“Why didn’t I handle Jan. 6 better? I wasn’t even in D.C. on Jan. 6. I wasn’t in office then,” Nikki Haley said in response to Trump’s attack.
  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    216·
    10 months ago

    This could be weaponized

    COULD, not WOULD.

    If you don’t make any rules that the fascists might want to abuse, you don’t make any rules.

    Your slippery slope fallacy does not invalidate the need to make sure that public officials are fit to carry out their duties.

    • enbee@compuverse.uk
      121·
      10 months ago

      pretty sure the last century of American politics has borne out that any statutes related to politicking that could be weaponized HAVE BEEN. nice try tho!