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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think Pence deserves some credit for refusing to try to overturn
The election.
Now Im no fan of Pence. If he had done as Trump wanted, I imagine it wouldnt stand up in court anyway. But it wouldve been making a bigger dumpster fire than everything already was. I wonder what Hawley or Gaetz would have done.
He could have been assassinated by the lawbreakers storming the Capitol.
Anyone who would work for or with Trump should know that sooner or later, Trump will throw them under the bus.
Its kind of like going on a date with Ted Bundy. You know its not going to end well.
Although for four years, he co-signed Trumps bullshit, Im glad he stood up there at the end.
I thought a while about posting this, but here goes.
North Shore Chicago
(4,230 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,896 posts)I'll pass.
theneworiginal
(302 posts)Deuxcents
(25,983 posts)Turin_C3PO
(16,385 posts)Im glad he stuck to the law but in a lot of other instances he has been a coward.
safeinOhio
(37,161 posts)Agree 100%
JI7
(93,359 posts)the truth
Towlie
(5,561 posts)
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)It would have been easier to stay silent. I give credit where credit is due.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)EndlessWire
(8,103 posts)The guy was on the hit list. I don't recall him protesting that. What did he say? He just refused to 25A Trump, that's all. What did I miss?
I'm telling ya, I just don't understand how anyone couldn't see the coup attempt for what it was. The GOP are sleazeballs for still supporting Trump. And, Pence is weak, and calculating.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)EndlessWire
(8,103 posts)Marius25
(3,213 posts)Should I get credit for not robbing a bank today?
EndlessWire
(8,103 posts)Pretty soon we'll all probably quietly think about it.
Happy Hoosier
(9,445 posts)I deserve credit for NOT robbing a bank when I need some bucks.
Doing one's Constitutional duty is the bare minimum.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)He would try the country into a theocracy given the chance.
Fuck that guy.
catbyte
(38,834 posts)think about "giving credit" to a politician for not destroying the Constitution in order to prop up a dictator wannabe, but here we are.
malaise
(294,130 posts)Trump needs to be locked up. Pence merely followed the law
N_E_1 for Tennis
(12,750 posts)If Pence went along with Trump and forced the return of the electoral ballots to the states at that time (Jan 6) Trump still had time in his presidency to do real damage, as if that action wasnt enough.
Due to the uproar he would have declared martial law and retained his place of power.
If you dont believe there would be protests, confusion, yelling and screaming and lies, lies, lies about what was happening and Trump would not take advantage of that scenario youve been asleep for years.
Pence did not allow a coup to take place.
Absolutely no fan of Pence either.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)Johnny2X2X
(23,825 posts)He didn't commit crimes against our Democracy, whoopty doo. I didn't murder anyone yesterday, do I get a cookie?
Wawannabe
(6,886 posts)THEN. I WOULD GIVE HIM SOME CREDIT.
But he is a COWARD.
SO
NOT NOW. NOT EVER.
Tom Rinaldo
(23,181 posts)But relatively speaking, sure. Based on that curve he avoided a failing grade.
llashram
(6,269 posts)Wounded Bear
(63,970 posts)MineralMan
(150,864 posts)He was advised of that. He deserves no credit for doing what the Constitution requires. He swore an oath to that effect.
To Hell with Pence!
Mattgoetznolovefromm
(3,680 posts)for not murdering anyone in the last 24 hours.
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)Now if he would have resigned because he found insurrection unacceptable, maybe. He is a evil rat fucking POS snake republican and will always be that.
Yeehah
(6,241 posts)That's about as far as I go.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)safeinOhio
(37,161 posts)were yelling string him up.
Ferrets are Cool
(22,597 posts)I will give him NO credit whatsoever.
MrsCoffee
(5,825 posts)He stood by complicit for four years.
Fuck Pence.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)DON'T GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR DOING HIS JOB AS HE SHOULD HAVE
AnyFunctioningAdult
(200 posts)He deserves to be able to quietly retire knowing when it really mattered he did the right thing. That is all.
LizBeth
(11,222 posts)back for simply doing what I am suppose to do. Pence does not get a pat on the back for not overturning an election.
