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joetheman

(1,450 posts) Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:05 AM Mar 2021

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Biden's first two pardons...ought to be

The GA state official who was arrested for trying to view the signing of the voter suppression bill
and Reality Winter. Get on it right now!

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Biden's first two pardons...ought to be (Original Post) joetheman Mar 2021 OP

Presidents can't pardon state crimes. He can, however pardon Reality Winter. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

Biden could pardon Gov. Don Siegelman no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 #2

Apparently President Obama didn't think it was warranted. brooklynite Mar 2021 #4

Doesn't mean that Biden can't re-evaluate. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #5

You realize she'll never be convicted, right? brooklynite Mar 2021 #3

WINNER...Not Winter. Liberal In Texas Mar 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2021 #10

Leonard Peltier should be the first Doc Sportello Mar 2021 #7

Hell, yes it should be Peltier. Metatron Mar 2021 #8

Thanks, I'm glad people still remember him n/t Doc Sportello Mar 2021 #9

What about the Texas woman who got 5 years for "election fraud." Patterson Mar 2021 #11

hlthe2b

(102,126 posts)

1. Presidents can't pardon state crimes. He can, however pardon Reality Winter.

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:09 AM

Mar 2021

no_hypocrisy

(46,021 posts)

2. Biden could pardon Gov. Don Siegelman

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:15 AM

Mar 2021

He was unjustly convicted for federal corruption.

brooklynite

(94,347 posts)

4. Apparently President Obama didn't think it was warranted.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:41 AM

Mar 2021

Elessar Zappa

(13,909 posts)

5. Doesn't mean that Biden can't re-evaluate.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:43 AM

Mar 2021

brooklynite

(94,347 posts)

3. You realize she'll never be convicted, right?

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:41 AM

Mar 2021

Elected officials get arrested for protesting all the time. The charges never carry through.

Liberal In Texas

(13,531 posts)

6. WINNER...Not Winter.

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:44 AM

Mar 2021

Reality Winner.

And I agree. Pardon her.

Response to Liberal In Texas (Reply #6)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

Doc Sportello

(7,487 posts)

7. Leonard Peltier should be the first

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 08:56 AM

Mar 2021

Convicted of a crime he didn't commit but still in prison because of the culture wars of the 60s and 70s and because no one in power will stand up to the FBI on this.

https://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/

Metatron

(1,258 posts)

8. Hell, yes it should be Peltier.

Reply to Doc Sportello (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 09:00 AM

Mar 2021

Doc Sportello

(7,487 posts)

9. Thanks, I'm glad people still remember him n/t

Reply to Metatron (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 09:03 AM

Mar 2021

Patterson

(1,527 posts)

11. What about the Texas woman who got 5 years for "election fraud."

Reply to joetheman (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 12:28 PM

Mar 2021

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