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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A few weeks back a bunch of Democratic Congresspeople went to the Department of Education with a whole media circus in tow, and were blocked from entering by a single small man, who couldn't have weighed more than 150lbs soaking wet, who claimed to be hired by Musk and working for the federal government despite not providing any ID. The Democrats gave up and left.

Like fucking what? Are you kidding me? You are members of Congress! Just fucking push past him! Either that security guard has the authority to keep you out, in which case they'd have to go through the terrible fucking optics of arresting a sitting congressperson for accessing a government building, or he doesn't actually have the authority in which case you have a duty to tell him to fuck off.

They're just spineless.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Yeah exactly they are too comfortable taking no for an answer. They should have even asked permission they should have barged in. If they were truly representing me that's what they would do. Any kind of confrontation and they just cave.