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05-19-23 13:46 #12339
Posts: 1807Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]
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05-19-23 10:40 #12338
Posts: 5440Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]
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05-19-23 06:27 #12337
Posts: 746Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
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05-19-23 05:12 #12336
Posts: 1807Originally Posted by CheckMate1 [View Original Post]
A friend who's an attorney, a Democrat, and more partisan than Tooms believes the most likely reason Trump will go to jail will be because of the classified records violations. Well, say we throw him in the slammer for that. Then what do we do with Joe Biden and Mike Pence? They undoubtedly violated classified records laws too.
You put Trump in front of a jury in Washington, D.C. and there's a pretty good chance he'll be convicted even if the prosecution has a weak case. Ditto for Biden in Amarillo, Texas.
I believe you need a damn good reason to put an ex-president in jail. And like I said, there may be one related to Trump's post 2020 election shenanigans. As to confidential records and Stormy Daniels, that's just nuts. If Trump gets convicted on those charges then yeah, it's a sign we're becoming a banana republic. And yes, maybe the Donald contributed as much to that as anyone. Remember he tried to get the Justice Department to prosecute Hillary Clinton. Since I'm the founder of the Free Markets Church of Tiny, I'll quote a couple of relevant Biblical passages here,
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Well, I say bull shit to that. Somebody just needs to say enough is enough and stop trying to put the other side in jail.
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05-19-23 00:39 #12335
Posts: 123Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
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05-18-23 23:19 #12334
Posts: 1807Originally Posted by CheckMate1 [View Original Post]
I'm not sure whether or not I agree with "1". Here in the United States of America, we haven't ever sent an ex President to jail. That's part of what separates us from banana republics. We shouldn't even have to think about this. But Trump may have crossed the line after the 2020 election.
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05-18-23 22:24 #12333
Posts: 123Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
I think a way to get rid of corruption, or potential of, is to create a new amendment that states:
1. President's term in office is immunized, and statute of limitations of all crimes, with the exception of murder, shall begin at the end of the president's term. If convicted, all former presidential perks will be rescinded and disqualify from all future public post. This will provide the disincentive of doing something corrupt while in office. It does beg the question of "is anyone above the law?" However, it clears the wishy washy way of how the DOJ interpret their own standing on not to prosecute a sitting president.
2. Supreme Court Justices. Can not accept any gift from anyone.
3. (I think this is the biggest issue) Member of Congress / Senate; President; Supreme Court Justices shall have all assets managed in a blind trust or be published to the public. All trades would be reveal in real time by the brokerage firms.
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05-18-23 22:06 #12332
Posts: 1775Effective social activism at Amazon
Very powerfully spoken:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuPISYnoBsM
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05-18-23 18:58 #12331
Posts: 1807Originally Posted by Xpartan [View Original Post]Originally Posted by CheckMate1 [View Original Post]
Remember when Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis told the mayors and city councils in their states that they couldn't institute lockdowns or mask mandates? They were called mass murderers more than once. Now I'm no lockdown lover, but I can kind of see their point, in a figurative sense. But no, the governors weren't going around killing people and burying them in big pits. Anyway, I don't think you'd be coming to the defense of Abbott or DeSantis over the "Mass Murderer" label.
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05-18-23 18:46 #12330
Posts: 1807Originally Posted by MarquisdeSade1 [View Original Post]
The Progressives were able to have their cake and eat it too though. Biden was more electable than Sanders. And after the general election, he swung to the left. For example, it's hard to know whether Biden or Elizabeth Warren, through her accolytes installed throughout his administration, is calling the shots for financial regulation. And the Biden administration is pushing the Green agenda as hard as it can without ruining the Party's chances at the polls.
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05-18-23 00:28 #12329
Posts: 123Consequences of hyper imagination
Originally Posted by Xpartan [View Original Post]
Accusing someone of a crime, have some evidence, not just hearsays, rumors, or conspiracy theories.
Side note, when the person who's leading the charge says, "Well, unfortunately we can't track down the informant. We are hopeful the informant is still there," a. How do you lose informant? Be. Couldn't you have recorded your conversations?
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05-17-23 06:52 #12328
Posts: 1949Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
You don't like the guy and his policies, and that's fine.
But at least you can see why that "criminal syndicate" thingy didn't seat well with me.
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05-17-23 04:43 #12327
Posts: 2579Originally Posted by JustTK [View Original Post]
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05-16-23 00:39 #12326
Posts: 2579Tucker 2028
Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/...-twitter-soon/
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05-16-23 00:35 #12325
Posts: 2579Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]