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[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 93 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It feels more like the punishment was based on the letter next to their name as opposed to the color of their skin, but maybe that’s just me.

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 68 points 3 days ago

Por que no los dos?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 32 points 3 days ago

The letter is closely associated with the skin color.

Standing up to power vs standing up for it.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Iirc, the difference was who had control of the House. Both times, the Republicans controlled the House.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

10 democrats joined Republicans in voting for the censure.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago

Vote blue no matter who!