Gerald ford only served 2.5 years but he also failed to get reelected. shouldn't have pardoned Nixon.

Why does Trump watch fake news (CNN)?


Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Just watched former Intelligence Official Phillip Mudd become totally unglued and weird while debating wonderful @PARISDENNARD over Brennan’s Security Clearance. Dennard destroyed him but Mudd is in no mental condition to have such a Clearance. Should be REVOKED? @seanhannity
7:06 PM - 20 Aug 2018

even better why is he @ mentioning a cable news host for advice lol

his use of caps for emphasis is top notch tho, NO DOUBT.

This post was edited by thesnipa on Aug 21 2018 10:04pm

As entertaining as Trump's tweets and rallies are, I'd be fine if it ended after 4 years. I do have to admit that watching him deliver tactical nukes on Twitter are a guilty pleasure of mine...and he is an absolute hoot at campaign-style rallies, but he's simply doing too much damage to our democratic institutions to justify the entertainment.



The pardon is bullshit. If we keep it, we need to at least add a check a balance. Say, a 2/3 approval from the Senate.

why twitter when they sing each other to sleep every night on the phone?

PDA gross

This post was edited by Beowulf on Aug 21 2018 10:05pm

pardon for some crimes sure. but presidents pardon too many people and communicate too many sentences to get senate involved (more of the latter admittedly) .

This post was edited by thesnipa on Aug 21 2018 10:13pm

Perhaps that should change, then. Many of the most recent Presidents, most notably Bill Clinton, used the pardon power to get members of their own party and administration out of legal peril. That was not how the pardon power was intended to be used.

I'm not a fan of the pardon power in principle. I think it's a gross violation of the separation of powers and essentially the power of a tyrant. Amending the Constitution is hard as fuck, but if Trump ever pardons himself, I think we should seriously look into at least adding some sort of check and balance on it.

ah, right, Ford. completely forgot about him because he was so irrelevant and forgettable.



If Trump ever pardons himself, the country will go up in flames.

Can't pardon an impeached self. Blue wave 2018 midterm checkmates the self pardon imo. We'll see tho

just allow only dead people

you'll get less and it'll probably lead to better choices