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highplainsdem

(48,732 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:55 PM Jul 2020

Russia expert on Stone commutation: We are living in a mafia state modeled after Russia.

From researcher and journalist Olga Lautman (see this for her bio: https://olgalautman.com/about/ ), a 3-tweet thread starting here, full text below:






We are living in a mafia state modeled after Russia. The loyalists commit crimes and get rewarded, Trump and his Republican inner circle have looted our country while mass Americans are dying.
The people protecting our country get punished, fired, harassed, and called traitors


Trump's criminals get to serve their time out home or have his justice dept intervene to drop cases. Meanwhile Floyd didn't even have the luxury of seeing a court. Nope he was killed while these criminals are walking free after working w a foreign enemy to attack America



A second term of Trump will go after opposition, journalists and silence them by all means. Vote and make sure everyone you know votes. We need to clean house on every level of the government. Federal, state, local
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Russia expert on Stone commutation: We are living in a mafia state modeled after Russia. (Original Post) highplainsdem Jul 2020 OP
Yep liberal N proud Jul 2020 #1
Definitely. soothsayer Jul 2020 #2
K&R 2naSalit Jul 2020 #3
And can't do a fucking thing about it Ahpook Jul 2020 #4
Yep kimbutgar Jul 2020 #5
I think its time to modify the Presidential powers of pardoning and commuting people facing cstanleytech Jul 2020 #6
Best idea I've heard all day! KS Toronado Jul 2020 #8
no, Just Require IRS to automatically release Taxes of anyone who files to run for President JI7 Jul 2020 #15
So true & so sad that it is the truth. KS Toronado Jul 2020 #7
Rule of men -- thugocracy, kleptocracy, autocracy -- vs. Rule of Law -- democracy, STEM, art, music ancianita Jul 2020 #9
K&R betsuni Jul 2020 #10
This is truly the failure of one political party.... Dan Jul 2020 #11
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Jul 2020 #17
Been saying this since 2001, but no one listens. Ford_Prefect Jul 2020 #12
IKR. BootinUp Jul 2020 #13
House needs to start Impeachment proceedings AGAIN! mdbl Jul 2020 #14
We can't even get the AG before the House. Grasswire2 Jul 2020 #16

cstanleytech

(26,087 posts)
6. I think its time to modify the Presidential powers of pardoning and commuting people facing
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:05 AM
Jul 2020

criminal charges and or that have been convicted of them via a new Amendment.
Perhaps redo it so that the President can recommend someone to have their sentence commuted or a pardon granted but the Senate has to approve it with 2/3 of the vote.

KS Toronado

(16,918 posts)
7. So true & so sad that it is the truth.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:10 AM
Jul 2020

This country has gone to HELL in one cycle of fake president.
We can & need to do better.

Dan

(3,524 posts)
11. This is truly the failure of one political party....
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:42 AM
Jul 2020

The GOP put party before Nation.

The GOP has failed us, as a Nation, 100%.

Ford_Prefect

(7,831 posts)
12. Been saying this since 2001, but no one listens.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:53 AM
Jul 2020

What worried me then and now is voting hasn't counted the way it should. They keep bending and breaking the system to suit the results they want.

mdbl

(4,972 posts)
14. House needs to start Impeachment proceedings AGAIN!
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 01:02 AM
Jul 2020

When someone is abusing our democracy as seriously as Trump and Barr, it's time to Impeach. Don't wait for an election - you may never get one.

Grasswire2

(13,564 posts)
16. We can't even get the AG before the House.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 02:19 AM
Jul 2020

We're losing our Republic, if we wait for elections to save us.

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