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In reply to the discussion: The pardon of Arapio is a disgrace to this nation. [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)44. I wish people would stop blaming only Trump
It must be said over and over that "Trump and the GOP" or "Trump and the Republican Party", but don't blame Trump alone, these things do not happen in a vacuum.
I used to think that it was the Democrats who had no balls, but the Republican party has proven that not only their sustained hunger for power, their lack of principles, but the fear they have to contradict this deranged man. Little Rubio is working hard at proving that he is "Little Rubio" but answering with Bible quotes not facing the madman directly; Ryan, who shows himself in pictures lifting weights, talks hard to constituents who do not agree with him, has remained very quiet, and you can go on, and on that list. So please, use the whole package, it is "Trump and the GOP".
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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