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LilElf70

(550 posts)
23. The other weird thing about this is
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:37 AM
Dec 2

for the first time ever, it will most likely be used to pardon ones self. I'm guessing Jan 21 it will be a done deal. Just the thought of this is scary. I'm sure the framers did not expect it to be used this way. It makes our country look like corrupt fools.

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Boo boo claudette Dec 2 #1
Seriously, has there ever been a party kerouac2 Dec 2 #2
Yes. Aspirations for a better world for all seems to escape them. Passages Dec 2 #3
Pardon necessary due to their lack kerouac2 Dec 2 #5
GOP went rogue before Trump, imo. Passages Dec 2 #6
He would have been cover for their deeds kerouac2 Dec 2 #8
Or, they will probably start having "labor camps" where a huge percentage of them die. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #40
I agree, and they never stop whining. Mr. Mustard 2023 Dec 2 #26
never should have taken the foot off the "weird" pedal and should have double downed kerouac2 Dec 2 #37
Anyone who voted for a 34 count felon and lecturing Emile Dec 2 #4
Post removed Post removed Dec 2 #7
. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #10
Some will feel as you do. Passages Dec 2 #12
The magas will. Other than that, I'm not sure anyone will mind. Which makes me go, "hmmm" about that post. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #15
Maybe, but some honestly believe its wrong, and I can see their general point. Passages Dec 2 #18
Meh. Small change. And as far as those who object, I think the correct reply is, "You're kidding, right?" Scrivener7 Dec 2 #21
To be concerned about Biden's pardon as opposed to what is coming? Passages Dec 2 #22
Cool story, Bro. Name one other person who was going to be jailed for tax reasons AFTER paying the penalties or FSogol Dec 2 #14
The silence from the gun industry about these charges is very telling. travelingthrulife Dec 2 #31
The one upside of this election is that we don't have to give a rat's ass about what any of them thinks. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #9
GOP has zero credibility, zero. Passages Dec 2 #16
Exactly. And the MSM normalizing all of it, and the magas acting like it's all OK. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #19
100% agree. Mr. Mustard 2023 Dec 2 #29
The "Pardon" card LilElf70 Dec 2 #11
Aside from the incessant enigmania Dec 2 #13
Which is almost hilarious coming from the "fuck YOUR feelings" crowd. niyad Dec 2 #24
I think he knew his son would have been unfairly treated as a surrogate for himself. Towlie Dec 2 #17
"WOULD have been"??? niyad Dec 2 #25
Hunter Biden never hurt anybody, other than himself and his family for the drugs. He never killed anyone. mucholderthandirt Dec 2 #20
The other weird thing about this is LilElf70 Dec 2 #23
The GOP gets away with so much evil shit. Let us have this one. Initech Dec 2 #27
Hmmmm...Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner's father also come to mind. surfered Dec 2 #28
The first person who criticizes this decision to me TNNurse Dec 2 #30
Meanwhile DonJr does drugs constantly and crimes to his heart's content travelingthrulife Dec 2 #32
Bunch of babies Iris Dec 2 #33
I was very relieved to read about the pardon. Hunter should not be penalized for being... LAS14 Dec 2 #34
"Biden pardoning his son is something I might have given a sh*t about in the universe where Buttoneer Dec 2 #35
And the horse they rode in on! GreenWave Dec 2 #36
The GOP forgets this, Trump pardoned his in-law Charles Kushner. republianmushroom Dec 2 #38
They forget everything, literally that matters. Passages Dec 2 #39
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