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Why now, and not 4 years from now when Trump is about to leave office? How do republicans in Idaho (who don't even have medical marijuana on the books), defend

by bb88 2y ago

Why now, and not 4 years from now when Trump is about to leave office? How do republicans in Idaho (who don't even have medical marijuana on the books), defend Trump pardoning someone convicted of drug trafficking?

duxup 2y ago
Why not now? Trump isn't up for re-election. It's his act alone. He promised in the election to pardon other criminals and it didn't hurt him.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
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  - duxup 2y ago
    Well even if he bet on going that route he wouldn't have to be "elected", and my last line applies none the less, it didn't hurt him during an actual election.
  - plagiarist 2y ago
    Yes. Except, "neutralize?" I don't know why the federal government would bother with the pretense of a 22nd Amendment when they demonstrably do not care in the slightest about the 14th or most of the Bill of Rights.
ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
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blindriver 2y ago
He promised the Libertarians he would and he's holding true to his word. Say what you will but at least he's fulfilling his campaign promises.
- mmooss 2y ago
  What about his campaign promise for law and order?
  - bb88 2y ago
    Trump's Law, not you know, the people's law.
- talldayo 2y ago
  He promised international canvassers that we'd have peace in Ukraine on his first day in office. Whatever he arranged with druggie libertarians is chopped liver from a policy perspective. On the international stage it's the dictionary definition of a nothingburger.
mmooss 2y ago
That argument isn't contrary to the GP comment: It's very possible Trump is offered a benefit now that he wasn't offered in 2020. You could ask the same of any deal: Why not instead of years ago? Because the deal wasn't available years ago.
floydnoel 2y ago
as somebody with family members who are "republicans in idaho" they mostly won’t care. many if not most republican idahoans think you should be able to own machine guns and do whatever you want without hurting others. the mormon ones would be the most likely that would object, but even plenty of the republican/libertarian mormons i know are happy to have the massive government overreach corrected.
ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
> The Trump admin was already selling pardons at the end of their last term, why wouldn't they continue doing so? Substantiating my obliterated sibling comment: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accused-offering-sell-trump-pardons-2-million-new-lawsuit-rcna84569 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accu...

by bb88 2y ago

duxup 2y ago

Why not now? Trump isn't up for re-election. It's his act alone. He promised in the election to pardon other criminals and it didn't hurt him.

kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
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- duxup 2y ago
  Well even if he bet on going that route he wouldn't have to be "elected", and my last line applies none the less, it didn't hurt him during an actual election.
- plagiarist 2y ago
  Yes. Except, "neutralize?" I don't know why the federal government would bother with the pretense of a 22nd Amendment when they demonstrably do not care in the slightest about the 14th or most of the Bill of Rights.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago

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blindriver 2y ago

He promised the Libertarians he would and he's holding true to his word. Say what you will but at least he's fulfilling his campaign promises.

mmooss 2y ago
What about his campaign promise for law and order?
- bb88 2y ago
  Trump's Law, not you know, the people's law.
talldayo 2y ago
He promised international canvassers that we'd have peace in Ukraine on his first day in office. Whatever he arranged with druggie libertarians is chopped liver from a policy perspective. On the international stage it's the dictionary definition of a nothingburger.

mmooss 2y ago

That argument isn't contrary to the GP comment: It's very possible Trump is offered a benefit now that he wasn't offered in 2020. You could ask the same of any deal: Why not instead of years ago? Because the deal wasn't available years ago.

floydnoel 2y ago

as somebody with family members who are "republicans in idaho" they mostly won’t care. many if not most republican idahoans think you should be able to own machine guns and do whatever you want without hurting others. the mormon ones would be the most likely that would object, but even plenty of the republican/libertarian mormons i know are happy to have the massive government overreach corrected.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago

> The Trump admin was already selling pardons at the end of their last term, why wouldn't they continue doing so? Substantiating my obliterated sibling comment: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accused-offering-sell-trump-pardons-2-million-new-lawsuit-rcna84569 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accu...