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Democracy Matters :verified:onMastodon18h ago
Susan Collins gave us Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, who overturned Roe v. Wade.
She voted for a GOP tax bill that cut health care for thousands of Mainers.
She gave ICE an ADDITIONAL $70B
She’s no innocent victim; she's a liar, a crook, and a traitor.
#SusanCollins #Maine #GOPTraitor #USPol
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Context55%
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Analysis Summary
Susan Collins did vote to confirm Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, both of whom voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — that's factually accurate. She also voted for the 2017 GOP tax bill. Whether that bill directly caused health care cuts is murkier than the post suggests — the bill didn't eliminate Medicaid, but some analysts argue it created budget pressures that later fueled debates over health coverage. The $70B ICE funding claim can't be verified and lacks specifics. The post uses inflammatory language ('traitor,' 'crook') that goes beyond factual criticism and into name-calling, which undermines the credibility of the verifiable points underneath.
Claims Analysis (4)
“Susan Collins gave us Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, who overturned Roe v. Wade.”
Collins voted to confirm both justices. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were among the three justices who voted to overturn Roe (Dobbs decision, June 2022). The phrasing 'gave us' implies personal responsibility for the outcome, which is fair characterization of her confirmation votes.
“She voted for a GOP tax bill that cut health care for thousands of Mainers.”
Collins voted for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Medicaid impact claim requires careful parsing: the bill did not directly cut Medicaid (which she supported separately), but the bill's deficit impact created pressure for future cuts. The causal link 'the tax bill cut health care' conflates the vote with downstream policy effects. This is a contested interpretation of cause-effect.
“She gave ICE an ADDITIONAL $70B”
Web search did not return specific evidence of Collins voting to increase ICE funding by $70B. This figure is specific and extraordinary and requires primary source confirmation. Possible reference to DHS/ICE appropriations voting record, but amount and attribution unclear.
“She's a liar, a crook, and a traitor.”
These are character judgments, not falsifiable claims. 'Liar' and 'crook' lack specific actionable referents; 'traitor' is an inflammatory political epithet without legal or constitutional meaning in this context.
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