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whyagetoday at 1:39 AM6 repliesview on HN

I wonder if Democrats will have the courage to pursue justice to the fullest if/when they're back in power.


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inambercladtoday at 1:41 AM

Sadly I think not. They had their opportunity in 2020.

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jchwtoday at 1:56 AM

Unfortunately, it would seem the majority of dems are just jealous that they don't have the chutzpah to be so flagrantly, blatantly corrupt, and stick to less lucrative and more established corrupt practices.

See, discussions like this go nowhere productive, but it's not because the people are incapable of productive discussion, or because the subject matter is incapable of being discussed productively. It's just that there's literally nothing productive to say about this complete and utter fuck show. We live in a world where the most accurate prediction of the world 10 years from now is current-day satire. There is nothing sensible to be said about the state of affairs of politics.

ourmandavetoday at 1:48 AM

Jack Smith is tanned, rested and ready to resume the prosecution.

Assuming the house impeaches him he won't have to wait 2 years.

tekacstoday at 1:58 AM

After Biden pardoned his family members, I would be surprised if Trump didn't complete his term by pardoning his family and all those that he works with.

It is – to my knowledge – an unsettled question, technically speaking, whether a president can pardon themselves. I would be unsurprised if he tried anyway, though.

Of course, states could still pursue actions against them, but I wonder in which cases they'd have standing / clear cases to pursue.

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iririririrtoday at 1:47 AM

the system is such that the only incentive career politicians (and we don't have other kind anymore) is the campaign. they make the same money if they lose. why would they win? its a lot more work! they just have to keep it at a minimum to be considered for next campaigns.

rvztoday at 1:51 AM

Oh sweet summer child. Both Republicans and Democrats won’t do anything.

Given that many of these members of congress of both parties were stock trading ahead of key legislation being announced they won’t do anything to change that.