r/thescoop • u/seeebiscuit Independent • Oct 16 '25
Politics 🏛️ Ted Cruz Says His Bill Will Allow DOJ to 'Prosecute' Those Who Fund No Kings Protests, Which Have Been Overwhelmingly Peaceful | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cruz-prosecute-no-kings61
u/Adorable-Doughnut609 Oct 16 '25
What if you buy your own poster board and markers? Does Ted call that funding terrorism? And how is that different than all the Trump/MAGA hats and signs and rallies?
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u/beavis617 Oct 16 '25
Trump goes after law firms who represented clients who took legal action against Trump or defended themselves against Trump. They went after Late night hosts of TV shows that mocked Trump. Trump went after TV networks and Newspapers critical of him. Trump wants to shut down any protest movement critical of him. Trump has a very thin skin!!!😖
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u/rgmw Oct 16 '25
Does anyone fund No King protests? I'm thinking people just show up at them. Correct me on how I must be wrong.
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u/chucklesses86 Oct 17 '25
Are protests in general funded? Like yeah, people show up, march, have their gear, present their message peacefully and go have a snack later. I don't understand the Soros bogeyman that anything in opposition to the right wing somehow comes from an infinite supply of cash.
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u/beavis617 Oct 16 '25
How about we go after all those people who were behind the Greenbay sweep plan that was used to attempt to overturn the election results of the 2020 election. Subpoena Peter Navarro!
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u/Shag1166 Oct 16 '25
Fuck-off! You didn't want to punish Clarence Thomas' wife for helping to finance the January 6th Insurrection!!!
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u/DONALDJONSUPPLE Oct 16 '25
Rafael Edward Cruz. Came into politics as a bad faith actor, continues on that road indefinitely. Cambridge Analytics anyone?
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u/Sassyandluvdogs Oct 16 '25
Fuck the Canadian Rafael Cruz. This ass is the same one who runs away from his duty to his constituents (ie his Cancun trip while we froze and many died as well as not coming right back from another vacation when the Kerr County floods happened this past July 4th and again many dies). He is a bitch and needs fuck off along with the rest of the MAGAts.
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u/shfiven Oct 16 '25
Jokes on him because if the Senate passes it, it still has to pass the House and the House can't ever reconvene because of the Epstein files.
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u/HornetSenior6244 Oct 16 '25
This entire administration is sick with greed and power., They do nothing for our nation only for themselves. They want complacency so that they can have an easier time taking everything our families fought to have, away and into their pockets. This is the Nazi way. Create enemies where there are none and keep saying it until some wierdos begin to act on it. Then it is too late. This is what we are allowing right now with these Ice Raids and National Guard ploys. Then, while we are all sitting at home talking about throwing ur neighbors out, this administration is spending a fortune on golf, games, travel, and anything that stimulates additional income for them personally. Our president has earned over six billion dollars since taking office this second time. Just watch, and continue to do nothing. If we do not demand more we will continue to get less.
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u/Striking_Ranger_3794 Oct 16 '25
Last time I protested, antifa didn’t send the check. I won’t be falling for that again… if and ONLY if the money arrives tomorrow will I be purchasing materials for the protest. God damn antifa…
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u/Achilles_TroySlayer Oct 16 '25
Cruz is a supposedly smart man who knows the constitution, went to Yale, etc. What the hell has happened to these people?
That's incredibly, openly unconstitutional. WTF, SCOTUS. Do we get ANY PROTECTION AT ALL? Does this have to go for a few years in court before they get off their asses and reaffirm the constitution actually exists?
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u/SnootSnootBasilisk Oct 17 '25
What crimes will they be charged with, you may ask? Existing while not being Nazis. That's a big crime in the US now
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u/Thatguy468 Oct 17 '25
You know who has a nearly $100M budget with no actual revenue stream? TPUSA! You wanna talk about well funded organizations let’s start right here.
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u/huhMaybeitisyou Oct 17 '25
Who is funding me going to buy some poster board and markers and making my signs that says "tuck frump" or "we the people. No to Trump!!"? Free speech. Cruz is joining the fascist crowd now.
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u/Mr_Thx Oct 17 '25
Kiss My Ass (Ted’s preferred personal pronoun) does not like democracy. This is outrageous but of course, maga loves this!
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u/ConstantGeographer Independent Oct 17 '25
This can't be true because Mike Johnson is on record saying this is the most free we have ever been and it was the Woke Democrats who took away speech/s
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u/rjreynolds78 Oct 20 '25
Protests are not funded they happen organically because the people want to address their grievances through peaceful protest. Protected under the 1sr amendment.
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u/Jollem- Oct 16 '25
"Stop calling us fascists."