Chris Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There

[highplainsdem]

is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who dare criticize him. That is not democracy."

Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who care criticize him. That is not democracy."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-02-19T21:25:13.574Z

[Mike 03]

1. He's right, but it's still a damned shame to read those words:

"There is not a rule of law anymore."

Anybody else felt this way for several YEARS now? I know I have.

[ancianita]

16. What's important now: he & cohorts must say those words daily, loudly, so people will be forced to face the truth,

like it or not. That's just the start.

People can't help protect and defend the Constitution when they don't clearly see and name its enemies.
Now that the richest of parasitic oligarchs is out in the open -- stolen data, money, personnel expertise, all done to get TAX CUT enrichment for the greedy rest who don't even need it -- we must stop their bad trade deal (we give up our freedoms for security) by any means necessary.

[sop]

26. Minority communities have known this for a long time, it just happens to be affecting others now.

[wiggs]

2. that's the reason for the purges....not efficiency or cost savings or poor performance. Loyalty. What the GOP did

to itself to purge moderates and normal republicans such as Kinzinger is exactly what they are doing to the fed govt including the courts and dept of justice. MSM and big tech appear to be falling all over themselves to do the same.

This is a once-in-several-generations sea change....domestically and globally.

One can think of many reasons why they are doing this. More efficient government, better quality of life for Americans, safer global dynamics, election integrity, and healthy world are not among the reasons IMHO.

[SunImp]

3. Loyalty is a good thing, but emotional manipulative people like Trump use it to coerce people into doing awful things.

Even if the things he wants isn't awful it's still wrong to pressure people this way. We shouldn't let people like this dictate our communities.

[ReRe]

4. I'm only loyal to Democracy! n/t

[Linda ladeewolf]

6. I'm loyal to the constitution

And democracy.

[ReRe]

11. They are one and the same to me. ;-)

[Godot51]

5. Sadly...

... this is not new in American History, there have often been, and still are, two-sided laws, favoritism, and, an unequal distribution of justice.

Today's is simply more blatant.

[marybourg]

19. And on a vastly greater scale.

[JoseBalow]

7. No shit, Captain Obvious. Now WTF are you gonna do about it?

[Evolve Dammit]

9. You are assuming he has more power than he does? They control all 3 branches. What would you do?

[JoseBalow]

10. That's what I'm asking, WTF are you gonna do about it?

I don't assume anything.

[Hotler]

25. IMO. Scream point and shout DOMESTIC ENEMY. No one has even tried to leverage their oath of office or military oath to

to declare the orange convict a domestic enemy as used in those oaths. If someone has tried to use their oath I must have missed it in the news cycle. I would think that a motion like domestic enemy would get noticed.

[Evolve Dammit]

31. which would be the truth. We apparently "can't handle the truth."

[Magoo48]

13. That's been my question since the election. Are we going to roll over for fascism or muster the required resistance?

Can we be bothered enough to stay free? Will we be inconvenienced for liberty?
I’m an old man, but I refuse to ever be governed by fascists, and I will do whatever I can to protect my children and grandchildren from that fate. I come from a Navy town, and I grew up in neighborhoods populated with wounded and crippled veterans who fought fascists in Europe, and their stories left a bad taste in my mouth which still lingers to this day..

[oldmanlynn]

14. Exactly we already know that it's amazing that he's just now figuring that out

We probably still have a bunch of Democrats that think that sometime the Republicans are going to start doing the right thing and they’re not you gotta start fighting back

[Attilatheblond]

23. According to a lot of my recent snail mail, contribute to the party

But, not knowing if our senate will be able to stop the raid on my sole source of earned income, I can't contribute any more right now. Every penny counts for many of us.

And I am not overly pleased with some of the votes cast to confirm several obviously unqualified people to the cabinet of outlaws.

As far as different sets of laws, depending on who supports the coup and who doesn't, I fail to see that ANY laws apply to the coup supporters and participants. There is NO law applied to whatever they want to do. Odd, in a nation with so many lawyers, that we suddenly have no laws, only limits on people who actually observe the laws.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Murphy is right. And I appreciate his voice at this moment.

[Passages]

12. Murphy has been out there slugging each day and I hope he

articulates it into policy....get on the road with a bunch of Dems. Please.

[Clouds Passing]

15. We all knew that is the way it is going to be if this effer&co got in. Why is Chris just figuring that out?

[flashman13]

17. OK Chris You have identified the problem. What are you going to do about it?

Don't start by asking me for money.

[littlemissmartypants]

18. What part of...

Trump’s a psychopath have they not understood for the last HOW MANY YEARS?!?

GMAFB

[Attilatheblond]

24. And he is backed by the people who have waged a multi-genarational fight to overturn The New Deal & Great Society

Scions of the 'businessmen' who supported Hitler back in the day.

[yorkster]

20. I don't think Chris Murphy just figured this out.

He's been on fire every time I've seen him on tv over the last 2 or 3 weeks.
He was angry, animated and speaking the
truth each time.

[SheltieLover]

21. Kick

[Botany]

22. Yup! And the chief law enforcement official in America A.G. Pam Bondi, has ruled that the D o J will not be looking @..

... foreign interference in our elections or government any more, as the new Director of National Intelligence
is a proven Russian asset, Elon Musk who helped to rig the election (Trump, Musk was very good with those
vote counting computers) is taking over our Government, and installing new people or his AI "stuff" so as to
be loyal to the Fascist dictator in the White House. The rule of law has gone away a long time ago. Reality
Winner got 5 years for one stolen document (which was warning about Russian attacks on America) but
Trump with thousands of stolen top secret documents that had a high speed copier next to them so that
Russian and Chinese agents could make copies of our nations's top secrets and nothing is gonna happen
to Trump @ all.

Rule of law Sen. Murphy?

[Justice matters.]

27. Yeah... wait: 34 unanimous guilty convictions based on factual evidence

presented to them by prosecutors in a due-process trial that resulted in the accused felon being rightfully punished for his felonies exactly like his co-conspirators turned witnesses under oath were punished to prison sentences... uh... NOPE!!

Major DUH... and instead of being rightfully punished, the malicious criminal posts pictures of himself with a golden CROWN on top of his empty head for the Historians of the future to ask themselves like "what the awful F?"

[Botany]

28. Speak the truth

And the truth tends to be the right side of things

[JustAnotherGen]

29. He's right

But the MagaPublicans in the Senate are all in for the Dictatorship. They WANT this. So do the people that voted for them.

[alterfurz]

30. Across this great old country...

...Tell me what you gonna do?
When there's one law for the rulers
And one law for the ruled
Which side are you on, boys?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on, gals?
Which side are you on?


aka The French CEO Severance Package