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Peacetrain

(24,279 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:42 PM Dec 17

Am I wrong about this??? [View all]

If bartenders can go to jail for over-serving a drunk person who then harms someone,

then Presidents should go to jail when criminals they pardon commit new crimes!

Not my original thought, but it made me stop and think

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Am I wrong about this??? [View all] Peacetrain Dec 17 OP

In a sane world, the answer would be "Yes". But, in a sane world, niyad Dec 17 #1

Our scholarly SCOTUS majority Frasier Balzov Dec 17 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Dec 17 #3

I don't think he is President. He is something else. He just uses people to get what he wants. twodogsbarking Dec 17 #4

Revolving door commercial cost Michael Dukakis the White House KS Toronado Dec 17 #5

Maybe judges and prosecutors too? MichMan Dec 17 #6

As a former bartender, I used to hate that law Polybius Dec 17 #7

I hear you, Polybius. MIButterfly Dec 17 #8