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Has it come to this where when you dont get what you want you threaten other peoples pathetic lives in order to get there?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-facing-death-threats-as-speaker-election-gets-mired-in-personal-feuds_n_65327457e4b00cb3c6971361
Republicans Facing Death Threats As Speaker Election Gets Mired In Personal Feuds

It was the thing that was supposed to make Rep. Jim Jordan the 56th speaker of the House.

An onslaught of pressure from the Republican Party base, allies predicted, would compel the GOP’s moderate and establishment members to support Jordan, a hero of the far-right, and help him secure the votes for the gavel.

But as the pressure campaign devolved this week into death threats against lawmakers and their families, something unexpected happened: Positions hardened, and a ragtag coalition of roughly 20 House Republicans rose up to deny Jordan the speakership.

In doing so, they defied a belief of many in Washington — that moderates have no backbone.

“Bullying don’t work,” said Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican centrist who has led the opposition to Jordan’s nomination.

Still, Bacon said the harassing text messages and phone calls have taken a toll. His wife slept with a loaded gun near her bedside one night. Other Republicans said their families have been threatened. And every lawmaker who voted against Jordan has received a barrage of angry phone calls and messages.

Still, they vowed Thursday to not back down as Jordan tried for a third day to win the 217 Republican votes he needs to become speaker.

Has it come to this where when you dont get what you want you threaten other peoples pathetic lives in order to get there?
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