specimenfred1984
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:57 PM
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Do Not charge any repuke with any crimes until after Jan. 20 |
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Chimpy-the-torturer will just pardon them and you can bet the "I love felons" repukes would never hold anyone accountable for anything either.
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deadmessengers
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:58 PM
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1. Doesn't matter: he can pardon them anyway |
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Ford pardoned Nixon pre-emptively, so there's a precedent.
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specimenfred1984
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:06 PM
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5. Nixon covered up a break-in, you think that's precedence for war crimes? |
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Not to mention conspiracy to commit war, illegal use of propaganda for years, no-fly lists of retaliation, illegal hiring and retaliation, election tampering, covering up whatever really happened on 9-11, illegal wiretapping of millions, embezzlement of billions, energy price gouging entire states like CA and the entire nation, civilian killing and use of mercs, no-bid contracts...etc...
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Kelvin Mace
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:03 PM
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2. And what makes you think |
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any BushCo employee will be charged after the 20th.
It wouldn't be in the spirit of the bi-partisan tone Obama wants to foster.
Get used to it, you will hear this excuse a lot in the years to come.
Think of the outrage you felt over Lieberman. Now imagine that outrage every day for the next eight years.
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:04 PM
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3. Like they said, he can pardon them anyway |
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Nixon had not been charged with any crimes when he was pardoned.
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:06 PM
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4. I guarantee you Bush is gonna let fly with blanket preemptive pardons... |
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:14 PM
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6. Harriet Miers seems to think/interpret that as a legal act |
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Got any actual information that suggests "preemptive pardons" are legal?
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phantom power
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:35 PM
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7. I'm not sure that *any* presidential pardons should be considered constitutional |
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I think the whole concept flies in the face of our supposed principle that we are a nation of laws, not men.
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