• vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 hours ago

      There were multiple US House Representatives as the protest in DC on Saturday. Several spoke on the stage and others were out in the crowd.

    • orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      74
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      2 days ago

      You mean the US representatives that won’t set term limits? The US representatives that won’t vote to outlaw insider trading? The US representatives who own businesses that benefit from their legislation? Those people? Just gotta be clear here. Because I’m feeling a little uncertain about their loyalties at the moment. At least towards their voters… To their donors, I’m rock solid on where they owe their fealty.

        • Frosty_Pieces@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          102
          ·
          2 days ago

          AOC is another corporate puppet. It’s shocking how tossing her on TikTok was all it took for Dems to sell her to Zoomers.

          • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            43
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            2 days ago

            Okay less than a day old account with an adjective_noun username. Cause you’re argument is surely being made in good faith lol

              • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                23
                arrow-down
                2
                ·
                1 day ago

                You’re the one making claims lol. I’m not going to waste my time arguing with someone paid to spread disinformation. Or maybe you volunteer. I’ve got not idea. Either way, since you made the claim, the burden of proof falls on you. We’ll wait.

                • Frosty_Pieces@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  3
                  arrow-down
                  37
                  ·
                  1 day ago

                  The proof is in the pudding. What has she done about all this besides kneel and coordinate her outfit? Raise money for herself? Lol. The vote blu crowd is lost. You’re the reason we have Trump.

                  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    6
                    ·
                    11 hours ago

                    I invite you to aspirate on a satchel of Richards.

                    There are readily apparent and very easy to find counterpoints to everything you’re trying to push here, but you’re obviously arguing in bad faith, so I’m not going to waste any effort on you besides a bit of pithy snark.

              • MellowYellow13@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                13
                arrow-down
                2
                ·
                edit-2
                1 day ago

                Because they have better things to do? You are the one making a claim without evidence, how is AOC a corporate puppet? You have to explain, not them.

                Literally grassroots funded.

      • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        23
        arrow-down
        7
        ·
        edit-2
        2 days ago

        Term limits(for congress) aren’t an issue. It’s outright good to have a portion of reps with institutional knowledge on how to run a government, and extremely helpful in diplomacy with other countries as well.

        Age limits are the real issue to push, because geriatric fucks being in charge is the real danger.

        Everything else, I wholly and completely agree with you on

        • SabinStargem@lemmy.today
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          8
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          2 days ago

          I would prefer a slightly incompetent but well meaning person to lead, than someone malicious and skilled. With the former, they will be willing to acknowledge their mistakes or what people want, while the latter would play shell games while pocketing the riches of the people.

          Term and age limits are needed, so that evil people cannot build a nest made out of the government. What we lose in raw efficiency, we regain from a lack of corruption.