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| Trump's pardon of Arpaio sends strong messages to immigrant advocates, Mueller team, loyalists |
| 2017-08-28 |
| [Wash Times] President Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has set off a new round of recriminations, with Republicans saying they disagreed with the decision and Democrats saying it was an unforgivable abuse of power that presages still more political mischief. Several anti-Trump lawmakers said the president was sending a signal to the Justice Department -- and even to special counsel Robert Mueller, investigating Russian meddling in the election -- that he is willing to go to great lengths to protect political allies. Immigrant rights activists, meanwhile, said the president’s pardon was dismaying for Hispanics who for years had protested the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, and who mobilized en masse last year to defeat Mr. Arpaio, who was seeking a seventh term in office. "It is disheartening that [the president] set the bar so very low for his first pardon," said Sen. Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the senior Democrat in the Senate. "It is a shame to see the pardon power devalued like this. The ex-sheriff is a self-aggrandizing braggart who promoted racist law enforcement practices and cost taxpayers millions, and that is a reason they did not re-elect him." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 A lot of dope pushers were pardoned by Zero. A lot of them. The ignorant who complain about the President's support of law enforcement officers such as this Sheriff can, and will, rot in hell |
| Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 2017-08-28 18:49 |
| #10 Most everyone subjected to jury duty has 'contempt for court'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-28 17:01 |
| #9 Have it your way |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-28 14:07 |
| #8 Depot, I've posted "Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact" in opinion, which addresses your arguments in polite & thoughtful fashion. WADR grom, the author of that piece appears to be an opportunistic RINO hunter with an Alinskey fetish. None of his numerous logical fallacy arguments refute that Arapio didn't willfully disregard a legal ruling and was in contempt of court. He also conviently ommited Arapio's legal options (beyond a pardon) still available. Sorry, I don't agree with the author that the rule of law is a "unicorn". Nor do I agree that elected officials that disregard the law should be exonerated out of loyalty or symbolism. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-08-28 13:56 |
| #7 I beg your pardon? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-28 11:58 |
| #6 ....which addresses your arguments in polite & thoughtful fashion. g(r)om, are you in... transition ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-08-28 11:57 |
| #5 Depot, I've posted "Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact" in opinion, which addresses your arguments in polite & thoughtful fashion. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-28 11:55 |
| #4 And the remedy for those who disagree with rulings in a criminal court is appellate court Which will take years. By that time the parade will have moved on, and so will the barking dogs. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-28 11:02 |
| #3 "The remedy for those who disagree with the pardon is at the ballot box.” And the remedy for those who disagree with rulings in a criminal court is appellate court - not pardon. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-08-28 09:45 |
| #2 To me it just says that Trump will be using the few powers remaining to a POTUS* in his fight against the New Class - which controls the (all powerful) bureaucracy. *In Obama's era we were constantly surprised in what Obama could get away with - but that wasn't because the power of his office, but because he fully shared the goals of the New Class - including the goal of living high on public means. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-28 01:59 |
| #1 A butt-hurt Senator Patrick Leahy? Where's the downside ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-08-28 00:56 |