupt TX GOP is cracking like the ones in your basement you dont see Cheezoholic 19 hrs ago #2
let's hope enough people there in TX finally see it and vote accordingly-- and are able to vote LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #9
The GOPs since Reagan have been spewing the same message everywhere. LuvLoogie 18 hrs ago #13
Back to court............. Lovie777 19 hrs ago #3
I'm not sure that will work though unless there's a constitutional requirement that he be assigned to something. cstanleytech 18 hrs ago #8
that's why I keep saying, "texas: the only fascist state in the union". texas tells everyone, "hold my beer". Javaman 19 hrs ago #4
Now there is a novel approach... Historic NY 19 hrs ago #5
And now you know why many of us who live here call it texass. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #6
Well, all i can say is TY to all the DEmocrats in Texas for bluestarone 16 hrs ago #17
Whoa, Dan! GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #7
Republicans are fascist thugs, part 697,998,011,235,491 LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #10
Full-on Nazis at this point wolfie001 18 hrs ago #12
Republicans are scum angrychair 17 hrs ago #14
Scott Walker and the horrid WI republicans have AllyCat 17 hrs ago #15
And there are consequences as well Zambero 17 hrs ago #16
That'd be great AllyCat 9 hrs ago #18
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