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just_another_person to politics · 6 months ago

Tommy Tuberville threatens to end career of any GOP senator who blocks Matt Gaetz

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Tommy Tuberville threatens to end career of any GOP senator who blocks Matt Gaetz

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just_another_person to politics · 6 months ago
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) delivered a threat to any Republican who might break rank on confirming Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Donald Trump's next attorney general: MAGA will come for your job.“I don’t know, you’re finding all the swamp creatures coming out right now” to oppose Gaetz's nomination, T...
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    he deserves the team around him that he wants. It’s not up to us to determine that.

    It absolutely is up to the senate to determine that. The constitution says so.

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      I was about to say, didn’t we write in a confirmation vote by the Senate as, effectively, a sanity check? To prevent the President from stuffing his Cabinet with toadies and yes-men?

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        It’s okay when he’s the toadie yes-man

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      The constitution says so.

      They have never really cared about the Constitution any more than they have about this country.

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      But kings don’t need constitutions…

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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        Especially the Burger King.

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          Trump is not a King. Perhaps a Barron of sorts.

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            Good one, well done

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        They need guillotines. Used on them.

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    This is the same dipshit that blocked hundreds of military promotions because he didn’t like the Pentagon’s pro-access abortion policy. Even Mitch McConnell pushed back on him then.

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    Tommy Tuberville is slept on as a candite for the “Most harmful senator” award. He’s such a bold-faced boot licker and hasn’t done a single thing to uphold his oath of office

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      I would say that’s almost every politician out there

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    He is another Russian asset. If the CIA could do their fucking jobs I’d be very greatful.

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      The CIA topples governments. They don’t need to do anything but sit back and watch ours topple itself

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        deleted by creator

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    Potatotown protecting child rapists again. It’s the only thing he’s good at.

    Edit: I was getting him mixed up with Jim Jordan. I guess the GOP in general just enjoys protecting pedos.

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      Pretty good chance he’s done it too

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    DO IT

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    I hope he blocks gaetz then

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    Does this asshole not realize that others could just as easily tank his career?

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      You could never tank a guy named Tommy Tatotown!

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        Tommy Spudcity?

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    He might not be able to deliver on that threat. And once it fails once, it loses it’s power and it will never work again.

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      Right. That logic totally explains his second term.

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        No, I mean there will definitely be GOP Senators who vote against Trump’s picks, if for no other reason that they have 3 votes to spare, and some will get Hall Passes. Thats how the Senate works. Their careers will not be ruined, by Tuberville or anyone else.

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    Dude, you were the coach at Auburn. No one is scared of your threats.

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    Isn’t that illegal?

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      Haven’t you figured this out yet? No one gives a fuck if it’s legal or not. We living in the clown world now baby.

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        Honk honk

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      Threatening political retribution against senators for voting against their party is generally not illegal in the USA.

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    Tumorville needs to have his face rearranged

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    Why so defensive?

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