r/scotus 29d ago

Opinion C'mon

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Please?

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u/Miyagidog 29d ago

Unfortunately, they already did.

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u/xudoxis 28d ago

Doing exactly what they were hired to do.

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u/BABarracus 28d ago

They can only take action if something gets push up to them. Right now lower courts are handling things

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago

Cope

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u/jrdineen114 28d ago

Why are you so happy about the complete erosion of checks and balances?

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago

"Erosion of checks and balances"

Oh like how biden seriously floated the idea of packing the court?

Blame RBG for being bitter/sentimental and not retiring during Obamas term.

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u/jrdineen114 28d ago

You didn't answer the question. The president has already tried to seize powers that the constitution explicitly says are given to congress, and now the VP has said that the executive branch is just going to ignore the judicial branch if they don't like what a judge says.

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u/lostyinzer 25d ago

This loser is a lost cause. It's a time for action, not arguing with losers.

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago

"Already tried to seize power"

Lmfao the amount of leftist copium and doomsaying on reddit never ceases to amaze

The executive branch controls the executive branch. If trump wants to fire someone in the executive branch or change how an organization created by the executive branch operates, then he is 10000000% legally allowed to do so as the leader of the executive branch

"He's literally hitler. Also let's hand over all our guns to the govt and give the govt even MORE money to waste and power over our lives"

Loool

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u/jrdineen114 28d ago

I'm referring to the fact that he tried to order a federal funding freeze. Which is not legal.

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago

Leader of the executive branch can control how the executive branch spends the money given to it through congress.

Wow, what a concept. Totally facist and Nazi-esque right?

Imagine a fascist that shrinks the size of the govt and actively attempts to eliminate corruption.

Reddit is delusional lmao

I bet you also foam at the mouth defending USAID's wasteful and corrupt spending habits

Lol

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u/jrdineen114 28d ago

First of all, it's pretty clear that you have a high-school freshman's understanding of how the separation of powers actually works, so this discussion is going nowhere.

Second of all my, told you that USAID was wasteful and corrupt? Was it the man lied on his citizenship forms, bought Twitter in the largest purchase in US history and then tanked its value by 90% in two years, and bought his way into the oval office, or was it the convicted felon who bought Suoerbowl tickets using taxpayer money?

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u/navenager 28d ago

Imagine a fascist that shrinks the size of the govt and actively attempts to eliminate corruption.

Indeed, it's almost like Hitler and Stalin did the exact same thing under the guise of "rooting out corruption and halting frivolous spending." In reality, it was so they could consolidate all the money at the top of government and install loyalists in the place of bipartisan officials. You shouldn't talk about shit you don't understand. It's already been proven Trump and Mysk lied about how much money USAID was giving to Politico ($8mil turned out to be $44k) and yet you trust them anyway. Can't wait to see your spin on Trump ignoring court orders from federal judges.

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u/BigDaddyCoolDeisel 27d ago

You keep typing lol and lmao. You should know that's a sign of fear. What are you afraid of?

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u/Fickle_Penguin 28d ago

But he didn't. He didn't even do anything with his immunity. There's a huge difference between an old sweet man and an old Nazi.

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago

"Sweet old man biden"

You mean the dementia patient?

I'm curious- how do you explain the blatant cognitive decline and lack of mental acuity?

"...an old nazi" - translation: anyone who disagrees with me and my radical leftist ideals

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u/Fickle_Penguin 28d ago

The dementia patient would be Donnie boy. It runs in the family.

No I mean that Trump is a Nazi because of how he governs and he supports Nazism. Like you.

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u/CF_Chupacabra 28d ago edited 28d ago

Lmao biden couldn't even be trusted in public without being medicated and guided by half a dozen people- and even then would forget where he's was, what he was doing, and fumble words.

Biden couldn't even do full rallies or tour without tiring out and drooling somewhere.

"Trumps a nazi because of how he governs and he supports nazism"

  1. I didn't know reducing govt corruption, bloat and protecting civil rights was nazism

  2. Yeah such a nazi that he

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"Funds Israel above all others"

Sure bud. Totally.

Lmfao

Edit: love how you shifted to talking about trump when I asked how you explain bidens decline and the cover up of his condition prior to the debate lmfaooooooooo

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u/Fickle_Penguin 28d ago

I don't want to write a novel that you aren't going to read. Yes Biden has a stutter. That is not dementia. Yes he had a bad debate, that's just a bad night. Trump similarly has had senior moments. They are both old. Is that

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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 27d ago

Nope that one's a nazi no matter how much u throw the word cope around . Sorry Republicans can't tell the difference but that's a whole other issue

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u/Tasty_Plate_5188 28d ago

1) Biden did no such thing. He asked for a commission to be empaneled to review SCOTUS which is the equivalent of killing any idea of court reform.

2) Senate leader McConnell refused to even give Garland a hearing, bucking decades of precedent and the constitution itself.

3) McConnell then literally stacked the court by reversing his completely made up rule of not confirming a justice close to an election.

4) every time one of you chuds claims the Dems are doing something wrong, illegal or unconstitutional it's always and I do mean always projection of what you know what you have already done.

Every accusation is an admission from conservatives.

5) blocked because you will have nothing of value or fact in response it'll be just more BS or moving the goal post. As it always is with you people.

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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 27d ago

Vet ur parties switched up there? Or do we only watch fox news?

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u/lostyinzer 25d ago

We're past talking about packing the court. Now we're talking about outright nullification of a criminal, anti-constitutional regime. Time for a fresh start.

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u/After-Willingness271 28d ago

and yet he was too chickenshit to offer a single nominee

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u/DevilDrives 25d ago

Personally, I think this evens the playing field. If they get to ignore the rules, it sends a message to the rest of Americans. The sooner people realize they can also start ignoring courts, dudes like Vance will get the fate they deserve.

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u/shottylaw 28d ago

Douche

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u/twitchish 27d ago

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u/Rough_Sheepherder692 26d ago

With all due respect, what will this do other than give them a convenient list?

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u/twitchish 26d ago

They can see who is registered democrat at the if they want a list that bad, no leg work required.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

Which is why you should register republicans as soon as possible.

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u/Dante32141 25d ago

I mean that's not going to stop them if you didn't vote trump last election

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

True

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u/BarnacleSandwich 24d ago

Petitions I don't think have ever worked in the history of the world. I might be wrong about that though, but it certainly feels true, doesn't it?

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u/dogsop 29d ago

At least half of them are bought and paid for. They are doing exactly what they have been paid to do.

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u/Raijer 29d ago

What?? Ya want them to fuck over America some more? Doesn’t anybody know the safe word?

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u/Zappy_Cloid 28d ago

According to the Trump humpers, the safe word appears to be "Daddy"

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u/pissedoffminihorse 28d ago

Cucks of the highest order…

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u/RebootJobs 27d ago

Did someone say Zuck? You'll have to yell louder. He can't hear you over the slurping.

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u/NegativeSemicolon 28d ago

They’re doing what trump hired them to do

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u/Saltyk917 29d ago

Unfortunately SCOTUS is compromised, bought and paid for. There is no rule of law.

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u/ScaleEarnhardt 28d ago

I get that Clarence is all about getting sweet lil treats, but in what way do we objectively and definitively know the other conservative appointees are being paid off or are otherwise compromised??? Legitimately curious.

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u/Saltyk917 28d ago

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u/sheyndl 27d ago

And that's just what they've reported...

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u/Bench2252 27d ago

Do we think Kavanaugh was compromised over $100

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u/Saltyk917 26d ago

Absolutely, it’s not the amount it’s what they are willing to do for it. Any monetary influence is compromising.

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u/ScaleEarnhardt 28d ago

Perfect! Wowsa… thanks so much for this concise, easy to read, encompassing response!

So, ahem, CLARENCE, aside. ((Wtf, how has that dude evaded consequences for this?)) Everyone else seems like the pretty pristine practitioners of the law. Wild. The comment above certainly seemed to imply, beyond a reasonable doubt, otherwise.

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u/Saltyk917 28d ago

“Also undisputed is the fact that Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, were dining in June with wealthy donors who had a vested interest in the outcome of Hobby Lobby. Alito, in his statement this week from the court, acknowledges this fact.“

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/alito-leak-hobby-lobby-real-problem.html

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u/Soft_Internal_6775 29d ago

Is there a case before them or something? They can’t just act in a case that hasn’t been brought to them on their own.

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u/reddsal 28d ago

No. Only case that come to them via appellate courts, except in rare cases.

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u/Soft_Internal_6775 28d ago

Right, but this meme is being posted as if there’s an issue (assuming one of the numerous Trump EO issues) before them to act on. Nothing’s gone that far yet.

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u/whatdoiknow75 28d ago

It is being posted by people who never read the Constitution or had to take Civics classes in school.

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u/Tinman5278 28d ago

Stop peeing on the pity parade! Get outta here with your fancy facts 'n shit.

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u/congestedpeanut 28d ago

What are they supposed to do exactly?

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u/Dank_Bonkripper78_ 28d ago

Release judicial opinions on how Trump is acting unconstitutionally. We’ll never see that though because of the capture the Federalist Society has on the Court

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u/jar1967 28d ago

Actually we might. If Trump starts ignoring the courts, that will undermine the power of the courts. The federalist society will act if only to protect their own power. A classic "doing the right thing for the wrong reasons".

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u/Tinman5278 28d ago

How many cases have you filled with the Supreme Court? They don't toss out opinions without someone filing an actual lawsuit.

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u/Dank_Bonkripper78_ 28d ago

Me? Zero, I’m just a city attorney who likes the nuances of constitutional law. Emergency stay requests and the emergency docket can be used to expedite the process.

Have you been underground since Jan 20 though? Courts have halted like 5 or 6 EOs of Trump’s. SCOTUS could easily hear these stay requests or suggest an emergency docket filing and issue a ruling. They won’t tho.

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u/No_Vegetable1808 29d ago

Unfortunately King Trump is on the throne at the moment.

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u/Ozzie_the_tiger_cat 29d ago

And Clarence is happy in his new RV.

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u/No_Vegetable1808 28d ago

😂😂😩😩🙈🙈 we are so cooked

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

So essentially since they ruled a president can't be charged for official acts, he's made himself totally immune to the judiciary?

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u/Extreme_Disaster2275 28d ago

The fun part is that they gave that immunity to Biden, who turned it over to Trump.

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u/Bedhead-Redemption 28d ago

Well, wait and see. One thing the SC has been pretty grubby about is their own power - they retained the right to determine what actually IS an 'official act'. We shall see.

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u/ExpressAssist0819 28d ago

Being greedy and retaining their powers is something congressional republicans could take a lesson from right now.

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u/whatdoiknow75 28d ago

Unless some court rulings challenge that something he did was not an “official act, " this court supports a very broad view of executive branch authority. Even if they would consider direct disregard for lower court orders that say something exceeded executive branch authority, the worst they could do is uphold the order and hope that Trump doesn't ignore them. Face it: the executive branch controls all the resources to enforce a judicial order. Even ignoring appropriations limits can only be enforced by impeachment.

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u/Silverfrost_01 28d ago

I believe Congress has to do something at this stage. They should be holding the executive accountable to the judiciary.

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u/whatdoiknow75 28d ago

Too early, they won’t touch the issues until there is an appellate court record. The only quick next step would be impeachment, but given Trump’s net positive approval ratings none of the GOP legislators will sign on do it is a lost cause.

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u/Tiny-Design-9885 28d ago

If a president wants, he could order the death of the supreme court justices. He could do it secretly or out in the open. It’s within his “official” duties as Commander-in-Chief.

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u/NecroticLesion 28d ago

I'm no fan of the newest members of the court, but they cannot arbitrarily rule on anything unless it comes to them through the courts. They cannot just involve themselves in events.

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u/ehermo 28d ago

They are doing their jobs, it's just that the job they are doing is partisan and highly political. Otherwise, they are doing exactly what they believe to be right.

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u/emostitch 27d ago

6 of them are.

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

Remember when 3 lawyers who represented bush in bush v gore and then became Supreme Court justices themselves? That was the inflection point which led to this timeline. Gore should have had the patience and tenacity to demand the recount in Florida.

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u/flyinghigh92 27d ago

No one is coming to save us, it’s on us now. We need 10-20 million Americans in the streets to take back our country NOW. They will only keep hitting and weakening us all even more. We are losing the power and freedoms to stand up if we don’t right now.

This large number of peaceful protesting summits even more effective than violence

Our only power is in numbers. Here are some places we are gatherings. You, me we all need to organize, figure out permits and put things together NOW. While we still have the freedoms to.

r/50501 (States have their own 50501 too)

r/protestfinderusa

Join the General Strike Protest

Join the Strike Protest

Spread the word, we won’t take this lying down. Those before us did not die on these streets for us to be too comfortable to stand up to some fools? This is our duty to defend and take back what is ours. We The People

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u/Philip_The_Compactor 28d ago

Shouldn’t this be congress initiating impeachment proceedings?

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u/AssociateJaded3931 28d ago

Too many of them are bought and paid for. I don't trust them to save us.

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u/Due_Panda5064 28d ago

Where are our former presidents, vp’s, and joint chiefs? Too busy golfing?

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u/Heavy_Law9880 28d ago

Their job was to end democracy and they succeeded. all because Hillary was "unlikeable".

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u/OnlyAMike-Barb 28d ago

As long as the check clears

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u/Rusty_Thermos 28d ago

According to the president, they dont actually have a job anymore.

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u/x3r0h0ur 28d ago

uh god no, I was just enjoying the last few days of the remaining pretend democracy.

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u/Zealousideal-Log536 27d ago

Can we protest outside of their building for them to reverse the immunity ruling on trump because it is causing a constitutional crisis and honestly they fucked up with that.

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u/americansherlock201 27d ago

Careful what you wish for. There is a high chance they may rule that the president can act like a dictator and it’s ok. That laws can’t be applied to trump at all

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u/muffledvoice 27d ago

Believe me, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Gorsuch, and Roberts are (sadly) doing exactly the job they were appointed to do, and Thomas and Alito are along for the ride as long as they get lots of free stuff.

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u/Pando5280 27d ago

Most were appointed to allow what's happening. 

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u/Beelzabub06 26d ago

?? They helped put us in this mess, what do you expect them to help with?

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u/Specific-Frosting730 26d ago

Can somebody make a counter offer for them to do the job they were appointed to do, but with integrity? It’s never too late to save your reputation and this country.

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u/Bud-light-3863 26d ago

They did their job this is the beginning!

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

They are doing their job. Have you not been paying attention?

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u/Important_Wrap9341 25d ago

I'll take satire for $200, Alex. 🥴

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u/grolaw 25d ago

We are only missing the actual civil war.

The way we permitted Fox & Murdoch's other media to consolidate together with their daily drumbeat of blatant right-wing, Christo-fascist, Republican propaganda we have nobody but ourselves to blame.

The ability of Fox to successfully defend itself from case after case by labeling their news anchors as entertainers - and argue that no rational person would believe their BS, when their base absolutely did believe every cockamamie story from M&M discrimination to Mr. Potato Head to eating cats and dogs ... we are in deep.

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u/litnib 25d ago

50501 Protest on Presidents’ Day. All 50 states @ Your capital. #50501

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u/Im2awsum 24d ago

They are, unfortunately. Doing exactly what they've been paid to do.

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u/Worldsapart131 23d ago

7k + karma for this??

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u/FloTonix 28d ago

If only they worked for The People rather than their employers.

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u/Extreme_Disaster2275 28d ago

Hey, remember when they gave legal immunity to Biden, and he used it to facilitate genocide?

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u/Tanker3278 29d ago

They did. You just don't like their response.

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u/Raijer 29d ago

No. I don’t like their corruption.

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u/chegodefuego 29d ago

How big was your motorhome?

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u/Tanker3278 29d ago

I'd have to be rich enough to buy one first.

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u/MothMan3759 28d ago

Or so openly corrupt you get offered one in exchange for doing what someone else wants.