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Why not just do it now? It rings hallow.
by ketamine__ 6y ago
Why not just do it now? It rings hallow.
- latch 6y agoNot sure if you're genuinely asking because you don't know, but the reason is because they have a policy for this (1). Personally, I find it both compelling and reassuring. (1) https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/worldleaders2019.html https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/worldlead...
- TT3351 6y agoThey have a public policy written down somewhere, but I'd wager the reasoning is more "we're not going to antagonize individuals who have a direct impact on our bottom line through legislation/prosecution." He lost that card.
- Redoubts 6y ago> 15 October 2019
- kelnos 6y agoA policy that they've been ignoring where Trump is concerned for over 4 years now.
- ketamine__ 6y agoI'm actually not sure if you're genuine or aloof. Talking about one last chance after someone does despicable things is despicable.
- Larrikin 6y agoThis would be the most dangerous time to do it, funnel all his followers on to a hyper radicalized platform like Gab or Parler right after insurrectionists have literally stormed the Capitol and couldn't be stopped even after police shot one of them. The smart move is to bide their time slowly backing him down without angering him until January 20th when he no longer has any power to use any lever of power. A furious Trump issuing a blanket pardon to anyone on Parler after being kicked off twitter could be a real result.
- CodeMage 6y agoIANAL, but I somehow doubt that's how pardons work. EDIT: What I specifically doubt is that Trump can just write out a pardon for "anyone on Parler". Doesn't it have to be a pardon for someone specific? Or can it be as generic and vague as he wants?
- Izikiel43 6y agoI've found these videos enlightening about how pardons work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZc9H54eBI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZc9H54eBI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx4FD6xtLJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx4FD6xtLJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMiOMNIRs3k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMiOMNIRs3k TLDR: He can pardon any federal offense.
- CodeMage 6y agoThanks, I should've been more explicit about what I was doubting. I'll go edit my comment so I don't have to repeat the explanation to everyone who decides to reply :)
- dredmorbius 6y agoThere's some precedent: President Carter pardons draft dodgers On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. In total, some 100,000 young Americans went abroad in the late 1960s and early 70s to avoid serving in the war. Ninety percent went to Canada, where after some initial controversy they were eventually welcomed as immigrants. Still others hid inside the United States. In addition to those who avoided the draft, a relatively small number–about 1,000–of deserters from the U.S. armed forces also headed to Canada. While the Canadian government technically reserved the right to prosecute deserters, in practice they left them alone, even instructing border guards not to ask too many questions. <https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter-pardons-draft-dodgers https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter...> (Not an endorsement of a mass pardon of all Parler members.)
- convery 6y agoBecause he still has the power and influence to bring up questions over whether or not Twitter is a publisher. Censorship/ostracision is only useful for people that can't fight back. Just like a lot of Trumps deals/leases/accounts will likely be terminated the second Biden is sworn in.
- yongjik 6y agoWell, perma-banning the president is going to stir yet another round of controversy. Since he's going in two weeks, it seems safer to just wait two weeks and perma-ban the ex president of the United States. (Assuming he and his supporters don't try to take it up another notch in the meantime.)