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[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bunch of "free speech absolutists" in that party

Oh we do have freedom of speech, just not freedom after speech.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that's how fascism works. the thing is: it doesn't matter if the "bill" is killed or not. the spying will happen, along with all the resulting arrests/disappearances/falling out of windows/etc that follow from the spying-- and there's nothing anyone can do about it

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Anti-abortion terrorists didn't take "nothing anyone can do about it" for an answer

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago
[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasn't Trump pissed Obama's administration was able to legally spy on him?

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Rules for thee not for me

[–] BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It blows my mind how much the republicans are sheep to their diaper wearing orange leader. They don’t even try to use their fucking brains when considering how fascist his policies are they just go with it

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

They don’t even try to use their fucking brains when considering how fascist his policies are they just go with it

But it is what they want. They want the fascism.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

People are going to start disappearing or sentence to the gulag.

Russian 2.0

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

the separation of powers except when it doesn't suit the powers

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

The spying is okay until it's used on you

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

But, the FREEZED PEACH.