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Let the unimpeachable Republican cast the first stone.

Anyone? Bueller…bueller…

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Stay classy, Tennessee.

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So this shitheel is Rep. Andy Ogles. You know he lied about his education while campaigning and of course he had campaign finance irregularities. Denies the 2020 presidential election was valid yadda yadda.

But! The shit cherry on the shit sundae? Stole $25k from a GoFundMe for stillborn kids. I’m not kidding:

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/what-did-congressman-andy-ogles-do-with-nearly-25-000-meant-for-child-burial-garden-he-wont-say

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Ah, Tennessee, what can we say about you that hasn’t yet been blessed upon the bottom quinquagesitile?

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Shit like this will always continue to happen unless there are penalties for people who bring frivolous arguments up. We need to push bullshit back systemically.

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I would agree, but what if 1% of politicians are fighting for what the people want and 99% fighting against it? I think in that case the first group would get those penalties (even if they’re fighting for something genuinely correct)

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Unfortunately this kind of thing is political posturing of the purest kind. It almost certainly won’t go anywhere, but Dingus McFuckwit gets to say he held the VP accountable.

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Political posturing yes, but it’s also slander. She should be able to sue directly, not the postion, whos seat is being challenged in the upcoming election.

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