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summer_in_TX

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8. This precedent is a whole lot worse than it seems.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:53 PM

Aug 7

Opinion
JACK HOPKINS NOW

This Is Not a Drill: When the FBI Hunts Lawmakers for Political Resistance...You’re in a Coup

This is Phase One of federalized political repression:

Redistricting is weaponized; dissenters are illegal targets.
FBI becomes partisan enforcer…not neutral protector.
Next session: civil rights protests…voting access defenders…anti-gerrymandering groups…at risk of federal arrest orders.

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Democrats slam Texas senator Cornyn over alleged FBI role in locating fleeing lawmakers [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 7 OP

Ha, the premier investigative law-enforcement agency in the world Walleye Aug 7 #1

It's not even interstate fleeing of a state crime is it? Frasier Balzov Aug 7 #2

From what I understand, there may be civil penalties. So why is the FBI being asked to interfere in civil matters? tulipsandroses Aug 7 #3

Cornyn "Cornpone" is normally very quiet but because he is being challenged walkingman Aug 7 #4

Just great, now who should we root for in the R-Senate primary? Buddyzbuddy Aug 7 #5

I wouldn't be surprised if FBI involvement was also discussed in yesterday's meeting in the White House... AntiFascist Aug 7 #6

"...fleeing lawmakers..." MorbidButterflyTat Aug 7 #7

This precedent is a whole lot worse than it seems. summer_in_TX Aug 7 #8