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Voters wanted a better economy first, not pardons for drug traffickers and violent offenders. This could have waited until after the midterms.
by bb88 2y ago
Voters wanted a better economy first, not pardons for drug traffickers and violent offenders.
This could have waited until after the midterms.
- macinjosh 2y agoIt was one signature? Doesn't seem like a big time sink. Many of these early actions were prepared prior to inauguration.
- bb88 2y agoIn war, you point your biggest gun at the enemy. You don't shoot yourself in the foot.
- mattpope 2y agoIt seems like the voters that were being referred to value restoring rights. How can something immediately achievable be balanced with "the economy", a thing so broad and deeply systemic?
- bb88 2y agoThe people in Pennsylvania who elected him, didn't want this.
- mattpope 2y agoIt isn't clear from your original statement that those voters aren't from Pennsylvania. I interpret your statement as discounting the weight of their vote on actions they care about. There are many perspectives, and the values of those who did vote in that direction are being addressed in some way.
- bb88 2y agoA lot of republicans want a "shining city upon the hill". Drug free, sin free, tough penalties on crime. A lot of republicans want a working economy. High paying jobs, low taxes. A lot of republicans believe in a free market economy. Freedom to innovate, freedom to hire and fire. And then we have this.
- mattpope 2y agoWe're talking about Libertarians and not Republicans, atleast that is what the parent comment was referring to. I don't know what Republicans what or believe vs what they say. The action to pardon directly addresses the Libertarian ideals.
- floydnoel 2y ago> sin free wow, not even god could eliminate sin but apparently the republicans can? how do you envision that being enforced? death penalty for any sin? You've never made a sin yourself? If so how could you live in sin-free city? sounds sick and dystopian. anyway, the point i wanted to make was that when you vote for somebody, you are the one giving that person the authority to take actions on your behalf. if you voted for T, you shouldn't complain about anything he does, because he can only do so because of your vote. learn to be wary of politicians, they treat you right during the dates (election) but after the wedding the true person comes out.
- Spooky23 2y ago[flagged]
- toyg 2y agoThe people in Pennsylvania knew they were voting for an out-of-control, unpredictable, felonious septuagenarian with fascist tendencies. Complaining now that he is all of those things before he is someone who may or may not do other good things, is just silly. Either they knew, or they've been had.
- foogazi 2y agoEh, lowering the price of eggs is not as easy so
- duxup 2y ago>This could have waited until after the midterms. He promised to pardon the rioters during the election and it didn't hurt him. I think he decided it wouldn't hurt him (and Trump cares bout that first) and if he thought about the midterms ... maybe won't hurt then either. Congress isn't directly involved in any of this anyway.
- bb88 2y agoCongress is involved. They have to prove they can govern. It's hard to be the party of "law and order" if you need only to kiss the ring for your release.
- duxup 2y agoGOP house could hardly operate last round and … they won more seats.
- bb88 2y agoI think this is funny. People hate congress. Yet each person can vote to only change one congressman at a time. https://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx October of 2001 they were up to 80% approval. Left to their own devices by Aug 2002 they were below 50%. There's an argument to be made that congress doesn't really represent the people at large. Some people go on to make the argument that through gerrymandering politicians choose who's elected, and not the people.
- duxup 2y ago2 parties and 2 choices certainly is a recipe for sending the wrong message. I'd like to see some ranked choice voting.
- toyg 2y agoThe GOP doesn't exist anymore, it's simply Trump Party. They live or die on his performance, and kiss his ring to exist.
- Klonoar 2y ago> This could have waited until after the midterms. On the contrary, he can just bury it in the first 48 hours. This will fade into the background soon enough but that group is kept happy.
- weberer 2y agoHe also signed this executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/delivering-emergency-price-relief-for-american-families-and-defeating-the-cost-of-living-crisis/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/deli...
- Bluescreenbuddy 2y agoThe leopards will be feasting the next 4 years.