Jonathan Swan tweet:

[tblue37]

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We are now watching people who call themselves conservatives argue that vice presidents should have unilateral power to decide presidential elections.

John Kruzel
@johnkruzel
⚖️NEW: VP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), Kelli Ward and other GOP mbrs in a far-fetched bid to overturn Biden's win

Plaintiffs ask Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump-appt'd fed judge in Texas, to find that Pence is authorized to pick pro-Trump electors on Jan. 6

[Skittles]

1. they're not conservatives, they are fascists

fuck them all

[2naSalit]

2. ++++++++++++!

[malaise]

3. and racists

and misogynists

fuck them all

[scarletwoman]

22. Well said!

[NoRoadUntravelled]

4. Apparently these plaintiffs believe their oath to defend the Constitution is a joke or

they're too stupid to hold public office. Instead of a boarder wall let's build a Wall of Shame in Washington where photos of the traitorous ding-dongs can live in infamy.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. You know, that is a great idea.

Find a suitably large commercial building in Washington DC that puts every deserving politician who is willing to destroy our democracy get special attention. The biggest ones will need dedicated rooms.

It should be an NPO with publicly sourced funding to provide a place to showcase the most corrupt
examples and educate the public on their actions, indictments, and crimes.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

11. Yes! It would be an educational experience.

Students who visit Washington with their classes can tour the building to discover how Democracy was nearly stolen out from under America's feet.
The goal would be to educate as well as to encourage and enlist participation in the Democratic process from the grass roots level all the way to state and Federal levels in an effort to keep this from ever happening again.
Let's raise up generations of Americans who understand that Democracy depends on their participation and that without it, Democracy comes perilously close to dying.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Maybe someone like Media Matters or the Lincoln Project could front this....

it would make one hell of a hi-profile project....I'd kick in a few bucks to see this become a reality. Of course, the the RW would immediately propose a similar one to showcase the QAnon version of Progressive/Liberal corruption.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

14. I would definitely be willing to kick in some dollars myself as a monthly donation.

It wouldn't be huge but it would be consistent. I'm sure there are a number of others willing to do the same.
There's so much material over the last 4 years and so much needless suffering because of it.
I don't have a clue how to take this thread to those who can weave a tapestry. I love your idea of a building, a brick and mortar construct. This is something America must never forget.
Re: QAnon version - there should definitely be a section in the We the People Building that highlights the insidious dangers of, unchecked propaganda from politicians and media outlets as well as the dangers posed by conspiracy theory groups on a public untrained in critical thinking. The importance of the Fourth Estate in a Democracy cannot be understated.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Conservative is now just a brand name. Just as Coke no longer contains cocaine,

conservativism no longer contains conservative principles.

[tblue37]

7. +1. nt

[uponit7771]

15. 👍

[MustBeTheBooz]

18. + a bazillion!!

[scarletwoman]

21. Exactly!

[Cha]

6. Rt TY.. omg. "Sued" by Stupid people.

[gratuitous]

8. The first question from any judge or judicial panel in these nincompoop lawsuits

"All right counsel, I've read your complaint. Before I dismiss your stupid pleading with prejudice and with an award of costs to defendants as well as a lodestar multiplier, please favor us with your argument for why the nation goes through the charade of holding a national election if the Vice President has the power to undo the result of counting all those millions of votes? This should be entertaining."

[Duppers]

16. Yes! 👍

Perfect response.

[scarletwoman]

20. +1000!

[Cyrano]

10. Louie Gohmert is dumber than Trump

[Kid Berwyn]

13. It's what NAZIs do.

Anal Opening Gohmert betrays his country.

[Peregrine Took]

17. BTW, on a side note - whatever became of Betsy Woodward?

After she married Swan I've never seen her again and she used to be on all the cable news shows as a reporter.

[SunSeeker]

19. K & R & Retweeted!