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5. Republicans supported heavily armed masked goons invading state capitol buildings and threatening lawmakers

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:45 AM

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all across the country to protest Covid-19 mask mandates. Republicans supported military sniper rifles being pointed at federal agents by domestic terrorist militia members over a cattle grazing dispute at the Bundy Ranch. Republicans supported the overthrow of an elected government on January 6, 2021.

Republicans always support resistance to "government overreach" when Democrats are in power. When Republicans are in charge, the government cannot overreach far enough to suit them.

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