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kentuck

(111,097 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:42 PM Jul 2019

A Resolution or a Censure would be a warning shot ...

...across the bow of the racist and divisive Republican Party and their racist president.

Yes, there are limits to what you can do and say and not be held accountable. It is the job of the majority in the US Congress to hold them accountable. The hateful, racist tweets and language of the Republicans in Washington are not acceptable.

The "Resolution" to condemn such language is a shot across the bow. There are limits to the divisive and inflammatory threats that emanate from the national Republican Party.

The majority of Americans do not accept this racist and divisive language. There has to be a higher standard in our national dialogue.

Democrats will vote to condemn such language and the racists should be forewarned.

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A Resolution or a Censure would be a warning shot ... (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2019 OP

Want to bet Republicans vote PRESENT rather than be on the record.... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #1

A "Present" vote would be the same as a vote for racist language kentuck Jul 2019 #4

As long as they have McConnell wielding absolute (and evil) Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #2

Yes, it would be like a bucket of cold water in their faces! kentuck Jul 2019 #3

if that's where the limits are, we've already lost 0rganism Jul 2019 #5

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)

1. Want to bet Republicans vote PRESENT rather than be on the record....

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:49 PM

Jul 2019

of saying they are with Trump, because WE know they are.

Because their SILENCE speaks volumes. Vote the fuckers out in 2020.

kentuck

(111,097 posts)

4. A "Present" vote would be the same as a vote for racist language

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 01:51 PM

Jul 2019

We cannot go along with that.

Golden Raisin

(4,608 posts)

2. As long as they have McConnell wielding absolute (and evil)

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:54 PM

Jul 2019

power in the Senate, complicit Republicans (which means basically all of them) don't give a flying rat's ass.

kentuck

(111,097 posts)

3. Yes, it would be like a bucket of cold water in their faces!

Reply to Golden Raisin (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:57 PM

Jul 2019

How dare they?!

0rganism

(23,955 posts)

5. if that's where the limits are, we've already lost

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 02:00 PM

Jul 2019

> there are limits to what you can do and say and not be held accountable

so the limit is "don't make abjectly racist and xenophobic tweets about members of congress"?
once again, with Trump's help, we've raised the bar to an all-time low.

sexually assaulting women? fine.
telling the country the first black president was born in Kenya and should go back? fine.
accepting unspecified levels of campaign assistance from foreign nations? fine.
holding asylum-seeking immigrants indefinitely in concentration camps? including small children? fine.
shmoozing with dictators? fine.
ruining the USA's reputation abroad? fine.
lying to the public thousands of times since taking office? fine.

but somehow we're gonna win big in 2020, right?

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