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Robert Sandera for president's avatar

What are you guys think about bringing a lawsuit civil lawsuit separately against every single mega Congress person or senator that they are not doing their job and they're violating your civil rights by not doing their job there is no representation . If we had a government of the people the way it's supposed to be Trump would be sitting in prison right now.😱😲😂😂😂😅👍👍

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Catherine Callan's avatar

I just called my Representative Byron Donalds 🤮 office. I said that very thing. Oath of office, freedom of speech and the exaggeration and dangerous inflammatory rhetoric surrounding Charlie Kirk’s death. The staffer didn’t even respond

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Patrick Moran's avatar

Condolences that you have to be represented by a GQP reptile.

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Catherine Callan's avatar

Oh the absolute worst. I did enjoy Bill Maher wiping the floor with him in a recent interview.😛

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Oaktown's avatar

Where did you find the interview?

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Catherine Callan's avatar

I saw the interview on Instagram

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Charmaine Webb's avatar

At least you got a person. I have heard that some GOP Representatives have stopped answering their phones. I have a democratic representative, so I get responses to email and calls.

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Laurie Blair's avatar

The staffer most likely was not allowed to respond.

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Mike Brown's avatar

The People’s power is at the ballot box 🗳️

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Bill Prange's avatar

Which needs to be protected at all costs!

Trump has been yammering about “election integrity” for years. It’s time to take up the cry ourselves. Especially to ensure that the machines record the votes accurately. There are already indications that they did some creative accounting last year.

Hand recounts of randomly selected precincts before the vote is certified!

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Merry's avatar

And a little counter lawsuit against the Donald couldn’t hurt.

The NYT should immediately counter sue Trump for $15B for malicious defamation and libel!

(I’m not an attorney or a legal scholar, but I’m sure you get the drift!)

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Wendy S.'s avatar

If the NYT would win such a lawsuit, could Donnie dip into the U.S. Treasury to pay the Times?

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PeachBlossom's avatar

Is there any doubt that he would do just that?

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Merry's avatar

At this point, I personally believe that’s a possibility. In fact, I actually think he’ll try to take full personal control over the US treasury.

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Steve's avatar

I don't know, but he is probably pocketing all of the tariff money.

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Moonstone7's avatar

You think he'd ever pay up? Ha! He hasn't paid any judgments so far (see E. Jean Carroll) and appeals everything.

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ET's avatar

100%👍👍

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Laurie Blair's avatar

hard copy receipts showing our vote!

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CB's avatar

I've read that now Heinous Orange and his weak followers are now planning to do away with voting boxes AND mail-ins. Again with the cheating. Personally, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I partook in, or sheepishly followed along with the plan to circumvent or eliminate our constitutional right to vote. Isn't there ONE maga follower with a conscience?

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Janet Wilson's avatar

I think MAGA are beginning to scent endtimes in the air. They will become more devoted to Trump if they think their support will extend his rule, and thereby lend them some air of success and domination.

Hope lies in the fact that this represents less than 30% of the electorate.

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Leah Baum's avatar

I live in Oregon where we’ve been voting by mail since 1997 with no issues. Our AG is suing the corrupt DOJ. They want the name and personal information on every registered voter. Maine has also filed a lawsuit. How we vote is not the government business.

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Carole Langston's avatar

MAGAts mail in votes. Soldiers mail in. Clueless PINO.

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Jeff Urdank's avatar

That’s an oxymoron. 😏😎

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Kathleen Sullivan's avatar

What if you can't trust your ballot box?

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Mike Brown's avatar

In most jurisdictions, elections are managed by locally elected officials. Choose wisely 🧐

Manipulation of lots of small election boards is actually quite difficult, and as a result it’s difficult to manipulate elections.

This is also why tRump wants the Federal Government to takeover local elections. Local control is a firewall to manipulation.

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Janet Wilson's avatar

It isn't the election officials that are necessarily the problem. What happens when you cannot trust the counting method???

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Mike Brown's avatar

Election officials control the process and methods. Vote responsibly.

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Susan Bender's avatar

Please explain how that happens. I have counted ballots and you obviously have no idea what the steps are to certify a ballot. Please considering volunteering yourself for an 18 hour day locked in a basement with a broken chair because you want to fix the ballots? You can't. I'm siting face to face with a Republican and neither one of us get to see the entire ballot.

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Janet Wilson's avatar

I am not impugning elections staffers, I am echoing the concerns about electronic transmission of returns and tallies.

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DW's avatar

Ak47s at every precinct to intimidate voters no doubt

What does that remind us of🤔🤔🤔💬

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DW's avatar

And How and What we buy. Canada and the world at large is Boycotting us. We are in fact starting to be hurt by that boycott. We need to do the same here. It will not be easy but anything worth doing rarely is, Yes?

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Margaret's avatar

"The People’s power is at the ballot box" AND in the streets!

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Janet Wilson's avatar

This is one reason why the USA needs an ethics czar to oversee the three branches of government, all of which are in fail mode at the moment.

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Randy Kalish's avatar

The seat would be flooded with assassinations.

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Bill Prange's avatar

The court system is supposed to handle most of such issues. Of course, Supreme Court justices are supposed to act like bloodhounds and sniff out attempts to do things that are unconstitutional. However, it looks like six lap dogs lied their way onto that tribunal.

The Constitution tries not to make statements about right and wrong. It intends to just be a rule book for how the game of governing our nation needs to be played. The Chief lap dog of the Supreme Court explained this clearly during his Senate confirmation hearing.

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Bill Prange's avatar

… the Chief Lapdog of the Supreme Court, explained this nicely during his Senate confirmation hearing:

My job isn’t to make law; I’m just there to call balls and strikes.

I don’t recall him saying anything about changing the size and shape of the strike zone.

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Kelly A's avatar

We need to take action in some way. They aren’t doing their jobs and we can’t just sit and fume about it and think things will change. At the very least, attend the No Kings on Oct 18.

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CB's avatar

I like the idea and sound of this, however I suspect that it would take years and years of back and forth churlish behavior (mostly on the side housing the inept). My head hurts just thinking about the lack of knowledge and professionalism of our new head of the FBI. I thought I'd only seen one other person in power with the same tendency toward incompetence and unprofessionalism (you can guess whom I speak of) but the whole lot of them are unskilled and ineffectual. Point being, it would take a lot of fortitude to pursue your interesting idea. I am definitely not opposed to it.

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Carol's avatar

I watched Patel's testimony and it was awful how he yelled at the Senators and said demeaning things. Despicable behavior. He was doing that for his audience of one and nothing will happen to him except maybe an at-a-boy.

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Anna B's avatar

Trump has no feeling or respect for anyone, so if Patel becomes a liability to him, he will be fired. All the kow-towing in the world won't save him.

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Kirsten's avatar

Only people who have been harmed can bring a suit so if this idea is feasible at all, the filers would have to be at least constituents. I’m in favor of publicizing how they’re failing the people they’re supposed to represent. Lawsuits are expensive so fundraising will be critical, but I think there are enough blue dots, and enough people represented by Democrats and angry that the Maga in power are deliberately preventing Congress from doing anything for the people, who would donate to a public accountability fund.

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Ariana's avatar

Agreeeeeeee

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Miyounng's avatar

IF YOU HAVE THE PROOF AND AREN’T ALL TALK LIKE THE POS CORRUPT NAZI’S AND LIEING REGIME, THEN OF COURSE, DO IT AND WIN.

🏆 💸💸💸💸💸💸 THEY HAVE ALREADY STOLEN OUR TAX DOLLARS, AND HE IS SERIOUS WHEN HE SAID WE WON’T HAVE TO VOTE ANYMORE, HE TOOK AWAY WOMAN’S RIGHTS AND HE ISN’T FINISHED. MEDICAID IS IN THE CHOPPING BLOCK. HIS RIDICULOUS AND UNNECESSARY$200 MILLION DOLLAR BALLROOM HE SAID WAS BEING PAID BY HIMSELF AND INVESTORS. HE NEVER SHOWED PROOF OF IT. HE NEVER SHOWS PROOF OF ANYTHING.

WATCH AND ACTUALLY LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT STEVE BANNON’S DOCUMENTARIES, ALEX JONES PODCAST AND SANDY HOOK, NICK FUENTES PODCAST, AND ALL OF HIS CLOWN CRONIES TO SEE FOR YOURSELVES WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON BESIDES STAUNCH SUPPORTERS OF CHUMPSHIT HIS PANTS.

PBS AND C-SPAN HAVE SENATE FLOOR HEARS LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED.

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Kelly A's avatar

True - people are seemingly overlooking that statement he made about not voting again. And yes, he never paid his workers for the work they did on the towers or other projects, which is why he was always in court, so what makes anyone think he will pay now? We will be paying!

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Anna B's avatar

He never shows proof of payment because he never pays! He has gotten away with that his whole life and isn't going to change. He forced many construction companies into bankruptcy because he made sure he wasn't personally responsible for any contracts. When he lost in court, he simply delayed, appealed, delayed, etc., until he was able to file bankruptcy for that project and otherwise to make it too expensive for an opponent to continue fighting him.

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Randy Kalish's avatar

This suggestion would do well to include language in fulfillment of FRCProceedure Rule 8 as groundwork for filing a serious suit with approval of the electorate requested here.

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Sharon German's avatar

LOVE IT… at least the judiciary outside of the most corrupt Supreme Court in history is calling it like it is!❤️❤️

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

Thank you to the judges with ethics!🫶💪

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Linda Silfven's avatar

Thank god for sane judges! What about the moronic lawyers who filed that piece of crap? Shouldn’t they get a slap or two?

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Jean Conley's avatar

Absolutely.

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Robin D's avatar

See what I just posted. Someone at WAPO listed the lawyers LOL.

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Merry's avatar

And a legitimate counter lawsuit against the Donald couldn’t hurt.

The NYT should immediately consider filing a counter lawsuit against Trump for $15B for malicious defamation and libel! Dominion pushed back against Fox and Newsmax and won. So…

(I’m not an attorney or a legal scholar, but I’m sure you get the drift!)

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

I don't get Disney! They held out against mini- me DeSatan in Florida! They could file a suit against the Orange Blob!

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Merry's avatar

EXACTLY. I agree. Every corporation who is being threatened by the Nazi king wannabe should not only stand their ground, but PUSH BACK HARD and immediately file a counter lawsuit! Conceding simply legitimizes him and makes him look stronger!

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Patrick's avatar

Epstein.

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Skitealwedrop's avatar

Files? Where are they? It seems Mr. Litigious is stalling, again.

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

RELEASE THE FILES

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Robin D's avatar

Oh Ben, I just this second (2 pm on the East Coast )saw this in WAPO and this comment was just posted

"Those of us that follow the Meidas Touch knew this should have been rejected when they analyzed it last week or so.

Real lawyers who practice legal law do the reviews."

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Canadian_Resistance's avatar

I hope that the judge also refers the lawyer to an oversight board for sanctions on filing such a frivolous lawsuit and wasting the court's time.

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Barbara (NJ)'s avatar

Yes!

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Alan Mark Brunettin's avatar

Why isn’t someone being sanctioned for bringing such an egregiously frivolous lawsuit?

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Bonnie Lane's avatar

Dear Alan Mark Bruenettin, I don’t practice law in Florida but, generally the first step with a complaint that fails to include a sufficient cause of action is for the judge to grant a leave to amend. Then after the first amended complaint, If the plaintiff ( trump) continues to file frivolous complaints, the Judge dismisses case without further leave to amend and then the defendant/ can file a motion to be compensated for attorneys fees and costs for responding to the frivolous and bad faith lawsuit.

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S. A. Linden's avatar

Judge Merryday's decision should be featured in every American law school on the week they learn about frivolous lawsuits. "What Not To Do In Court." Students in the know can have a good laugh.

The Judge is straight up and righteous. He is what we expect the Judicial Branch to represent. Look at his signature on the decision: no ego there. The first time I saw Trump's signature I thought "Now that's a pathological man."

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Barbara (NJ)'s avatar

I’d like to know that too

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Carol's avatar

Why doesn't the Bar Assn. do something?

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Diane Jarrett's avatar

That’s what should have happened to the 60 Minutes lawsuit too. And to the WSJ one as well especially since a Congressional Committee released the same birthday note Trump sent.

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olderwoman's avatar

sounds like Alina Habba wrote the complaint.

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Robin D's avatar

😂

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maryc's avatar

It’s a wonderful thing for the judge to put him in his place!! Amen to that!!

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Meidas_Pete's avatar

As with all of Trumps frivolous and baseless lawsuits.. Too bad other organizations just cave in like neutered pups.. Another grift, sue as many as he can and rake in millions from the enablers

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Steve's avatar

That was all that ABC and NBC had to do.

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Meidas_Pete's avatar

Exactly

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Ginger's avatar

" He weaponizes litigation, not for justice, but for revenge and for spectacle." ..... perfect sentence...he's shown us since the '70's exactly what the courts mean to him.... a bludgeon to not pay his contractors...and now he's upped it for vengeance against any who expose his deceit

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Squirrelgirl's avatar

And don't forget he used the courts for filing BANKRUPTCY numerous times, coz he's such a FAILURE IN BUSINESS!! Despicable man to be running anything...

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Robyn Bonson's avatar

Best of praise for the Florida judge who had the starch to say what should be said!!

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The Rutherford Gallery's avatar

FDT!!!!

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SemperFi1998's avatar

Put him in jail for filing a fraudulent lawsuit and using our precious resources.

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Merry's avatar

And as I commented earlier,

And a legitimate counter lawsuit against the Donald couldn’t hurt.

The NYT should immediately consider filing a counter lawsuit against Trump for $15B for malicious defamation and libel! Dominion pushed back against Fox and Newsmax and won. So…

(I’m not an attorney or a legal scholar, but I’m sure you get the drift!)

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Robin D's avatar

Popok said on his video on Legal AF the way the judge wrote the opinion was basically opening the door telling the NYT to countersue.

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Merry's avatar

I just watched it! Thanks, again.

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Merry's avatar

Wow. Thanks for sharing that. That’s excellent. I’ll check it out and I sure hope the NYT does!

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Robin D's avatar

Me too and you're very welcome!

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🌈 Lance Trottier 🌈's avatar

Awesome!

I hope his appeal flops as well. It is all full-blown BS anywho.

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