Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

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the democrat party

The Democratic Party

 

[TheSecondComing]

The Democratic Party

seriously?

A small oversight like that warranted that reply.

 

[sdk]

seriously?

A small oversight like that warranted that reply.

Calling it the Democrat Party is the habit of right wing trolls. Gives the game away.

 

[Chewbacca]

Calling it the Democrat Party is the habit of right wing trolls. Gives the game away.

Like they hadn’t already?

 

[TheSecondComing]

Calling it the Democrat Party is the habit of right wing trolls. Gives the game away.

Well ain’t no right wing troll and find the idea of you calling me that deeply offensive.

 

[TheSecondComing]

Like they hadn’t already?

Who are they?

Clarify this for me now.

 

[sdk]

Well ain’t no right wing troll and find the idea of you calling me that deeply offensive.

Best wishes for a painless recovery.

 

[Chewbacca]

Who are they?

Clarify this for me now.

The right wing trolls on here

 

[TheSecondComing]

Best wishes for a painless recovery.

Strange little man.

 

[sdk]

Strange little man.

Just disappointed.

I expected more from the Second Coming.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

What the....?

That's utterly absurd.

Only at Federal level, right?

Correct.

He could get a full and unconditional pardon from resigning and VP Pence becomes president and pardons him. That'd be for crimes against the US. Individual law suits at state level could be successful. In theory.

Again, wouldn't need to resign or have Pence become President. He can do it himself.

Nixon didn't because he had more respect for the institution of the Presidency (and the government in general) than Trump does. By a factor of several hundred.

 

[TN Toffee]

Correct.


Again, wouldn't need to resign or have Pence become President. He can do it himself.

Nixon didn't because he had more respect for the institution of the Presidency (and the government in general) than Trump does. By a factor of several hundred.

But Trump isn’t currently facing any Federal charges that I’m aware of. I could obviously be wrong about this, but surely neither he nor Pence could grant a blanket pardon for any crimes that may come to light in the future.

 

[RAFUH]

I wasn't arguing the point that Biden would pardon Trump. I was stating that not offering that 'reconciliation' route out of this mess would be 'involvement' by Biden. (Others were saying Biden shouldn't get embroiled in going after Trump).

Biden shouldn't.

The President, any President, shouldn't be laying a figurative finger on the scale of justice one way or another, but especially for political rivals. That is all part of the norms that Trump has obliterated. POTUS should never be involved in the legal process.

 

[BlueTX]

Again, wouldn't need to resign or have Pence become President. He can do it himself.

Nixon didn't because he had more respect for the institution of the Presidency (and the government in general) than Trump does. By a factor of several hundred.

Self-Pardons: The President Can't Pardon Himself, So Why Do People Think He Can?

There appears to be some confusion surrounding the question of whether a president can pardon himself. There are many judgments to be drawn from the familiar forms of legal argument—history, text, structure, prudence, doctrine and ethos—all of which cohere around the conclusion that such a...

www.lawfareblog.com

 

[mahermi1]

Correct.


Again, wouldn't need to resign or have Pence become President. He can do it himself.

Nixon didn't because he had more respect for the institution of the Presidency (and the government in general) than Trump does. By a factor of several hundred.

Hard to believe you can get off that easily, not doubting you like for a minute.