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Nooo!!! I'm shocked! SHOCKED!!

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 53 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

A promise means nothing, it's just words. A contract has meaning, they should have gotten assurances in writing. Republicans are so easily scammed.

[–] decolo@piefed.social 54 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

False, they only made him promise that stuff for electoral cover so they could pull a Susan Collins and be dramatically shocked. They have no morals and they won't be impacted by the problems they are causing.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They just need to maybe scowl and furrow their brows a bit for the cameras.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Schumer is usually good for exactly that, where is Chuck Schumer in our time of need?

[–] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 24 points 4 weeks ago

They aren't scammed. They just put on a performance for us at home. They know what they are doing as they have been on this path since the first Business Plot

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They're wiping their assess with the constitution written words mean nothing to them either.

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

It means nothing because there are no repercussions ... not for trump, not for them, as long as they sit there.

They are part of the whole charade of theatrics to appease the common folk into believing there is a functional democratic government.

One can but only watch the curtains go up and showing the layer of depravity that appears when the elections are close.