r/PublicFreakout • u/ExactlySorta what is your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery? 𤨠• 10h ago
Political Freakout Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on Democrats. "You should let me finish the sentence, ma'am. You are rude!"
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u/WolfzandRavenz 10h ago
People are sick of hearing the nonsense, Andy
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u/bigdaddyt2 10h ago
Guy put some stank on that rude. Like he wanted to do a little wrist snap while going rrruddde
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u/unsuitableasf 8h ago
He hasn't been laughed at in decades. He's probably worked relentlessly to accrue as much petty power and totally real computer wealth to prevent ever being laughed at ever again. And after all, he's a member of congress, has been for fifteen years over which time his net worth has risen by over 400%.
But it still hits the nerve of the obnoxious fucking twerp whose peers in high school probably loathed him.
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u/shibiwan 8h ago edited 59m ago
Well, the first amendment works both ways. It allows him to say what he wants, and also allows people to laugh at him.
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u/pimpbot666 9h ago
Exactly. We get insulted when we know the âleadersâ are flat out lying to us.
This isnât North Korea. We are generally allowed to use our brains and call BS when we see it.
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u/Flomo420 8h ago
no no, didn't you hear him?
first amendment means that he gets to say what he wants and they need to shut up and listen
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u/CakeTester 5h ago
First amendment means the government can't come after you for what you say. You're guaranteed the right to criticise the government without ending up in a gulag. In theory.
In fact, as a government representative, he was theoretically breaking the first amendment by trying to shut the audience down. Whereas the audience is guaranteed the right to criticise, or laugh at blatant lies.
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u/Oceanbreeze871 9h ago
âWhy wonât you let me feed you lies and propaganda?!?â youâre rude!â- Andy Harris basically
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u/za72 10h ago
Biden!
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u/dbolts1234 9h ago
That other video where the guy with military service says gas is expensive cause âBiden is an a___oleâđ
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u/clslogic 8h ago
Hate this dumbass. He directly opposes the will of voting citizens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott_of_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district
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u/felldestroyed 8h ago
I mean, this is a 15+ R seat in normal times, probably 5+ now. Rep Harris did however agree to the first debate he's ever participated in. Here's his opponent, Dan Schwartz. Seems like a pretty impressive guy tbh.
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u/airfryerfuntime 8h ago
Even their constituents are starting to see through all the bullshit, but these people can't fathom that there's a limit.
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u/GokuBlack722 10h ago
Dude thinks people laughing at him is a violation of his first amendment rights lmao. What a fucking asshole
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u/QbertsRube 10h ago
"My free speech is being restrained!" wailed the man holding a microphone in front of a captive audience.
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u/USF4Diago 9h ago
They wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they couldn't be the victims
What a sad little weasel
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u/Spookyscary333 9h ago
Reminds me of comedians doing sold out shows while claiming to have been "canceled"
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u/Bluefooted-Spaceorc 9h ago
Dude is in government the only thing legally bound by the first amendment and thinks that. What the absolute fuck?
No more debates. I want all candidates to sit down on live tv and take a sixth grade civics test.
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u/irascible_Clown 9h ago
My mother in law said her first amendment rights were trampled because she was banned on tik tok so she voted for Trump to protect first amendment rights. What a dumbass
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u/MTFBinyou 10h ago
âLet me finish my lie! How can you laugh at this absurd thing Iâm saying if you believe in the first amendment! â
I wonder who that lady was. Her laugh carries the same weight as the government stifling his speech.
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u/chunkypenguion1991 10h ago
Presumably she's one of his(maybe former) voters. Those town hall events are usually very partisan
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u/Aloha_Tamborinist 6h ago
ALLOW ME TO FINISH - SO ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING, GAS PRICES ARE HIGH BECAUSE SLEEPY JOE BIDEN SNIFFS CHILDREN'S HAIR
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u/trainsacrossthesea 9h ago
Environmental regulations were in place before the rise in cost, theyâve only been lowered by the Trump administration
Itâs the War and the stupid tariffs your party insisted upon
So, Andy? Go fuck your self
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u/kmsman11 9h ago
Correct. Such a bald face lie and then they get angry about the fact that they canât get away with such a fucking outrageous lie. Do you remember when conservatives used to whine about liberals playing the victim?
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u/IllustriousStorm5730 10h ago
Why is that used car salesman up there with a microphone anyway?
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u/LDLethalDose50 10h ago
How is it the fault of the democrats? These imbeciles controls all branches of government.
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u/SmellyShitBox 10h ago
They know itâs not, and they also know the majority of their base is dumber than a bag of rocks.
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u/VerilyShelly 8h ago
Seems the grift is starting to wear thin though. They've been in power for two long years now. They can't even pretend they don't have their hands on all the levers. They did allll their other wishlisted nonsense, but didn't control the one thing that was their center stage promise? They might have let that slide by but the price jump is too sustained and massive for anyone to ignore.
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u/gonephishin213 6h ago
All they had to do was not let gas get out of control and they could keep the salt of the earth folks in their back pocket
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u/Pudi2000 10h ago
It was well known that sabotaging the straight or Hormuz would cripple the world economy. They got us by the balls and they realize the leverage.
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u/chirpz88 8h ago
The fucking neocons in the bush admin were too scared to do this in the early 2000s. The trump admin wasn't smart enough to be scared of this. Fucking idiots
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u/LDLethalDose50 9h ago
This is what puzzles me. I knew, 20 years ago that any attack on Iran would result in the immediate closure of the strait. If I knew, how did they not anticipate this? The only concession Iâll give them, is that they underestimated how effective drones would be, and the number of them Iran could wield.
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u/Sheepygoatherder 9h ago
Easy, they wanted the strait closed. Giant hand out to Big Oil, Israel and the war profiteers. They don't care if you suffer.
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u/LA-Matt 8h ago
Trump asked the oil companies for a billion dollars and promised to do what they wanted when he was elected.
He even spent 4 BILLION taxpayer dollars to STOP clean energy projects across the country.
https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/nrdc-trumps-war-wind-costs-us-4-billion
I donât know how anyone could think he is not completely beholden to the fossil fuel industry.
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u/paeancapital 8h ago
fossil fuel industry
Of Russia. Trump has Putin's fist in his ass.
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u/GHouserVO 9h ago
Anyone with a grade school knowledge of Geography knew this. Hell, I remember discussing this topic with my 8th grade Geography teacher way back in the late 1980s.
Someone needs to let this guys know that the First Amendment means that we donât take him outside and beat tar out of him, arrest him, etc., for saying something so blatantly false. It doesnât mean that we canât laugh in his face.
Youâd think a politician would know the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Something to consider during the next election.
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u/Mr_Gaslight 8h ago
Trump has saved Iran the time and expense of a nuclear program by demonstrating what power they have over the world by daring to close the Strait. Good going.
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u/Anonybibbs 8h ago
I mean make no mistake, Iran is now dead set on developing nuclear weapons, more than ever before. They now know that the threat and follow through of the closure of the straight isn't enough to keep their country from being bombed and their leaders from being assassinated, and the only actual proven deterrence is to become a nuclear power.
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u/americansherlock201 9h ago
They arenât. But republicans only know how to be a minority power. They fundamentally donât know how to govern the country. They only know how to blame someone else for problems.
So when they are in power, they donât know what to do. So they do what they always do and blame the democrats. Even when democrats have no power federally. Their base typically buys it but itâs been failing a lot more lately because they are in full control and their base knows it so itâs hard to blame anyone else.
And as a result, they just get angry and just walk away
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u/DoctorMelvinMirby 9h ago
Thereâs a dial in Obamaâs secret lair that has complete control of gas prices. Itâs across the street from Bidenâs castle with a weather control laboratory.
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u/Simba7 9h ago
That's silly, it's just an excel spreadsheet on Hunter Biden's laptop obviously. The spreadsheet has macros. It was programmed by a buttery male.
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u/Mulattanese 7h ago
Serious query here: What the fuck is this "buttery males" I keep reading all over the place??
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u/Simba7 7h ago
"But her e-mails!" said with the sort of eloquence you'd expect.
That quote used, of course, in regards to Hilary conducting government business on a private email account. Absolutely not okay, definitely not on par with stealing cases full of government documents and stashing them in the public restroom of your resort.
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u/Jinzot 9h ago
He was about to blame regulations. Trump controls the fucking EPA!
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u/anxrelif 7h ago
Because itâs easier to blame, then take responsibility. And theyâre bleeding liars.
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u/SodiumExtract 10h ago
Trump thinks if he loses midterms heâll be the last republican president. He must have an early copy of Project 2027
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u/hoops2bugs 9h ago
Based on how he views the Constitution i think he means by 2028 party won't matter because he wants to be the king! You know him and his cronies have games to play. Don't trust any of them.
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u/ab3nnion 9h ago
His donors are done with democracy. The tech broligarchs and oil barons would love to deal with a dictator. It's even cheaper than what they spend to steal elections.
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u/jessicad81 9h ago
"You don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good. You're not going to have to vote."
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u/First_Performance215 7h ago
atleast that secures an easy democratic win next election. because the only thing thatd allow trump to overthrow the presidential election process is if he somehow barreled this country into an allout war as an excuse to snatch a third term. and ATP, someone is absolutely going to take him out
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u/SunrayBran 10h ago
Marylander here.
Fuck Andy Harris. Worthless conceited piece of shit.
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u/Driftedryan 10h ago
"worthless conceited piece of shit"
Yes we all saw the little r next to his name
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u/unsmith0 5h ago
Also Marylander here. For those that don't know, Andy Harris basically represents the entire Eastern Shore, which one of our past governors referred to as a "shithouse." It's heavily Republican and Harris is the token Republican in a sea of Democrats here, and he's a very bitter boy about it.
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u/natural-situation420 9h ago
He thinks we're all fucking stupid.
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u/ZealousidealFly760 9h ago
Not all but like himself and Trump proved last time, there's enough of you who fit into that category.
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u/fUnpleasantMusic 9h ago edited 9h ago
HE IS THE GOVERNMENT. THE 1ST AMENDMENT DOESN'T PROTECT HIM FROM US, IT PROTECTS US FROM HIM.
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u/Car_is_mi 9h ago
Diesel prices have gone up because the democrats environmental regulations...
Yeah bro... Look; I drive a diesel pickup truck. Ive had a diesel pickup truck in my driveway since 2009, save a couple years. I have also worked in the trucking industry, and spent time around all sorts of diesel equipment.
Yes. I HATE DEF / SCRs / DPFs / EGRs and all the emissions BS they put on diesel trucks now adays.
Why? Diesel was always preferred to me because of the longevity and economy. My 1 ton pre-def pickup with an economy tune would average 26mpg down the highway and were regularly known to push the 500k miles mark no problem. The equivalent gas motor was good for 15 mpgs and 150k mi if you were lucky. Now, with all these emissions shit on, my current, post-def, 3/4 ton will get 21 down the highway and ill be lucky to get 250k on the clock before the motors done.
On highway trucks (semis, not passenger), that run OTR the environmental shit works. The regulations have pushed smaller motors that are more efficient and pollute less. On everything else (dump trucks, garbage trucks, local delivery, etc), all those emissions stuff add to increased maintenance costs, decreased longevity, and increased fuel consumption.
That said, we are talking about small percentages, with regulations constantly pushing for improvements. Do I wish I, a guy with a pickup truck, who occasionally hauls a boat, an ATV, or an RV, could run without all that stuff and get 25+ mpg down the highway and double the life expectancy of my truck? yes. But does the 4mpg loss = diesel going from $2.87 / gal to $6.89/ gal in 8 months????? NO you fucking moron. You have to be pretty fucking daft to believe that.
Oh, and P.S. The first amendment doesnt mean you can just say made up shit then get mad when people call your BS.
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u/love2killjoy410 8h ago
I appreciate your honesty. The amount of videos I've seen in the past few months of people saying it's either democrats/ Biden that's caused the gas prices to rise. COMPLETELY IGNORING the war and the coinciding risen gas prices. It's mind boggling.
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u/Car_is_mi 8h ago
Diesel emissions systems started in 2008. Our Diesel prices have been relatively consistent for the better part of 17 years. You would have to be pretty stupid or brainwashed to believe something that has had no major affect for 17 years, suddenly caused a 300% cost increase, that also just happened to coincide with the beginning of a war, which shut down the worlds largest crude oil passageway, but those two things are unrelated...
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u/Snoo-84389 3h ago
"You would have to be pretty stupid or brainwashed"
Well there's your problem right there!
For how many years have Trump and Republicans been flooding the zone with bulshit like this guy has? And yet Americans have voted that man and that party into power 66% of the 3 most recent elections...
As a Brit watching from afar it is simply staggering to see (and we, as a nation were stupid enough to vote, just barely, to Brexit and leave the EU!).
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u/angrymoderate09 9h ago
Let's do a role play: let's say, I go home and tell my wife that she's a fat slob and I wish I married her sister.
Can the government arrest me? No, I have a 1st amendment free speech.
Can my wife divorce me? Yes, because freedom of speech doesn't force others to agree with your dumb and hurtful words.
I don't understand how Republicans think that the 1st amendment absolves them of being seen as an idiot if they say dumb things
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u/roguevirus 7h ago
Incidentally, does this mean your wife is single now?
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u/angrymoderate09 7h ago
Lol I'm a single man.... So it's easier to use that analogy without repercussion
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u/boilons 6h ago
They think every rule is wrong when itâs used against them, but right when they use it against others.
This is the essence of conservatism. Rules for thee, but not for me
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u/Karhak 9h ago
Pretty fucking concerning that an elected official doesn't know that the first amendment protects his constituents from him and not the other way around.
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u/BigPoppaDubDub 9h ago
Why doesnât anyone seem to know what the First Amendment actually means in this country?
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u/SnooCats5701 9h ago
Right? This is an elected official and he doesn't understand the first amendment. He's just spouting a talking point he's heard podcasts on the right use all the time.
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u/eriKKKaKirksPen1s 8h ago
Conservatism (in America at least) is literally the same as fascism at this point. They do not care about freedom of speech, or any constitutional amendment for that matter, unless you are a white, cis born, Christian straight male. If your not one or most of those qualifiers, than your an âotherâ
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u/GHouserVO 9h ago
Especially the politicians, right?
TBF, he does. He just doesnât want to hear any pushback from his obvious lies. Youâll find that this guy is the type that has a wide interpretation of his rights, but your rights? LOL! You donât have any in his eyes.
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u/Correct_Doctor_1502 10h ago
"Lying loser can't handle criticism then claims it is violating his 1st Amendment right"
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u/randy_march 5h ago
These politicians ruining my ability to lead a nice life have forced me to take an interest in politics.
I will never forgive them for that.
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u/Luci_b 4h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/ukCFEU6Cg5MCCDoaVN
I just want a normal comfortable life. I donât want all the cake, just a slice. They took the whole cake from us. đ
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u/Proof_Register9966 10h ago
How do they sit there with a straight face and spray this shit out their mouths.
Letâs face it- Ukraine took out Russia bot farms and now we really see how fake their supporters have been the entire time.
They lie like they breathe.
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u/jessicad81 9h ago
If they had even an ounce of either shame or self reflection, they wouldn't be Republicans in the first place.
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u/redheadedandbold 9h ago
He's a total ass; I've participated in his telephonic town halls, he loves to cut off people who ask pointed questions or challenge his facts, then insult them. This is his norm.
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u/Left-Thinker-5512 10h ago
Andy hasnât been challenged like this in public, ever, and doesnât know how to handle it.
And yeah, Democrats passing regulatory legislation is why Trump attacked Iran and the price of diesel went up by 60%.
Right, Andy.
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u/Alternative-Dare5878 9h ago
1st amendment lets you blame anyone you want, 1st amendment also lets people laugh you out of the room.
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u/Offal_is_Awful 9h ago
DARVO (an acronym for "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offenderâ)
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u/pantsmeplz 10h ago
"You're violating my 1st Amendment rights!" says the guy on stage speaking through a microphone, making his voice way louder than anyone else in that room.
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u/MDPlayer1 10h ago
There is no limit to what Republicans will pretend falls under the freedom of speech. They've been pretending for a decade that freedom of speech is when billionaires can buy elections, and now they've decided that my freedom of speech protects me from being laughed at in a crowded room!
They've completely eroded the first amendment by constantly claiming it should apply, it's a complete farce at this point
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u/philovax 10h ago
This man is a shit stain. Turning against your constituents then attempting to play an Uno Reverse card on 1A.
You are the public figure take the criticism.
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u/red3y3_99 10h ago
That lady might be rude in his eyes, but everyone else knows he's a fucking liar
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u/Maleficent_Party4521 10h ago
Maybe, just maybe, as a member of Congress, he should learn what the 1st Amendment means. Being laughed at for saying something so blatantly dishonest is not a violation of his 1st Amendment rights.
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u/OPisalady 9h ago
The first amendment is protection from the government punishing you from speech not criticism from your constituents. Republicans really forgot theyâre public servants that work for US. Time to be unemployed!
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u/atheistpianist 9h ago
He thinks being laughed at is somehow a violation of his free speech?? And weâre somehow the snowflakes!?!?
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u/thefanciestcat 3h ago
As soon as a stupid person gets criticized for a thing they said while exercising their first amendment rights, your first amendment right to criticize them is suddenly a violation of their first amendment rights.
Watch how often it happens. Even people getting down voted on reddit will start shrieking about their rights. Anything to avoid addressing the actual criticism, I guess.
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u/yolkmaster69 10h ago
IDK what point he thought he was making, but the first amendment protects the freedom to ridicule idiots
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u/xraynorx 10h ago
Nope. The problem is Andy, you donât actually know how the 1st actually works. Learn to read.
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u/romulan267 10h ago
Hopefully Republicans have had enough of this bullshit and don't vote red in a few weeks.
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u/icangetyouatoedude 9h ago
help me understand, what regulations are the demoncrats putting into place right now
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u/ScottClam42 9h ago
Hmmm... do the dems control the house or senate now? I havent been following
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u/CallMeSisyphus 9h ago
Seems they've all forgotten that THEY are the employees and WE are their bosses. I can only hope we get it together enough to remind them of that and fire their insubordinate asses on November 3.
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u/bastardoperator 5h ago
This is how dumb republicans think Americans are. Blaming the people who don't control the presidency, the house, the senate or the supreme court.
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u/Gold_Past_6346 10h ago
Heâs the Government. Heâs not supposed to oppress free speech. Sheâs the electorate. The 1st doesnât apply to her.
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u/Pndrizzy 10h ago
this strategy seems to be effective
i'm down to start going to Republican events and laugh at the ridiculous things they say, like its a comedy show
sure, the supporters are rabid and they may attack you, but so far that's seemingly only happening at Trump rallies
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u/messagepad2100 10h ago
These reps actually think they are better than you, and that you should obey them..
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u/Fast-Breadfruit3377 10h ago
damn, what a sensitive snowflake...dude def had ptsd memories from highschool
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u/conqr787 9h ago
Does he not know they were alive before the war of choice?
Is "the Democrats" in the room with him now?
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u/manical1 9h ago
the environmental regulations were already there before the prices went up when the war started. Oh, I am sorry that you get to breath clean air, but the prices that have gone up recently weren't because of the regulations.
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u/KindBikeDuck Just two people trying to bust a nut 9h ago
Yeah, the reason diesel prices IN AUSTRALIA (actually, pretty much everywhere) have almost doubled is due to Environmental Regulations (that ONLY apply in the US) that the Democrats put in place a few years ago...
/s
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u/Middle-Armadillo-660 10h ago
Iâm sorry. Are those people the government?
Republicans are such thinned skinned little bitches who have no idea what the first amendment is.
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u/anyavailablenameplz 10h ago
Whatâs funny is heâs literally projecting how his base is when it comes to the 1st Amendment.
The party actively trying to censor news outlets/channels is whining about the 1st Amendment, canât make this shit up.
Edit: forgot to mention trying to censor the press overall by taking away credentials.
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u/Real-Past-3964 6h ago
And you sir are DUMB! Weâre not falling for your bullshit anymore. Your party has caused this. Itâs always âtHe DeMoCrAtS fAuLtâ You have had the triple crown of government for 2 years now so stfu!
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u/Present-History666 10h ago
Does laughing at him from the privacy of my own home count as a first ammendment violation? He must've forgotten he was being recorded to abandon all hope immediately instead of going for the save.
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u/NightKing_shouldawon 10h ago
Iâm so sick of stupid people thinking their crackpot baseless opinion is âfactâ and deserves equal credit and space in a debate
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u/Handsprime 10h ago
Weird how he is blaiming the democrats when Trump himself acknowledges that the war in Iran is what is causing higher gas prices.
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u/alucardian_official 10h ago
Slander is not communication. I like a politician who can just not use it. Oh wait, no weâre still the toddler Nation
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u/undercoffeed 9h ago
Telling a bold-faced lie in front of your constituents is a Republican hallmark.
I see nothing new here.
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u/verdango 9h ago
âYou are infringing on my first amendment rightâ says the US congressman on stage while talking through a microphone.
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u/Camwi 10h ago
"The first amendment means you're not allowed to laugh at me."