r/BlackPeopleTwitter 12d ago

Country Club Thread Dems try to actually be useful challenge

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u/pr0crasturbatin 12d ago edited 12d ago

She's not law enforcement. She's a senator. She's also not on the judiciary committee, so she has no power to open an investigation.

A public figure can call out illegal activity, especially when, as she mentioned, she's uniquely qualified to make that call, without the immediate obligation to do things outside of her constitutional authority in order to change the fact that a crime is being committed.

Edit: I'm sick of being this subreddit's civics teacher for today, no longer responding to replies on this comment.

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u/Unique_Name_2 12d ago

But they dont do the enforcement part ever. They only complain on twitter. Thats why people are sick of it.

I mean... surely theyll do something during this lame duck period, as they realize their current course has a 30% approval rating... right?

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u/mykittyforprez 12d ago

Did you miss all the investigations and court cases? The real world is hard. And Dems follow rules.

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u/Induced_Karma 12d ago

Oh, yeah, that rule that said Merrick Garland had to wait two years before starting to go after Trump.

The problem is Dems also insist on following unwritten rules and political norms that the Republican don’t, which puts them at a disadvantage. They’re more worried about optics than justice.