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Disturbing Bill Would Let Arizona Legislators Ignore Election Results
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I highly doubt this would ever pass its clearly just insane. It's basically asking for a civil war in Arizona to start...
I'm not saying it's not batshit insane, but is it any worse than the "where's your papers, brown person?" "Immigration" law from the same state?
I wouldn't put it past Arizona Republicans to pass this.
Yes, it's worse. One authoritarian policy is bad, but the scope of the damage is limited. The damage caused by undermining democracy enables an unlimited amount of authoritarian policies.
Hmm, good point. When you put like that, I agree.
They can't pass anything alone. This is performative bullshit for fascists.
Gee, I distinctly remember a certain group doing similar "Papers, please" stops awhile back. And they held a lot of similar views, too..... Hmm
Exactly.
Whether it would pass is beside the point. The fact that a lawmaker had the inclination, let alone the audacity, to introduce it in the first place -- and especially that he hasn't immediately been forced to resign as a result -- is 1000% a severe indictment of how diseased our society has become.
I wouldn't put that above us. This state is so red they could effortlessly pull off the mental gymnastics necessary to turn this into a win for the people. Anyone on Lemmy that lives in Arizona needs to start protesting on the weekends. Make this the second city that doesn't sleep, because our legislature can't keep the boards on their windows intact.