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Henry203

(691 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:53 AM Jul 15

Call these republicans- pedophiles

call the republicans on this list. They voted in the rules committee to stop the release of the Epstein files.

Majority Members

Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Rep. Brian Jack (R-G I ale reday called the GA reps.

I already called the GA reps.

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Call these republicans- pedophiles (Original Post) Henry203 Jul 15 OP
and they point fingers at us gays an call us peds . AllaN01Bear Jul 15 #1
GOP Gross Old Pedos jmbar2 Jul 15 #2
That would be a diagnostically inaccurate epithet Fiendish Thingy Jul 15 #3
Kick Passages Jul 15 #4
I think Norman voted with the Democrats on this one. Midnight Writer Jul 15 #5

Fiendish Thingy

(20,441 posts)
3. That would be a diagnostically inaccurate epithet
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:11 AM
Jul 15

Psychiatrically speaking, pedophilia is the sexual attraction to prepubescent children , so doesn’t apply to Epstein (based on available evidence) or those in congress who are complicit in the cover up of his crimes.

I know “teen sex trafficking enabler” doesn’t roll off the tongue as smoothly as “pedophile”, but as a member of the reality based community, I feel it’s important to prioritize facts and accuracy over emotionally satisfying epithets.

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