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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Gaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnson

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Gaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnson

www.motherjones.com

jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months ago
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The same private citizen Donald Trump has named to lead his Department of Justice.
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  • Twentytwodividedby7@lemmy.world
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    Can someone just fucking leak it already

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    Guy defends the pedo that got him his job. What’s new with the Republican party?

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    Trump should be in prison now because he still is a ‘normal citizen’.

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      He would if the justice department weren’t a bunch of wimps and if the judges weren’t bought and paid for.

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    Those checks and balances are just a myth at this point.

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      Not at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.

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        Rules for thee but not for me.

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      An extremely fragile democracy to say the least.

      I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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        Literally the only thing required to take down the American Empire: some orange turd saying “nuh uh”

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      People in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.

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        Exactly. America was born as a nation because last time someone tried some bullshit like this we shot them all dead and moved out.

        We’ve seen an awful lot of history repeating itself these days.

        If they’re smart they’ll take the hint. But we all know how likely that is.

    • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee
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      Always have been.

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    A sitting representative just needs to read it into the Congressional Record.

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    “Public figures confused about what ‘pivate citizen’ means”

    there I fixed the headline

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    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      _“speaker Johnson is a festering pile of diarrhea”

      Is all I read.

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    Leak it…

    • Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee
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      How this doesn’t just happen is beyond me. One would think one of the MANY staffers with access to this document would have leaked it by now.

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        People don’t wanna lose their jobs or end up in jail.l

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    Did I miss something? Are private citizens who rape children immune to prosecution?

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      This is America.

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      No see… he was a public representative, which means he’s only accountable to the house ethics pannel and not local law enforcement.

      It feels like watching those old Bonnie and Clyde and other famous historical criminals in the US that would say rob a bank, cops would be chasing them… and Oops they crossed state lines, I guess they get away this time.

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      Depends… mostly on party affiliation and bank account.

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    This definition of private citizen seems to extend to all human beings… so why do we even do ethics reports.

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      trump is a ‘private citizen’. he should be in prison.

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        SCOTUS: we stopped caring about being consistent

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          When did they start?

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          SCOTUS: Do you understand how dumb “conservatives” are?? They’ll vote to make things worse for themselves, because they hate brown people.

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        OHHHHHH!!!

        AIRHORNS!!!

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    Gaetz was a congressperson when it all took place. That report is government property, AKA it belongs to all Americans.

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    Or Biden releases it as a matter of national security? Dems have no balls.

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      Does Biden even have it? It was a house investigation.

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        Regardless, Dems have no balls.

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      Respect the norms!

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    Once again the wee widdle wanker warps reality for his Masters

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    Bitch please

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    If he’s representing me, then I have a right to see it. Period.

    I swear, these conservatives now lack any kind of moral standard.

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      If you’re looking for the most morally reprehensible person in the room, just seek out the one who can’t stop injecting their religion into every unrelated conversation.

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      “Now”

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