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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iwnyu53 wrote

Reply to comment by RICoder72 in RI Congressman Cicilline leads effort to bar Trump from running again under 14th Amendment by Rogue-Island-Pirate

I just asked you a question. Maybe stop the presumptions?

I’m all for letting Trump run. If your opponent has a cancerous growth, you shouldn’t be volunteering to surgically remove it for them.

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RICoder72 t1_iwo05y0 wrote

Your question is presumptuous.

I dont want him to run. I think he was instrumental in a bad and moderately dangerous movement. I dont think he is guilty of insurrection (really sedition would be the charge) because he skirted the line very well and frankly if he were he'd be charged already. So, to the point, no he isn't disqualifies under the 14th and this is grandstanding. That doesn't make Trump good or correct or not guilty of bad actions.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iwo1lg4 wrote

No, my question was genuinely trying to figure out what your views were about Trump’s actions. It could easily be read as the MAGA “he did nothing wrong and he got cheated” viewpoint or it could something more nuanced.

I prefer to try and get a sense why someone says something if it’s unclear before simply arguing it.

Fwiw, I think this is more strategic about just amplifying the case why Trump shouldn’t hold office than a serious and earnest attempt to block his campaign. That and trying to force Republicans to go on record for or against the guy. The ones that back him create a new attack vector over the next year and a half with every crazy and stupid thing Trump does or says, the ones that don’t? Or try to somehow stay out of it? Trump will go after them and you’ve just exploited the giant fault line on the right.

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RICoder72 t1_iwok1zo wrote

You're being more generous than Cicilline deserves. This is posturing and a waste of time and resources. Really, even based on what you wrote, I think you realize this. It's gaming it all yo score points in a popularity contest which is no better than what Trump always did.

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