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kairos12

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7. Pardoning someone in the first year of office is almost without precedent. Logically,

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 09:28 PM

Aug 2017

convention or precedent won't stop him from firing Mueller either. That is my point. I live in AZ and have been stuck with Arpaio for 25 years. Nixon didn't get away with because Republicans checked him Congress. This Congress won't do that.

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If people think Drumpt won't fire Mueller, look at the big middle finger to convention [View all] kairos12 Aug 2017 OP

He's basically told everyone under Mueller's investigation to lie and he'll pardon them as well NightWatcher Aug 2017 #1

Excellent point. We essentially have a dictator. He is unchecked by conservative courts or a rethug kairos12 Aug 2017 #3

Those spineless weasels are giving away our country to a bigoted madman NightWatcher Aug 2017 #6

He didn't fire Arpaio. He pardoned him. Glorfindel Aug 2017 #2

Pardoning someone in the first year of office is almost without precedent. Logically, kairos12 Aug 2017 #7

I don't think firing Mueller will sit well with congress ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #4

Country is over, gone. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #5

I think Drumpt would like a major or minor civil war. He would then impose restrictions on kairos12 Aug 2017 #8

He has guarnteed one if he is impeached. Gonna get real ugly, but thank Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #10

if he does, he may as well sign his own impeachment papers, radius777 Aug 2017 #9

Don't think so. The Republicans will just look the other way. Kablooie Aug 2017 #11