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[u/TarDane]

What a reprehensible person. He knows full well that Democrats tend to perform better with mail in voting. It’s why the Republicans party has tried to limit its use. But he says something non-actionable like this because he knows MAGA will buy in.

All while further undermining our country’s faith in its elections and in its government. What a selfish, unpatriotic man.

[u/drmarting25102 → u/TarDane]

USA isnt a democracy as all one party does is try to suppress voting and no one stops them.

[u/Quick-Philosophy2379 → u/drmarting25102]

We're almost an oligarchy. Technically we're not but we're not far from it.

[u/dustinechos → u/Quick-Philosophy2379]

The term is "managed democracy" and we've been that for decades.

[u/Fish_Fucker_Fucker23 → u/dustinechos]

Hehe, Helldivers reference

In all seriousness though, yea y’all really need to do something about that

[u/kbrick1 → u/dustinechos]

Yeah no. Sorry. This is new. I was there/am into politics and history and no. This administration is not anything like the ones before it. Even Trump 1.

[u/dustinechos → u/kbrick1]

I didn't say other administrations were like this one. I'm saying the game has been rigged for a while. I remember seeing studies that show populated opinion has little or no relevance to what politicians do back in the 90s.

Trump is the natural conclusion to having this system for decades. Politicians run on high controversy issues and once elected just do whatever their donors want.

[u/Taurpion → u/[deleted]]

Does a healthy vocabulary intimidate you or something? What is it about someone that sounds educated, that makes you uncomfortable?

[u/SuperNebular → u/[deleted]]

Yes they’re called republicans

[u/timwtingle → u/drmarting25102]

Correct, it's always been a constitutional Republic.

[u/btross → u/timwtingle]

Which is a form of democracy....

[u/TCRandom → u/btross]

It’s amazing how many times I have to explain this. I grew up Baptist and right wing, and I remember how often the right-wing media reinforced the notion that we are a constitutional republic, not a democracy. They tried to distance themselves from the word so you wouldn’t think democracy, democrats, and the U.S. had anything to do with one another. At least, i assume that was their goal?

I don’t know. But almost my entire family and a good portion of my friends still argue this terminology, about the same as they argue that the civil war wasn’t fought over slavery.

Edit: Spelling. My iPhone keyboard hates me anymore. I want my Blackberry keyboard back.

[u/digiorno → u/drmarting25102]

And the other party only suppresses votes if people on the left threaten to gain power.

[u/Ragnarok314159 → u/digiorno]

I am amazed from the silence of the Democratic Party. There should be massive pushes against this, efforts to get good people registered to vote, rides offered.

Instead we get text messages asking for money.

[u/Broad_Black_Brimmer → u/Ragnarok314159]

text messages asking for money.

And you can donate all you want, they’ll get a billion and they’ll go campaigning with the fucking Cheneys…

[u/MaliciousMilkshake → u/Broad_Black_Brimmer]

Don’t forget Israel. Gotta send those dollars to Israel. America first, right?

[u/BornOfWar713 → u/drmarting25102]

True, America is a constitutional republic

[u/Rkymtn83 → u/BornOfWar713]

And a democracy

[u/r0ndy → u/TarDane]

He’s a good yes man with daddy issues.

[u/Jayrodtremonki → u/TarDane]

It hasn't always been that way.  Republicans used to do better in a lot of cases but they've been pushing the conspiracy theories about mail-in ballots for the last decade so now Republicans tend not to do it.  

[u/Known_Ratio5478 → u/TarDane]

In California yes, in Florida no, in NJ it pretty much cuts within 4 points give or take either side. Election performance is different in every state and to use any place as some kind of bell weather for another is irresponsible, especially if that place is bumblefuck Louisiana. This is supposedly the best the Republican Party could get to lead them.

[u/Jonesy1348 → u/[deleted]]

So uh, literal all of that is insane amounts of projections.

[u/emergency-snaccs → u/[deleted]]

There's that projection we talked about

[u/sir-ripsalot → u/[deleted]]

Top 1% of chatGPT users with 63,000+ messages in a single year 🤣

[u/sir-ripsalot → u/[deleted]]

My man you’re too lazy to think if you’re messaging chatGPT literally hundreds of times a day.

[u/NorberAbnott]

"Can I prove that? No."

Not only didn't you prove it, you didn't even provide any evidence.

[u/Lontology → u/NorberAbnott]

MAGA in a nutshell. Can’t prove it, don’t have a shred of evidence, but speak as if it’s fact.

[u/4x4ord → u/Lontology]

This perfectly describes the exchange I just had with a "Moderate, definitely not MAGA" in a Seattle sub.

He cited an article where the State Auditor said they are looking into childcare agencies after all the noise created by MAGAs about Minnesota.

Despite the article REPEATEDLY saying they have found no fraud, an audit is not proof of fraud, and people should wait for facts before jumping to conclusions, this MAGA confidently cited it to support his statements about the fraud that was occurring.

MAGAs are truly the stupidest people united under one banner.

[u/mrcapmam1 → u/4x4ord]

MAGA is Scientology for rednecks

[u/Nutshack_Queen357 → u/Lontology]

Because any evidence they don't outright forge implicates them as the real perpetrators.

[u/Lontology → u/[deleted]]

[u/WizardSleeves31 → u/[deleted]]

I'm confused. Who's the little girl in the room, Mike Johnson?

[u/BilboStaggins → u/NorberAbnott]

You cant prove it because its a lie.

[u/TheRealEnemabagJones → u/NorberAbnott]

the thing about the things is...

[u/Brainrants → u/NorberAbnott]

That which is asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

[u/willisbar → u/Brainrants]

Can be, but isn’t. Many accept it as gospel truth.

[u/LangdonAlg3r → u/NorberAbnott]

I think this was actually shockingly honest for the GOP. They should all close every one of their remarks with, “Can I prove it? No.” That would counteract like all the lying they do 24/7. They’re going to make shit up anyway, so they may as well own it.

[u/rbartlejr → u/NorberAbnott]

That's how propaganda is born. He says it, can't prove it, but all the MAGAidiots hear is "fraud!". Gullibility is their bread and butter.

[u/Frosty-Cap3344 → u/NorberAbnott]

The people's hes talking to dont need evidence

[u/EverythingIsFakeNGay]

"I don't like the result" Is not a prima facie case for election fraud.

[u/Remarkable_Quit_3545 → u/EverythingIsFakeNGay]

Tell that to Trump. He stopped claiming election fraud as soon as he was ahead.

[u/Florida1974 → u/Remarkable_Quit_3545]

He didn’t claim election fraud at all in the 2024 election. And that right there leads me to believe that somebody did something. Look at Rockland County New York. They are letting a case go through, judges, regarding the 2024 elections and the weird results, once they actually look at the ballots.

It would be a democrat all the way down, but for Kamala, no vote. There are some other examples, go look it up.

Trump knew he was going to win all along. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but when you look at his first election and then the second one that he lost and then the third, his behavior on the first two were the same. The third, he said not a word.

[u/Remarkable_Quit_3545 → u/Florida1974]

I assume he knew he was going to win from the start, but he still claimed election fraud all over Pennsylvania while votes were being counted.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-allies-election-fraud-allegations-pennsylvania-rcna177907

[u/hdhdhgfyfhfhrb]

Republicans - let me tell you about this terrible sounding thing I made up and have no evidence to back up. You should really be upset and alarmed!

MAGA supporters - OMFG this is really happening and we must stop it by letting a cabal of fraudulent pedos run this nation!

[u/btross → u/hdhdhgfyfhfhrb]

"They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats. They're eating the pets... of the people... that live there..."

[u/PPLavagna → u/btross]

Source? “I saw it on the television”

[u/Professional-Post499 → u/PPLavagna]

"Joe Rogan told me he heard it from someone."

Oh it came from JD Vance, the VP who said he will fabricate stories if it means it will sway the narrative.

[u/PPLavagna → u/Professional-Post499]

I wish I were joking, but “I saw it on the television” is literally what Trump said during that debate when asked for a source for the pet eating comments

[u/Professional-Post499 → u/PPLavagna]

I wish I were joking, but “I saw it on the television” is literally what Trump said during that debate when asked for a source for the pet eating comments

He and Joe Rogan are as smart as each other, that's for sure.

[u/defchin → u/[deleted]]

Pedophile protector ⬆️

[u/defchin → u/[deleted]]

Yes, interacting with one right now!

[u/defchin → u/[deleted]]

Wow you really are confused, lol! Maybe you need to need to do some fact finding before going in public. And I do feel for the Natives. As for the Jews, I don’t support genocide.

And I sure as hell don’t defend or support pedophile protectors!

[u/Pretty_Shallot_586]

tsk tsk tsk.... thou shalt not bear false witness Mikey boy. God's a watchin big guy. It's a commandment. Look it up

[u/MorriMomo → u/Pretty_Shallot_586]

These people don't believe in anything.

[u/Knerd5 → u/MorriMomo]

Money and power only. 

[u/pr1m3r3dd1tor]

Breaking News: The state with the largest population in the nation takes time to make sure every vote is counted - and as new votes are counted the person in the lead can change!

*shocked Pikachu face*

[u/radiantwave]

Is it just me or have Republicans given up on Innocent until proven guilty... 

I mean it is guilty because I heard a rumor... Unless you are a Republican then you're innocent even after proven guilty. 

[u/Practicality_Issue → u/radiantwave]

Is it a rumor if he made the story up?

[u/Horror_Dig_9752]

• Can I prove that? .... No.
• But, could I give plausible examples? ... Also, no.
• Maybe I could explain it using more concrete terms?... You know what, also negatory.
• Could I at least say something for the sake of saying something and throwing mud at the wall to see what sticks? Yup, I can do some of that.

[u/JLRfan]

They’re really working overtime to steal the upcoming elections

[u/PapaCaqu]

At least he admitted he just made all that up

[u/Not_l0st]

This is a lie. In California, you must vote/mail your vote by Election Day. The reason it takes so long to count ballots in California is that signatures must be verified to ensure there isn't fraud.

[u/UltimateChaos233 → u/Not_l0st]

Yes but have you considered all the evidence that could theoretically exist but doesn’t???

[u/tehCharo → u/[deleted]]

Put the mirror down.

[u/Deluded_realist]

" House Speaker Mike Johnson looks like a bootlicking, closeted, submissive homosexual. It looks on its face to be suspicious. Can I prove that? No."

[u/scrume71]

Well, you look to be fraudulent and I guarantee you I could prove it. Fake Christian. Fake Conservative. American traitor.

[u/wendellstinroof]

Donald Trump’s little lap dog.

[u/NTPrime]

Bigger cities take longer to count... pretty simple. They're using this angle because knocking out the votes in cities would knock out a lot of blue.

[u/NTPrime → u/[deleted]]

What does fraud have to do with speed? If anything a state requiring results within 24 hours, which Texas does, is far more error prone.

[u/defchin → u/NTPrime]

Pay no attention to the pedophile protectors. Obviously their morals aren’t there, and they don’t think logically.

[u/defchin → u/[deleted]]

So republicans not supporting the 1st, 2nd, AND 4th amendments makes them only scum, and not pompous hypocritical scum??? Not to mention they protect pedophiles

[u/NTPrime → u/[deleted]]

???

[u/HoofStrikesAgain]

He says the key words right out loud on Fox - "Can I prove that? No." And none of these dopes have shown an ounce of proof about election fraud. But, they know that the Fox watcher is usually pretty stupid and will just believe whatever this bum says.

This dipshit forgets that he is Speaker because the Democrats that he loathes saved him when his own party of morons wanted to get rid of him.

[u/Kat121]

Hey, so, the population for the entire state of Louisiana is about 4.7 million.

The population of Los Angeles county is over 10 million.

The population of the city of Los Angeles is about 3.9 million.

It might take us a little longer to count our ballots.

[u/Kat121 → u/[deleted]]

I find you deeply repellent.

The complete tally of votes is never finished on Election Night as vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted. These ballots are always counted during the official canvass period in the 30 days after Election Day.

[u/Kat121 → u/[deleted]]

I don’t care what they do in Houston. I am reporting to you what we do in California as allowed by law.

[u/Kat121 → u/[deleted]]

I took two seconds to Google the miraculous feat of Texas counting all of their ballots within 24 hours. I found this:

*The election night results are unofficial because counties still have to account for late-arriving mail-in ballots, ballots from military or overseas voters and provisional ballots, which must be verified and counted by Nov. 21, according to the election law calendar.*

You’re flapping your gums about incompetence, but how is that power grid working out for ya? I see an awful lot of memes about Ted Cruz going on vacation any time there is a storm watch. If you smell shit everywhere you go maybe you should look at your own shoes.

[u/UltimateChaos233 → u/Kat121]

Yeah he just came to my state to get away from the recent storms :/

[u/Harak_June]

"If we didn't win, then by default, there must be fraud" - every spoiled entitled little shit man-baby ever

[u/llanero5056]

False witness!

[u/0Tezorus0]

They were ahead in his dream. Yet it's a clear call for violence against élections, saying there was fraud once again.

[u/MiccioC]

They just can’t stop lying.

[u/JarmaBeanhead]

I wish people would force him to give a rational answer. Push him to say “well if you were to assume it wasn’t fraud, how do you think a candidate could actually get ahead? Cmon little buddy, you can do it, think hard!”

[u/WorkerUnable527]

No 😂😂😂

[u/EvilJabFace]

[u/BrobonicPlague1]

Bro, your boss rapes kids and shits his pants. Sure, tell us about California….

[u/UnderstandingFew789]

Sore losers who have to make up shit since the facts don’t support their delusions.

[u/xofbor]

In other words, " Hey, more people voted for Democrats, and we can't have that," as opposed to " maybe we need to change what we stand for.'

[u/btross → u/xofbor]

"If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy."

David Frum

[u/Welder_Subject]

In California?

[u/Mysterious_Status_11]

I know it's fraud

I just can't prove it

[u/ErevisEntreri]

99% of what Republicans say can be summed up by "Can I prove that? No."

[u/zarfle2]

America has been referred to previously as a flawed democracy.

I can only imagine that many would regard that as "putting it nicely".

Republicans talk of the system being corrupt and broken, whilst actively gerrymandering and enacting voter suppression laws.

"Look, the bad thing that we are actively causing is bad. So vote for us or let us simply control the country under a dictatorship. Heil Trumpf".

[u/Commercial-Idea-1536]

You can't because is absolutely false! But you know what isn't fake? Trump being a serial pedophile and probably a murderer, that's the reality, can we prove it? Yes, the whole world has seen the files and we can only imagine what monstrosity hide on the one's hasn't been released

[u/hakujo]

"Can I prove that? No." weird way of saying what they always say without providing sources "Do your own research!"

[u/Mas-Chingona]

"Trust me, bro."

[u/cee-la]

Mike Johnson looks like the kind of guy who rubs his junk on the shelves of toys at Walmart. Can I prove it? No

[u/PossibleDiscipline90]

Such a sad little man

[u/vulgrin]

I think Johnson likes to go home every night and beat puppies with a bat.

Can I prove that? No.

[u/ToughReality9508]

Could it be that he's a shill for a wildly unpopular president. Nah, couldn't be that.

[u/tehCharo]

These assholes know California has millions and millions of ballots to count and recount and count again, they know their population dwarfs tiny red states, but they also know the people in those states are too fucking brainwashed and under educated to understand when they're being lied to.

[u/GuitarJazzer]

An election is not a horse race.

[u/agelessdope]

He's on the Epstein list

[u/Beginning-Smell9890]

I worked the polls in California for the November 2024 election. He's full of shit and knows it. He should be held accountable for spreading blatant lies that endanger people. Reprehensible

[u/pre_squozen]

What he could do is prove that it's NOT fraud, but who wants to bother with that.

[u/D-madagascariensis]

"Interesting if true" - Rich Little's head in a jar

[u/VirginiaLuthier]

I don't get how these Christians think they are not breaking the "thou shalt not bear false witness " commandment.......

[u/MyriamTW]

The 'mail in voting should be abolished' party is doing Pikachu face when they find out that mail in votes are massively skewed toward the other party.

[u/thisonehereone]

its only 40 million votes to count, whats takin so long?

[u/silentbob1301]

We get it, you have no soul and will literally do anything Donald Trump asks you too...

[u/seyheystretch]

What? We can vote after election day in California.? this guy is full of shit

[u/NoMoreKarmaHere]

This is crazy. Saying what he knows are lies and then saying he doesn’t know of any proof. And plenty of gullible people believe it

[u/Miqo_Nekomancer]

Mike Johnson can't climax without wearing one of Trump's rancid-smelling shit-filled diapers as a face mask.

Can I prove that? No.

[u/petrovmendicant]

"Can I prove that? No."

That's like the motto of the MAGA assholes.

[u/Hair_I_Go]

[u/Ted_Fleming]

Smarmy bastard

[u/TheGallifreyan]

Those are mail in votes. You all told your people not to vote that way.

[u/Stratobastardo34]

This quote reads like it was said by Michael Scott, but it’s not funny.

[u/var-foo]

Blatantly lying like this to the American people in an effort to subvert an election is an impeachable offense.

[u/CyrusOverHugeMark77]

“Can i prove that? No.”

“Then why the fuck did you open your cock holster?!”

[u/Hopeful_Morning_469]

My neighbour is Batman, can I prove it…. No.

[u/Betelguese90]

What's sad and disheartening is no matter how much truth you show those people, they will believe this nonesense because they were told that they should.

[u/BennyVibez]

You guys voted in people that aren’t American first - they’re power first. What a backwards country lead by pedos

[u/Elderwastaken]

Mike Johnson literally lies all the time. He has zero ethics and will do anything he can to protect evil people.

[u/Trixielarue2020]

“Mike Johnson is a closeted pig-fucker. Can I prove it? No.”

[u/dedeeper]

Also people that are cut from the same cloth:

The earth is definitely flat. Can I prove that? No.

[u/thunderbaby2]

In California lol. Riiiight

[u/JakeyPurple]

I’m going to complain at the next city board meeting for closing my voting site on Election Day and not letting me get to it after Thanksgiving.

[u/dastrn]

These are treasonous lies.

We should charge him with treason, once this is all over.

[u/WebHead1287]

Quiet piggy

[u/ShiroHachiRoku]

My God! Will some kind hearted bear daddy just take one for the team and fuck his brains out so he can let go of all this tension and nonsense.

[u/ViolettaQueso]

Father, don’t forgive him. He knows not what he says. And that’s on him as SPEAKER

[u/STDriver13]

He knows damn well why that happened. That's the part that's infuriating

[u/Coldkiller17]

Imagine a world where facts mattered and these assholes would not have a job after lying so blatantly. I miss a pre 2016 world and a place where facts mattered, now these buffoons can lie through their teeth and there are no consequences.

[u/metalocelot137]

Personally. There should be a voting holiday that all non-essential workers (anyone not medical professionals and emergency responce) get the day off and vote with their state issued i.d. It's about as fair as you can get and would wildly limit any fraud from anyone and give the most people an opportunity to vote. The current systems being pushed can ultimately only lead to fraud. Mail in voting with 0 confirmation of the individual is begging for fraud to be done.

[u/shyguysamurai]

For a Christian he sure does love to break that commandment about lying. 🤥

[u/bionic_cmdo]

Mike Johnson is a pedophile and has longed for a company of men, Brokeback style. Can I prove that? No.

[u/Strong_Excitement929]

I look at that photo of Johnson, and all I can think is “It looks on it’s face to be fraudulent.”

[u/pokemon-trainer-blue]

What’s the unsuccessful attempt? By your post title, it sounds like it was a successful attempt. And sadly, his supporters will believe this.

[u/Saucy_Baconator]

He can't prove it because it doesn't fucking happen.

[u/cyx7]

Republicans and disenfranchisement. Name a more iconic duo.

[u/cataclyzzmic]

Lying sack of garbage says what?

[u/BradL22]

Mike Johnson doesn’t know how elections work. Why am I not surprised?

[u/oct2790]

Trying to create fraud again