12mo ago

Republican activist, facing nine felony charges for fake electors scheme, accepts plea deal offer of unsupervised probation

Republican activist becomes first person to be convicted in Arizona’s fake elector case

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12mo ago

Republican activist becomes first person to be convicted in Arizona’s fake elector case

apnews.com /article/arizona-fake-electors-2020-presidential-election-6e55224f26763ed2047ce2c19947ccb0

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9 fucking felonies. "Unsupervised probation". What tf.
The average person gets caught with a bowl of weed (a single misdemeanor) in a red state and all the sudden probation officers are stopping by their house unannounced, they're peeing in cups twice a month, and, under threat of imprisonment and slavery, they are forced to give up constitutional rights. Plus all the associated fees that don't get applied to "Unsupervised Probation".
This is some bullshit.
- My dude(ette), there are always bigger fish and the biggest, slimiest one keeps slipping out of the jumpsuit to match the color of his aging meat suit. This guy likely has a lot of the stuff the prosecution wants.
  
  Naw.
  Hold everyone accountable.
- It means that he has cooperated so they can go after the masterminds...hopefully.
We may find that the states that are prosecuting the fake electors without going after Trump directly have more importance than the GA case. That case gets the most attention, because Trump is directly named in it. But it also gets the most attention from Republicans seeking to protect their God Emperor.
These other cases are just as important, because they establish that this fake elector nonsense has no basis in law, and people who try to pull it off will be prosecuted as the lying liars they are. It makes it harder for Trump to try this again, because if it doesn't work the people who helped him will know for certain they they will be investigated by the States. They can o longer claim it is anything other than a coup attempt.
- A coup attempt that doesn't result in any jail time or tangible consequences. But, oh well, I'm sure once we get Republicans to say something they'll definitely stand by it and let that guide their future actions, it's not like they've shown themselves to be persistent liars who are obsessed with obtaining political power however they have to do it or anything. /s
  e; I agree with the general argument that holding state level Republicans accountable is just as if not more important, fwtw
  
  A coup attempt that doesn't result in any jail time or tangible consequences.
  .... Yet. Even if it takes a while to get there, and even if the head guy might get off, all the folks who actually did the dirty work are still being prosecuted, and do not have the unlimited legal/campaign funds that he has to gum up the works. It will make it much harder to find people willing to throw their life into chaos to support a man who will ignore them the first chance he gets.
- And it's not like being soft on an attempted fascist coup has never backfired on anyone either...
A tap on the wrist if that. When are we going to rise up against the wealthy and the oligopolies? It's time to test the safe rooms and modern castles and see if they can withstand the storm. Because that is the only thing that will change how it works. Otherwise, just sit back, do nothing and continue to enjoy the shit show. It's a weird time to be alive.
And you have that gross Stephen Miller dude on Ari Melber last night claiming that the fake electors were totally legitimate and just citizens practicing free speech being victimized by the government. He was screeching like a Karen about it.
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