McCarthy Threatens Technology Firms That Comply with Riot Inquiry (opens in new tab)

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12 pointsluke_heine4y ago22 comments

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I was curious if this McCarthy was related to THAT McCarthy, as an interested outsider. Nope.

But I did discover that he holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. How the fuck is Marketing part of the Science faculty?

mmastrac4y ago

BSc is a pretty broad category

dekhn4y ago

and my degree in biochemistry is a bachelor of arts

readonthegoapp4y ago

Isn't this a serious crime?

sigmaprimus4y ago

Providing phone records of elected officials to their political opponents without a court order? Seems like it.

Or did You mean what they are hoping to find in the phone records?

mister_tee4y ago

I'm not an expert especially on avenues to challenge, but the House Select Committee has subpoena powers

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b0sk4y ago

I mean I'd consider organizing a coup to stop the peaceful transfer of power would certainly be considered a crime. Especially when some of the members are actively planning t have another go at it(https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/a...)

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shermozle4y ago

I was curious if this McCarthy was related to THAT McCarthy, as an interested outsider. Nope.

But I did discover that he holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. How the fuck is Marketing part of the Science faculty?

mmastrac4y ago

BSc is a pretty broad category

dekhn4y ago

and my degree in biochemistry is a bachelor of arts

readonthegoapp4y ago

Isn't this a serious crime?

sigmaprimus4y ago

Providing phone records of elected officials to their political opponents without a court order? Seems like it.

Or did You mean what they are hoping to find in the phone records?

mister_tee4y ago

I'm not an expert especially on avenues to challenge, but the House Select Committee has subpoena powers

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b0sk4y ago

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