Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

Post by sn_master » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:42 PM UTC

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #754

sn_master wrote: post #745

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

The 'bias' in this community is for demanding evidence, of which you have provided none. You said "I can say similar things about many of the Obama pardons" - well, if you can, do, otherwise, well, STFU. And I'm not being facetious. It's worth comparing Obama's (or any previous president's) process for granting pardons with Trump's.

Post by chrisjc » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:45 PM UTC

zarkov99 wrote: post #708

Does anyone have some honest insight on why?

Post by cherrycherry98 » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:47 PM UTC

pokot0 wrote: post #753

cherrycherry98 wrote: post #724

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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…

Wait... I think I misread when I first answered: "Some states have tied their electoral votes to the national popular vote in the name of increases democracy." Is this a thing? I had no idea. Do you know what states do that ?

Post by artificialLimbs » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:48 PM UTC

emn13 wrote: post #680

hawkice wrote: post #459

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>Seriously, name 1 check/balance that's actually particularly good! The person in charge with executing the law is different from the people in charge of crafting the laws to be executed.

I don't believe this helps, at all. If anything it makes things worse, because it lets congress off the hook, and that's exactly what happens in the US - lots of congressional powers are abrogated to the executive, which is essentially a monarchy that hasn't devolved into a dictatorship simply because of tradition and popular unease at that route - but it's really unsafe. The real protection here is that a simple maj…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:49 PM UTC

rendall wrote: post #602

WickyNilliams wrote: post #512

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I'm not here to read your entire comment history. I replied to a specific request of yours with a relevant example. You go off on a mostly irrelevant screed. Come on. Does it really need to be speculated on? That "one guy" is a white supremacist who killed 50+ people - I think it's pretty clear what his intentions were. On top of that, his written manifesto was a) steeped in 4chan memes and winks to those in the know…

> I'm not here to read your entire comment history I wouldn't ordinarily expect that of anyone, except that you had already replied. Perhaps we should define terms. When people use the term "white supremacist symbol" I hear something that is used by everyone including white supremacists to unambiguously signal white supremacy. A Nazi flag. A burning cross. Shaved head, bomber jacket, combat boots, and most importantl…