GOP introduces bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a campus since Oct. 7th, 2023 to Gaza.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15286301

“A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday which would send “any person convicted of unlawful activity” at a college or university, to do community service in Gaza for six months.”

“Strangely, the bill appears to refer to any “unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after October 7, 2023” but does not specifically mention the ongoing student protests, rendering it stupidly broad.”

"Ogles spoke with Fox News about the bill, saying that, “If you support a terrorist organization, and you participate in unlawful activity on campuses, you should get a taste of your own medicine. I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity.”

Bakkoda,

Imagine claiming to support freedom while also supporting anything even remotely as ghoulish as this.

disguy_ovahea,

Remember, we’re paying them to draft this legislation.

Check the election calendar for your state and vote them out!

ballotpedia.org/Elections_by_state_and_year

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

That’s the worst part. This has no chance of passing, this is just bad theater. Bad theater that you and I are funding.

disguy_ovahea,

Like a community funded production of Dance of the Vampires.

barsquid,

If I did my job this poorly I would be fired. Two tiers.

Granite,
Granite avatar

Fucking hell, they are CARTOONISHLY evil.

ptz,
@ptz@dubvee.org avatar

I mean, they probably know there’s no chance in hell of that bill gaining traction let alone passing (for so many reasons ‡). It’s all performance / pandering to their base in an election year.

The scary takeaway should be that’s what the Republican base wants to hear.

‡ The fact that you can’t just “deport” a citizen to a random country is the least of the things logically wrong with this bill.

FunderPants, (edited )

I think we should always take these bills as serious attempts to accomplish what they say. Anything else gives them cover, like:

piped.video/watch?v=VYHGnsOwHvI

Melkath,

It's human trafficking.

It is in no way constitutional.

It is Martha's Vinyard all over again.

They just refuse to learn.

Bipta,

Next year they could pass this and the Supreme Court could approve it. Imagine still believing in guardrails...

njm1314,

It’d be nice if they stopped wasting money on things that they knew were unconstitutional though.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

“Arooo, that may be so. But I know a place where the Constitution doesn’t mean squat!”

randompasta,

Just wait until next year. I wonder if you’re post will seem silly or prophetic.

ptz,
@ptz@dubvee.org avatar

As with any statement I make when I make fun of Republicans, I sincerely hope it turns out to be silly.

BaroqueInMind,

The left need to stop being scared of guns, stop voting for useless gun control measures that only restrict control in their own district and do nothing to reduce crime (meanwhile right wing districts allow you to buy an arsenal of nice ergonomic firearms that can allow even a morbidly obese diabetic to accurately shoot the dick off a fly, delivered to your front door like Amazon), start forming left wing LGBTQIA+ friendly militias and train to protect themselves.

We can do that, or hope the boot lickers and cops don’t persecute us. Which is the same as sending hopes and prayers on Facebook.

ceiphas,

How can anybody believe that more guns is the only possible solution for everything?

If your only tool is a hammer, every screw starts to look like a nail.

NobodyElse,

It’s another tool for the toolbox. How can being more prepared with a more diverse set of tools be bad for any situation? Right now the only tool seems to be posting outraged comments on the internet.

Alto,
Alto avatar

Ding ding ding. Authoritarian governments never disarm the right. The police have shown that they won't protect you, if they're not actively joining in on it.

We protect us.

NoIWontPickAName,

Can we get a bill started that says if you support any war, you have to be enlisted to fight on the front lines of it?

I stand by the fact that there would be way fewer warhawks if they had to put their money where there mouths are.

Cowardsw

Fermion,

That would be great if we could get most governments to pass the same rule. If adversarial governments aren’t restricted by the same rules then it tips the power balance in a way that favors foreign warhawks.

NoIWontPickAName,

I feel like enough people would be willing to step up and defend their own country.

Defensive wars almost always have high approval ratings.

This is America though, we will end up tearing ourselves apart from the inside, no outside entity has the power to wage wars over an ocean to invade us.

We are naturally in one of the most defensible spots, with both mineral and arable resources

Transporter_Room_3,

I’ll 100% grab a rifle to help defend my neck of the woods, but no way in hell am I supporting an offensive war.

Never Again Volunteer Yourself, but in a defensive war it’s no longer capitalism and the military industrial complex you’re “defending”, it’s your neighbors.

ptz,
@ptz@dubvee.org avatar

Yeah, that one I could get behind.

Transporter_Room_3,

100% of the population must vote to go to war or not.

Everyone is notified beforehand that a vote of Yes is also immediate enlistment into the military for the duration of said conflict.

No more shouting “hell yeah turn the middle east into a parking lot” from the comfort of your armchair or lifted pickup.

magnetosphere,
@magnetosphere@fedia.io avatar

Oh, fuck you, you posturing GOP crybabies. Also, do you clowns realize that by using a trip to Gaza as punishment, you’re acknowledging that the conditions are unfit for the citizens who live there, many of whom are innocent?

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

many of whom are innocent

This is the problem. They have decided that they are guilty of being Palestinian, a crime worthy of death.

unmagical,

“Don’t like the death camps? Well, we’ll send you to death camps and see how you like them then!”

zalgotext,

The concept already seemed like something from a Futurama episode, and this fake quote cements it

FunderPants,

What terrible, awful people these conservatives are.

LodeMike,

Just so people don’t panic this is blatantly illegal at least for US citizens.

InternetUser2012,

Can I introduce a bill to ship this republikkklown to Gaza?

Feathercrown,

This is what you’re voting for, people! Never forgive. Never forget. We cannot let this happen.

ILikeBoobies,

Exile then?

NewAgeOldPerson,

I honestly thought this was the Onion. Strange timeline. Bring Harambe back.

kjtms,

Had to look at the link quite a few times to make sure I didn’t eat the onion. These kinds of things are just getting more and more common

crispyflagstones,

Apparently, in the very clear minds of Republicans, if you got busted drinking at a college party at any point after Oct 7 2023, that’s sUpPoRtInG hAmAs nOw and you deserve to be deported to Gaza.

…Guess RFK’s not the only politician with brain worms

recapitated,

How liberally fiscally irresponsible of them.

GroundedGator, (edited )

Can we get an uno reverse on this?

Any federally elected politician who does not school acknowledge the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and that that crisis is the direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government should also serve 6mo service in Gaza.

E: a word

phoenixz,

Not serve and not 6 months either.

Well dump their ass there, no questions asked, and we won’t be back.

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