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In reply to the discussion: Michael Beschloss makes a really important point [View all]PatSeg
(47,239 posts)67. Or basically do to them
what they would do to lawbreakers. Nixon was quite a "Law and Order" politician and he wouldn't be nearly so lenient.
That said, he at least should have been tried and judged in a court of law. Even if he didn't go to prison if found guilty, history would forever know him as a criminal, a felon. That pardon was too easy and his crimes deserved far more attention. Meanwhile, I don't think the man ever thought he did anything wrong. Pompous and arrogant to the end.
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Nixon not having been duly punished, prison term, is precisely why magas feel so emboldened
SheltieLover
Mar 2023
#1
Well that's pretty cool! In the great state of Vermont, eh? I was a college student
KPN
Mar 2023
#17
Oh, I didn't know That! Phew! I do know his "beware the Military Industrial complex" quote late...
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#18
Definitely respect. Maybe agree with some things? Must look up his record. It's been about 62 yrs!
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#49
Yeah, I get that Obama was afraid to rock the boat much, being the first black president,
Sky Jewels
Mar 2023
#21
Excellent. Thank you. I could/should research this myself - just want to encourage OP to add context
erronis
Mar 2023
#37
I was a bit out of college. I was angry that he was pardoned but wasn't learned enough to consider..
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#50
Yeah, in his case especially. Nevertheless, it was and is emblematic of the failures of
KPN
Mar 2023
#20
We had a nice lunch with an old friend of ours, an attorney, and I made exactly that point. n/t.
NNadir
Mar 2023
#52
In my elementary school, teachers taught that in America "no one is above the law."
tclambert
Mar 2023
#59