A California man has pleaded guilty to a firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic and admitted to plotting an attack on an LGBT pride-themed event at Dodger Stadium
  • Flying Squid
    51•9 months ago

    Ergul is scheduled to be sentenced on May 30 for his crimes and could face as much as 21 years in prison, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday.

    Republicans are hoping it will be more like 4 so they can run him for congress in 2028.

    • SuperDuper
      20•9 months ago

      You can run for office from prison.

      • Flying Squid
        16•9 months ago

        True, but you have to be present to vote in congress.

        • @placatedmayhem
          21•9 months ago

          When has being ineffective ever disqualified someone from Congress?

          … I started writing this reply to be funny, then I realized it’s basically true, then I got sad.