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And if she doesn't get removed and laws put in place to prevent this, people will do it again, and again, and again
Yeah you shouldn’t be able to run on blatant lies and not face actual punishment
You must be new here
George Santos proves that you can, in fact, lie blatantly, right down not even being who you say you are.
I mean, it’s honestly not that different from the party swap in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Political parties aren’t some sacred temple of worship. They have a long and dirty history of being created, ignored, absorbed, and realigned.
There’s a difference between “ideas shift over time” which is democracy and “I pretended to be a candidate for the other party and then pulled a bait & switch when I got elected” which is fucking fraud.
Personally, if I were God Emperor (ie if it was up to me) this asshole would get 20 years.
Bait and switch is bad, certainly, my lord God Emperor, 20 years? Isn’t that excessive?
For defrauding the public and eroding the trust in our political institutions?
Fuck with elections, sit out for 5 election cycles. Certainly more deserving than anyone in a cell block over some weed.
Well, it didn't happen with Kirsten Sinema, what makes you think this time will be different?