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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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14. I think he is trying to set up a situation he can take to the Supreme Court ...

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:07 AM

Dec 12

He issues the pardon. Colorado ignores it. He takes the state to court arguing federal power trumps state power and his selected six ignore the Constitution, the law, and all precedence and backs him up, greatly expanding presidential power.

For the Old Man it is a win-win.

I hope it does not happen, but this is the world we live in.

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Trump knows exactly what he's doing. J_William_Ryan Dec 12 #12

I think he is trying to set up a situation he can take to the Supreme Court ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 12 #14

He can put that on the never gonna happen list PortTack Dec 12 #15

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Writing the proverbial check without assets. no_hypocrisy Dec 12 #16

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