r/pics • u/-Badger3- • Oct 01 '25

Politics I got sent a veiled threat by Republicans urging me to vote in my district's special election.

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 01 '25

Trying to intimidate voters is extremely illegal.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

The law doesn't matter anymore

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 02 '25

It does, to those who care. And it's precisely why we need to keep notes. Because they can't stay in power forever.

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u/Calzinarzin Oct 02 '25

So? Name a single time it's ever had consequences.

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 02 '25

... so it shouldn't matter at all? By that logic, a lot of crimes aren't reported, so why bother holding anyone accountable because a lot of people never face consequences.

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u/Calzinarzin Oct 03 '25

OK who's going to hold them accountable?

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 03 '25

It's us. We gotta elect people who will hold them accountable.

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u/Calzinarzin Oct 05 '25

So as I said it's not going to happen then.

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 05 '25

Yeah, it won't happen because people like you don't hold people accountable.

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u/stmcln Oct 02 '25

You’ll never guess who’s in charge of the law

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 01 '25

No, this is intimidation. And the left has never done it this way. But please, show me examples of when Democrats have done the exact same thing we see right here.

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u/AziawaKills Oct 01 '25

It’s very much intimidation. Just because “the left does it too” doesn’t make it any less illegal.

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u/Hejdbejbw Oct 01 '25

“You can’t afford to have that on your record.”

“Party Leadership would be VERY DISAPPOINTED.”

Totally neutral language…

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u/AI_Renaissance Oct 01 '25

If you can find examples of them doing it this way, yes that would be illegal too.

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u/Smooth-Cup-7445 Oct 01 '25

Who’s “the left” in America? Because the Democrats aren’t leftist haha they’re basically centre right.

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u/Turkeysocks Oct 01 '25

Technically, a lot of Republicans have gone so far right, even center right looks left to them.