US Politics Thread

[west didsblue]

It's the "done thing now"? Dude, it wasn't the done thing when Bill Clinton pardoned cronies and domestic terrorists???

People like YOU voted for this shit in the 1990s when you backed Arkansas corruption in the White House, then you wanted to run Hilary for POTUS in 2016. OWN IT.

I’m British. I didn’t vote for anything in the US.

 

[Dax777]

I’m British. I didn’t vote for anything in the US.

Your moral support is well noted though :)

 

[Username Required]

I’m British. I didn’t vote for anything in the US.

That's why I said "people like you."

Paging Kash Patel & Pam Bondi. Clean up on Aisle ELEVEN.

 

[KS55]

Oh Oh!!!!

@FogBlueInSanFran
@west didsblue
@KS55

And all the other esteemed scholars. Can you call please answer the above question?

Don’t know why you’re asking me.
1. I haven’t particularly followed this saga and I have no interest in it.
2. The pardon to my mind is disgraceful. I don’t accept the explanation or justification. It’s just another example of USA’s failure to stick to the rule of law.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Don’t know why you’re asking me.
1. I haven’t particularly followed this saga and I have no interest in it.
2. The pardon to my mind is disgraceful. I don’t accept the explanation or justification. It’s just another example of USA’s failure to stick to the rule of law.

The race to the bottom continues.

 

[grunge]

It's the "done thing now"? Dude, it wasn't the done thing when Bill Clinton pardoned cronies and domestic terrorists???

People like YOU voted for this shit in the 1990s when you backed Arkansas corruption in the White House, then you wanted to run Hilary for POTUS in 2016. OWN IT.

Just went to check this out as I was curious what the deal was, and granted this is probably a small variance in the grand scheme of things but he didn't pardon domestic terrorists. he commuted the sentence's to time served.

Just posting for those interested.

 

[Username Required]

Just went to check this out as I was curious what the deal was, and granted this is probably a small variance in the grand scheme of things but he didn't pardon domestic terrorists. he commuted the sentence's to time served.

Fair point. He commuted the sentences of people convicted of domestic terrorism.

 

[grunge]

Fair point. He commuted the sentences of people convicted of domestic terrorism.

Yep, not the best move. some he tried to commute even refused and are still in jail. thats some Conviction in their beliefs.

I've been trying to dig into it to see if there was some sort of quid pro qo thing going on but cant see anything.

 

[super_city_si]

lol.

They’re all the fucking same ;-)

They are. The door is open to bypass any and all ethics so to be honest, I don't blame him. There is no high ground anymore, its for losers. Hunter would have been fucked

 

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According to the right-wing Washington Examiner:

Of the 2,550 criminal investigations by the IRS in fiscal 2022, more than 9 in 10 offenders prosecuted were convicted.

Will they be pardoned now?

Here's the thing, Hunter wasn't prosecuted as a political act by Biden's own DOJ, he was prosecuted because he was a tax cheat that bragged about it. Two big things Democrats talk about - lax gun laws and not paying your fair share.

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no