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MineralMan

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7. Personally, I think he'd do that at his own peril, really.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:39 PM

Jul 2017

There are plenty of Republicans who dislike him intensely. Such a pardon might well lead to an impeachment and removal, despite party loyalty. The only way he could get away with it would be to issue the pardons and immediately resign. He can't really pardon himself, but Pence would do it if asked, as long as Trump handed over the keys to the White House.

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DON'T FRIGGEN BLINK! [View all] rufus dog Jul 2017 OP

A repeal would need 60 votes to get to a floor vote. MineralMan Jul 2017 #1

Look at how HARD the GOP works to TAKE our healthcare away from us. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #2

Oh, we've been mad as hell. Today, though, it looks MineralMan Jul 2017 #3

Agreed. I do wish someone would explain to me, on a different topic, Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #5

Personally, I think he'd do that at his own peril, really. MineralMan Jul 2017 #7

Even if we didnt have to worry about the alt left fucking things up in 2018, I still say Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #8

They would eliminate that rule if they had 50....but as you say, they don't have it. virtualobserver Jul 2017 #4

As of the last count, they had only 46 votes to repeal. MineralMan Jul 2017 #6

Very quiet, but yes. Trump WH is doing everything they can to unfund ACA and Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #9