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> Bad laws are weaponised by both sides.

I'm genuinely curious, can you cite a few examples of the Republicans weaponizing the law against Democrats? If they exist I'd like to know about them.

> Trump threatening to arrest his enemies under 18th-century sedition laws

Are you referring to his proposal to deport illegal immigrants? It's quite a stretch to compare that to prosecuting political opponents.

It's also not arrest, it's simply sending them to their original homes.



> can you cite a few examples of the Republicans weaponizing the law against Democrats?

Every corrupt county clerk and fake elector scheme in the last election. Currently, Virginia striking voters from the rolls last minute [1]. Under Trump, conditioning disaster aid on politics [2].

> Are you referring to his proposal to deport illegal immigrants?

No, to his "enemy within" proposals and promise to prosecute his political opponents [3].

[1] https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-virginia-voter-regi...

[2] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/03/helene-trump-politi...

[3] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-threats-prosecute-op...


Thank you. The Helene example isn't exactly the same as prosecuting political opponents, but it's the kind of thing I was looking for.




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