• normalexit@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    This seems like a terrible precedent to set when a criminal has been elected. If old age doesnt get Trump during this term I can already hear him say, 'But sleepy Joe did it!", as he pardons all his buddies

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      16 days ago

      Why would he suddenly start needing some kind of precedent to do whatever he wants?

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        16 days ago

        He doesn’t, that’s true. He will do the same regardless, but this is more ammunition for the media to normalize this behavior.

        I want our government representatives to be held to a higher standard. These people work for us, and if they are breaking the law send them to court AND sentence them like anyone else. There should be no get out of jail free cards for people in your circle.

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            16 days ago

            I just looked at the list of Trump’s previous pardons on Wikipedia. I’m on board for whatever now. Pardoning as a practice is fucked up, but yeah I guess we are just embracing corruption, so let’s go!

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              15 days ago

              It was already embraced. “We” didn’t embrace shit. Trying to take the high road when dealing with literally any politician will leave you on the wrong side of a decision.

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          Trump will do it regardless of normalization.

          That ship has already sailed - norms don’t mean shit to Trump.

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      16 days ago

      Trump is known for breaking precedent. It’s what makes his supporters cheer. He doesn’t need it.

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      16 days ago

      Trump pardoned all his buddies at the end of his last term. Biden’s not breaking any precedence.

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        Thank you for finally summing up my frustration with folks that ain’t freaking out. They somehow think the laws will still mean something when the opposite is what they voted for

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      16 days ago

      Dude, Biden could have literally had Trump assassinated and it would have been up to congress to decide whether or not it was a crime or an official presidential act. Trump’s lawyers successfully argued that very thing in front of the Supreme Court.

      This is a slap on the wrist in comparison.

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      15 days ago

      Personally, I agree. But we do need to be limiting the damage trump can do. I think Biden should go the other way, do a few things that are so illegal that the SCOTUS has to start limiting the president’s powers.

      Perhaps a domestic drone strike or two.