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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I don't know if you are being sarcastic or not. Biden should also make Trump pay for every horrible thing he has done, to set an example of good behavior. Trump is not fit to be a free man for all his blatant crimes.
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Yeah, no. In this day and age, constitutional amendments are impossible. Period.
Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Nov 25th 2020 at 5:34:19 AM
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x4 Let them riot. What matters most is that Trump and his cronies must suffer for everything they did.
Edited by clemont107 on Nov 25th 2020 at 5:35:31 AM
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn> Can't. It's a power expressly given to the president in the Constitution.
then maybe its time we abolished the Constitution
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverAgain, it is not the President's job to punish anyone. All Biden has to, and should do is allow the DOJ to do their jobs and not commute or pardon afterwards.
The DOJ is not the President's personal legal hit squad, Trump and Barr already proved how awful that can be when done incompetently. We do not need a precedent for this.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Is it a pardon for the crimes he’s been charged with or a Nixon-style “all crimes” pardon?
Also if he commits any further crimes (like lying to the FBI again) he can still be charged for them.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranPardons are useful for allowing the President to prevent people from being unjustly punished. They can also be used to prevent people from being justly punished, but that's an acceptable loss.
Leviticus 19:34If he has only be pardoned for the crimes he’s actually been charged/convicted for there are still other charges that can be bought against him once Trump is gone.
Remember, a judge once asked why Flynn wasn’t being charged with Treason! If Trump’s pardon doesn’t explicitly cover all crimes then Flynn can still be charged with treason (or more realistically sedition or espionage).
Also Trump himself may now face criminal prosecution for the pardon, as it’s potentially criminal interference in an active investigation.
His actual formal crime was lying to the FBI about being an agent of a foreign government (I think Turkey), but his actions as an agent of a foreign government has been suggested by a federal judge to potentially reach the laymen’s definition of treason.
Edited by Silasw on Nov 25th 2020 at 10:49:53 AM
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranHere's the TL;DR points:
- North Dakota's state Constitution allows the governor to fill any open office as long as all other options to do so have been exhausted.
- District 8 Republican Executives appointed incumbent Jeff Delzer, who was primaried back in June by both Andahl and another Republican.
- Burgum sued so he could get rid of Delzer, who he has crossed swords with, to appoint coal executive Wade Boeshans to the seat.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/11/25/day-1406/
2/ Biden dismissed pursuing investigations into Trump after he leaves office, saying “I will not do what this president does and use the Justice Department as my vehicle to insist that something happened.” Biden’s comments, however, didn’t rule out that the Justice Department could still investigate Trump, since it traditionally operates independently of the White House on criminal matters. Biden also acknowledged that states could continue pursue their own investigations. (USA Today)
3/ Unemployment claims rose for the second week in a row with 778,000 people filing for benefits. Claims haven’t risen for two consecutive weeks since July and it was the largest two-week increase since April. Another 311,000 people applied for jobless benefits under an emergency federal program for gig workers and the self-employed. (Wall Street Journal / New York Times / NPR / CNBC)
4/ The U.S. reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll in more than six months. The nearly 2,100 COVID-19 deaths reported Tuesday is the highest mark since May 6, when states reported a combined 2,611 fatalities. The U.S. has added more than one million new cases in each of the past two consecutive weeks. (Washington Post / New York Times)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/24/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
Global: Total confirmed cases: ~60,187,000; deaths: ~1,418,000
U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~12,728,000; deaths: ~262,000
Source: Johns Hopkins University
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Live Blogs: New York Times
/ Washington Post
/ NPR
/ NBC News
/ CNN
/ Wall Street Journal
/ CNBC
Trump administration health officials held their first “Operation Warp Speed” briefing with Biden. The initial meeting was focused on COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and distribution. (Politico)
The first 6.4 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine could be distributed as early as mid-December if authorized by the FDA and an independent advisory panel to the CDC. Officials said they are on track to have 40 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna by the end of the year – enough to vaccinate 20 million people. (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/24/vaccine-plan-first-doses/![]()
5/ Biden’s pick for Secretary of State and a top contender for defense secretary co-founded a Washington consulting firm where at least 21 of the 38 employees donated to his campaign. Because WestExec’s staffers aren’t lobbyists – they aren’t directly advocating for federal dollars on behalf of clients – they don’t have to disclose who they worked for. One of WestExec former principals, Avril Haines, is Biden’s pick for director of national intelligence, and Michèle Flournoy, a potential pick for defense secretary, raised more than $100,000 alone for Biden. At least five WestExec employees are helping staff Biden’s review teams for the Pentagon, the Treasury Department, the Council of Economic Advisers and other agencies, including Jen Psaki, who is advising Biden’s transition team. Two other former WestExec employees, Lisa Monaco and Julianne Smith, are also considered potential Biden administration hires. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/23/westexec-advisors-biden-cabinet-440072
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/25/trump-administration-alaska-mining-project-440626
The City of El Paso hired legal counsel to collect more than $500,000 in debt owed by the Trump campaign from a rally that took place almost two years ago. (KTSM)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to transfer $455 billion in unspent Cares Act funding into an account that will require congressional authorization to use. The move leaves Janet Yellen, Mnuchin’s presumed successor, with just under $80 billion available in the Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund. (Bloomberg)
Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 25th 2020 at 3:43:52 AM

As for Flynn I hope everyone ostracizes him and makes his life a living hell so he'll wish he had never been pardoned. Biden should make every single person who worked with and enabled the Orange Monster pay dearly for their actions. We cannot simply allow any of these people to become a Karma Houdini.
Edited by clemont107 on Nov 25th 2020 at 5:21:47 AM
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn