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[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

How would that work, exactly?

PA senators are not subject to recalls, so it's out of the hands of the voters. He could technically be impeached and removed from office by the Senate itself... but for what, exactly? It's not illegal to vote a certain way, even if it's against the wishes of your constituency.

And even if Fetterman were somehow removed, PA is an extremely competitive state. Remember, he won against Doctor fucking Oz, so the chance of someone even worse coming in to replace him is quite high. The devil you know, etc etc...

Best case scenario is that he gets primaried into irrelevance in 2028 by someone with actual integrity. But even then, I'm not holding my breath...

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

How would that work, exactly?

You pull all of his committee assignments and neuter his value to lobbyists. If all he has is his vote on the legislation that hits the floor, he can't do much and it will hurt him both financially and politically, because if you don't have value to lobbyists they won't send you "gifts".

You attack him personally and threaten his business or personal connections. For example, if Dems wanted to pull Manchin in line, for example, they could have sent the DoJ after his daughter for price gouging consumers on pharmaceuticals.

And yes, while it doesn't matter now, you make sure he knows he'll be primaried out and smeared like yesterday's dog shit. Character assassination is effective and could bring someone in line, especially when they're enthusiastically supporting genocide and Israel's popularity is in the shitter.

That's how.

They've never been powerless. They're just complicit.

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