I hate this discourse that what Joe did is okay because Trump did something similar. Trump did a lot of horrible things. That doesn't make it okay for the next schmuck to come along and do the same thing. Two wrongs don't make a right. I shouldn't have to explain this to people.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think it's OK, but I think it was entirely expected. I agree that his prosecution was political, and that most other defendants would have gotten much less focus. I also agree that he broke the law and should serve his time.

Ultimately, our entire system is corrupt and we should do something to fix it. Sadly, we'll have to wait at least two years for the next election to hopefully at least take back the House and/or Senate. But even if Dems take both, nobody seems to be interested in actually addressing the injustice baked into our government.

[–] smackjack@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There needs to be a constitutional amendment that says that presidents can't pardon themselves, family members, or anyone that worked for them.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Can't do that the best I can do is say they are all fully immune to prosecution.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The supreme court, after such an amendment miraculously passes:

"Well actually, this sentence doesn't mention the president of the United States in particular, so it means every president of every company ever. But a company president doesn't have pardoning powers, so this makes no sense. So this amendment is invalid!"

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Drag thinks it's okay. The SCOTUS decided that the president is a king. Trump had decided to be a king. But Biden won't be a king. For the next month, drag wishes Biden would just be a little bit of a king and use his power to disrupt Trump's plans. We're looking at a fascist dictatorship, the ends justify the means.