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patphil

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5. If Presidents, are able to "get away with murder", then eventually one will.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:52 PM

Mar 2023

If you can't be prosecuted, then laws become nothing more than guidelines as far as a President is concerned.

This is a law that comes right out of a dictator's playbook.

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CNN: What the rest of the world realizes about prosecuting former presidents [View all] grumpyduck Mar 2023 OP

like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #1

Probably hundreds of congresspeople, too . lindysalsagal Mar 2023 #2

The US made a big mistake after the civil war. jaxexpat Mar 2023 #3

I have inthewind21 Mar 2023 #7

Might be a good question for reQublican friends, neighbors, coworkers KS Toronado Mar 2023 #4

If Presidents, are able to "get away with murder", then eventually one will. patphil Mar 2023 #5

They wouldn't even be guidelines. AZ8theist Mar 2023 #12

WTF didn't we go after Bush and Cheney for their crimes? OMGWTF Mar 2023 #6

There is NOT a Republican Presidential administration after Eisenhower that is not tainted. Raster Mar 2023 #8

Becasue inthewind21 Mar 2023 #9

There were a lot of people here who were unhappy with the Dems' decision to "keep our powder dry" progressoid Mar 2023 #13

If this was a D POTUS there would not be 1/1,000 of the teeth nashing Cosmocat Mar 2023 #10

Yes indeed BOSSHOG Mar 2023 #15

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 and Michelle Obama agrees (link) uponit7771 Mar 2023 #18

Amen, it's high time wendyb-NC Mar 2023 #11

k/r!! progressoid Mar 2023 #14

No, what the world has seen angrychair Mar 2023 #16

Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Mar 2023 #17

I put most blame on Gerald Ford. 3Hotdogs Mar 2023 #19