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In reply to the discussion: The pardon of Arapio is a disgrace to this nation. [View all]hay rick
(7,789 posts)41. Trump pardoned him because of Arpaio's racism.
No other reason. He is doubling down on Charlottesville. The people who defended Trump then will defend him now. Trump is exposing the longtime "moderate Republican" charade of claiming to support social liberalism and fiscal conservatism. The social liberalism part was superficially credible as long as the overt displays of racism in the party were occasional and kept off page 1. The Republicans who now consent to Trump's racism with their silence are being exposed for the hypocrites they always were.
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There are many central issues, and this is one of them. Arpaio is NOT a distraction, the so-called
still_one
Aug 2017
#29
It is more than just a disgrace. It drops us into a Constitutional Crisis.
Stonepounder
Aug 2017
#16
The Supreme Court ruled in 1925 that the presidential pardon power applies to criminal contempt
onenote
Aug 2017
#48
He wanted it to be part of a late Friday news dump, hurricane was a bonus to distract people
MrPurple
Aug 2017
#43
The GOP spent eight years trying to scorch the earth to hamper Obama, and now we
fishwax
Aug 2017
#67