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Tim Walz says he'll never seek elected office again (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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The Minnesota governor unexpectedly announced this month that he wouldn't run for re-election.

Walz had said this month that he would not seek re-election as governor — sending shock waves through state and national politics — but he did not go so far as to say he would not consider another elected position down the line.

In explaining his decision Wednesday, Walz talked about the scenes unfolding in Minneapolis between residents and federal officers. He said he found that there are “heroes on the streets that we don’t know their names.”

“They’re never going to run for office, and those grass-tops leaders brought this administration to their knees this week to do something about it. So there’s other ways to serve, and I’ll find them,” he said.

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[-] supernight52@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I'm on the side of the protestors. Just like anyone with a brain. What do you think happens when those fascists get charged? They get pardoned by Trump, and there's nothing we can do about it. You act like the State Troopers would actually arrest ICE agents if Walz told them to. They wouldn't- most of them are on the same team as ICE. You're either intentionally acting naive, or you have no idea of the implications of what you suggest. Neither put you in a good light.

[-] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 8 months ago

I'm on the side of the protestors.

No you're not. You have given up, and for that, you deserve to lose. I don't want you on my team.

What do you think happens when those fascists get charged?

They get put in court, a place Trump's administration has been losing.

Further, don't you think it would benefit us to test our limits a bit? Stretch the legs, see how far they go. Every second of every day, Trump is doing something he's "not supposed to do."

If they get put in prison, that's a victory. If they get pardoned, that erodes public trust in the judicial system. Do you think a judicial system that cannot keep nazi corroborators within its prisons is worth respecting?

If they get pardoned, invoke the judicial equivalent of the filibuster. Bury them in paperwork. Lose the goddamn cell keys, I don't care. Make the ICE agent that comes to unlock the cell you won't open slip on a banana, film it, then hold a press conference where you and everyone else laugh at them. Nobody likes Trump. Use that to your advantage.

[-] supernight52@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

No you're not. You have given up, and for that, you deserve to lose. I don't want you on my team.

Damn. Got me. Guess I better join the Nazis /s

Idc if you want me on your team, idiot. We're stuck in this together. So cut your holier-than-thou act, and fuck yourself.

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