Summary
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) sparked controversy with a fiery speech outside the Treasury Department, declaring, “We are at war!” and calling for the Senate to be shut down in response to Elon Musk’s access to federal payment systems.
Her remarks, applauded by some Democrats, drew backlash from Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who likened them to “a call for insurrection.”
More energy like this from the democrats please. I yearn for these crocodile tears. I would like to wish Marjorie a very merry BAAAWWWWWWWW
Is it really an insurrection if you’re trying to save a government from destruction by outsiders?
Depends on who you ask. If its someone sane then no, but if it’s someone who is working with the current administration then the answer is yes.
I am frankly terrified at this insinuation and I think we will see some serious repercussions from this, on one side or the other. This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
They’re going to do that anyway, with or without an excuse. Trump has openly talked about it.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
The state has done that long before Trump… The US routinely arrests the opposition voices, on thin pretenses.
But I am talking about sitting elected officials. Something that hasn’t been done in the US aside from the odd assassination. But I could 100% see them being like “well this is an insurrection and we can kill people for doing that” to every Dem or person that opposed them.
Not arresting sitting elected reps is what got us here, as they believe, and we’ve proven, they are not bound by laws.
Bit of a difference between arresting someone for breaking the law and arresting someone for their beliefs.
We had congressmen and senators in contempt. They could have been put into congress jail by the man at arms but no request was ever made.
My point still stands. We don’t nor ever have arrested sitting elected reps. And that got us where we are now.
Yeah I said when we say it, nobody is trying to remove the metal detectors from around the Capitol building and stockpiling guns in nearby hotel rooms, placing pipe bombs in the streets. Nope, that’s just Republicans. And that’s why they have their motto “we are all domestic terrorists.”
