jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoExperts: DOJ has "sufficient evidence" to probe Clarence Thomas — but Garland won't go for itwww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down18
arrow-up1549arrow-down1external-linkExperts: DOJ has "sufficient evidence" to probe Clarence Thomas — but Garland won't go for itwww.salon.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-square5in1klinkfedilinkarrow-up44·2 months agoSo the republicans are so criminal we can’t investigate them because of optics. I hate the government. Top to bottom.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-22 months agoIf optics and mob threats are why you cant investigate corruption then in a very real sense right wing terrorism is working on the government.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoWe don’t negotiate with terrorists; we preemptively capitulate.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIf money is speech, it becomes the ONLY speech.
So the republicans are so criminal we can’t investigate them because of optics. I hate the government. Top to bottom.
If optics and mob threats are why you cant investigate corruption then in a very real sense right wing terrorism is working on the government.
We don’t negotiate with terrorists; we preemptively capitulate.
If money is speech, it becomes the ONLY speech.