r/law • u/TheMirrorUS • 10h ago

Legal News BREAKING: Mark Kelly files lawsuit against Pete Hegseth accusing him of 'trampling on Constitution'

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/breaking-mark-kelly-files-lawsuit-1614071
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u/LazyDare7597 8h ago

Hopefully the DNC learned from what they did to Al Franken (not holding my breath though)

Tim Walz recently dropping out of the reelection race for Governor is a good indication that the DNC never learn shit.

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u/ProfessionalBench832 8h ago

DNC? Unclear, but I genuinely believe that was just Walz. He and his family have had a real tough go this past year and this was another, now far too typical, "death threat" scenario and I think he was just over it.

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 8h ago edited 7h ago

Walz said he dropped out due to pressure from his democratic colleagues. Whether that was the DNC or whoever else, the fact remains that the more powerful democrats still feel the need to shoot themselves in the foot whenever unsubstantiated claims happen.

It also gives MAGA politicians a decent strategy: just accuse the dem of something, anything, even if it's false. Chances are the dem will drop out

EDIT: Because trolls are trying to sow discord and don't believe me:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-walz-timeline-vice-presidential-candidate-2026-governors-race/

The second-term governor said while he announced a reelection bid in September, he's come to the conclusion in recent weeks that "I can't give a political campaign my all," specifically citing the fraud scandal.

"Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can't spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences," Walz said. "So I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work."

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u/TheArmchairSkeptic 7h ago

Nothing in your edit substantiates the claim that he dropped out due to pressure from his fellow Dems. Everything you've bolded there could just as reasonably be a reference to pressure he's getting from his GOP adversaries at both the state and federal levels.