Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

Post by jshevek » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:36 PM UTC

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Trump isn't considered a Republican by any of the powerful people in the Republican Party, or most of its big traditional financial backers (the Kochs particularly dislike him). It's why people like Mitch McConnell turned on him when it was clear Trump's power was gone. It's why they did everything they could to prevent him from winning the party nomination in the first place. The other Republican candidates were ver…

"Trump running was merely an arrangement with his former pals the Clintons" You're reaching.

Post by pokot0 » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:38 PM UTC

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I never went as far as saying the the USA is not a democracy but you did. Goes far behind my point, but that was the direction. Saying that the president is not a president of the people when people literally vote directly for that person (unlike most of the wester republics) is frankly pretty weak. How can you argue he is not the most influencial political figure in a US citizen life?

The citizens don't vote directly for the president, the electoral college does. Usually the distinction doesn't matter but it does affect outcomes. States have different rules in how their electors vote for the president. Some states have tied their electoral votes to the national popular vote in the name of increases democracy. It will be interesting to see the first state that has its electoral votes changed due to…

Post by jolmg » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:38 PM UTC

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> He pardoned a literal spy who was convicted of espionage of state secrets but he did not pardon Assange. Incredible. Assange and Snowden remain unpopular with Senate Republicans, and my understanding is that he was told pardoning them would hurt his chances of avoiding a Senate conviction in his second impeachment. He was also recently steered away from pardoning himself, his family, and some Republicans that may h…

I was under impression that the self-pardon story was part of the information warfare campaign. Is there any proof to the story?

Post by jshevek » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:39 PM UTC

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You may be correct, but complaining that you will be down voted often leads to additional downvotes.

Not complaining, just pointing out the bias in this community.

Post by johannes1234321 » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:41 PM UTC

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Judges deciding cases based on what the law says, free from fear of political reprisal is the intended feature. Lifetime appointments get you that (or very nearly to it). If you know of a strictly better way to get the same feature, what is it?

America surely does not have such a shortage of well-qualified lawyers that each justice needs to serve for decades. It's certainly not an argument anyone would accept regarding the President. Just have them serve a single long term, and then that's it. You might lose some expertise, but on the other hand, you don't have the tragic spectacle of Justices dieing in office whilst waiting for a 'safe' time to retire.