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Unless the systems are so fragile that they can remove all traces of it (and I want to believe the systems are so complex and redundant that no infiltrator like
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
Unless the systems are so fragile that they can remove all traces of it (and I want to believe the systems are so complex and redundant that no infiltrator like these people can see the whole picture), they would / should face severe consequences for defrauding the state. They are not above the law, and if Trump pardons them for it (assuming he's still in office by then), the pardon should not apply because he'd be in on it. I don't know what checks and balances are available for that case though.
- coldpie 2y ago> they would / should face severe consequences for defrauding the state. They are not above the law I don't know how to reply to a statement this naive. What about the past 8 years makes you think these people are not above the law? > I don't know what checks and balances are available for that case though. SCOTUS declared the president immune to prosecution. The only check on a rogue president is a 60+ seat majority of the opposite party in the Senate, which hasn't happened since the 1980s.
- drawkward 2y agoThere are other, extralegal, checks on a rogue president. I do not advocate them. But they do exist.
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- dredmorbius 2y agoFYI: Cloudflare failure page.
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- sdenton4 2y ago"should not apply" - ha. Did you not just see the January 6th pardons? This is the new coup.
- throw16180339 2y agoThere are no remaining checks and balances; the Republicans control all three branches of government and will pardon everyone involved.