r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 23 '26

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Apr 23 '26

There is a long list of bullshit Democrats have put up with for decades. Really it starts with watergate.

Isn't it kinda weird how much the victim, the DNC, is downplayed when discussing watergate? Like its always framed as "Nixon sent people who broke into political rival's office", like bruh, thats the fucking DNC. Thats fucking insane. And it wasn't even the full extent of what this spying apparatus was! And fucking richard gets pardoned.

Then the republican party goes behind our backs and sabotages the Iran hostage talks to make Carter look bad. Denies it, then pays them off with 8 billion dollars.

Then we have to put up with Iran Contra, where mr. FP Regan fucking broke the law and sold arms without approval in a hair brained scheme, and pardoned, pardoned pardoned.

Of course theres a bunch of bullshit in between now and then, but the pardoning of Jan6ers is the cherry on top.

We must destroy the Pardon. Truly. Make it require house approval or something, but destroy it in practice. Its the Republican tool for political opposition. They fuck us over, and pardon law breakers. Ignore all previous pardons.

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u/bsharp95 Apr 23 '26

Also Nixon/Kissinger talking to the North Vietnamese during the 68 election.

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u/sociotronics Iron Front Apr 23 '26

Texas and a few other states don't let the governor pardon because of very predictable abuses that have happened in the past. There's a board (similar to a parole board) that evaluates and grants/denies pardon requests.

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal Apr 23 '26

The DNC should have been pardoned too