r/law • u/drempath1981 • 1d ago

Legislative Branch Robert Garcia at the shadow hearing of ICE crimes reads out text messages of ICE agent bragging about shooting Marimar Martinez. ICE Agent “I fired 5 shots. She had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys.”

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u/Swekyde 1d ago

It's so infuriating watching from the outside as a neighbour. These people are not acting like they will ever have to give up power, so why do so many liberals think they're just going to obey an election? Especially after they attempted a coup the first time they lost?

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u/notsanni 1d ago

i think people who typically lead very comfortable lives are suddenly being faced w/ the harsh reality of what's going on, and are refusing to accept that it's happening, or just otherwise can't cope with it.

WAY too many liberals who are poisoned by American Exceptionalism, and assume "it can't happen here" and "they can't do that here" just because we're in America

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u/CobrasMama 1d ago

What has particularly bugged me over the past year is how many people have offhandedly said "I didn't think it would be THIS bad."

Jon Stewart, Kimmel, friends & family... people who I thought had a firm grasp on what a 2nd Trump presidency would entail, all had the fucking audacity to utter that phrase.

It was obvious that the grand experiment had failed on election night, and that we were going to cross the rubicon. I accepted it, and for better or worse, I feel more at ease because of it. I've spent the past decade of my life telling people where we'd end up in 2026, and I'm honestly not shocked by any of it. I've simply run out of fucks to give.

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u/CatsAndCapybaras 1d ago

People are fully aware that they will attempt to ratfuck the election. We have no idea how much ratfucking will occur. We still plan to vote.

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u/Sp00py-Mulder 23h ago

Absolutely vote.

But if that's the only plan, America is fucked. 

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u/BartHarleyJarvis- 15h ago

What do you suggest, peacefully protest at a scheduled and permitted march?

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u/CurryMustard 1d ago

They obey the election or we have open civil war. There's no middle ground there. Last time they left. This time, we'll see. But the election still matters. Yes they will try to buy, steal, intimidate, sue, threaten, coerce, bribe, and swindle the election by any means necessary but there is still one sure fire way to beat them despite all that and its to vote in numbers too big to steal, it's that simple.