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"May have"? The dude commits like 3 felonies on his way to breakfast ffs
I read it somewhere that anyone talking rule of law or the Constitution anymore is starting to sound like sovereign citizens, waving a document around like it's a magic shield that in reality does absolutely nothing.
I would like to disagree with this thought process, but I can't.
The law is not self-enforcing.
Since the government is now lawless, it's up to the citizenry to deliver what justice we can.
If only there were consequences, then this would have meaning.
Trump admin may have already broken the law
If only there were laws for bloated old pedo billionaires
They break the law constantly, every day
And? Laws don't matter to these people.
When there are consequences for a law being broken by these folks, report that.
Throw it on the pile
Surely this will be the point at which he faces consequences...
Added to the list for no further action...
Pretending the Trump administration hasn't already broken the law is massive click bait.
Also, billionaires will still be legal under the Democrats. That's the real reason Trump got in, and the real problem.
Returning to "the norm" is not a solution. They'll just be another Trump eventually unless the billionaire problem is addressed.
LOL. How exactly do you expect a politician to address "the billionaire problem"?
Well, in a perfect world, where the POTUS is immune from prosecution when executing official acts, they could seize their assets. Would it ever happen? The only way I could envision is if the vast majority of the population supports (or is indifferent to) such an action. But hey, we currently have a $200b secret police force roaming the land, so maybe there's a chance!
But seriously, an extreme wealth tax would be a step in the right direction.
What's Mario's brother's name? Politicians have more access than us regular folks.
You're doing a "the perfect is the enemy of the good".
Wealth tax, banning people from owning more than two investment properties. Have laws that put a ratio on the highest paid in companies to the lowest paid.
"It's too difficult and politicians are too complicit already, so don't complain" just isn't a good contribution. You either support that billionaires are a problem or you don't.
Nah. I'm just doing a "not completely naive".
It's possible to simultaneously acknowledge that wealth inequality is a problem and that it's not going to be addressed.
In the American context:
https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1nrcrez/video_the_legal_strategy_that_renders_citizens/
That's an inaccurate perception of what you did, you didn't acknowledge the problem and now you're pushing your assumption that "nothing can or will be done".
ALL you're doing is dampening the possibility and providing the billionaire class cultural comfort by providing apathy for the masses.
It's not about truth, it's about possibility. Had a cultural comfort girl like yourself been in Luigi Mangione's position you would have laid down and died unnoticed.
You're the problem. People who claim to be "just seeking the truth" but are actually giving false assumptions as if they're certainties are the problem.
Give possibility, give hope. In this, the cultural space you're giving "billionaire boot licker", and I think that might be your own choice and what you actually want.
You're a stability and truth is better than equality, hope and cultural change kind of person.
You even started with "LOL" like a smug rich movie villain. Then to pretend you agreed it was a problem and gave truth? No you gave your own emotionally informed cultural defeatism.
You comfort billionaires and tell them to keep pissing, that's your choice. Your cope. Your pushing of apathy.
LOL. Cry more, maybe the billionaires will stop existing.
LOL, they're not gonna give you money just because you're willing to blow them.
ROFLMAO ... but I sucked so much dweeb to get where I am.
You only wanna be the best that you can...
I bet Comey really regrets releasing that memo in 2016.
Breaking the law is a prerequisite for these stupid, fascist fucks...
Trump- “Put it on my tab.”
the law
If I were on Trump's hit list I'd seek political asylum someplace sunny.
Kimmel should really take that job offer in Germany
When people break the law, they are punished, right?..........right? Is that just another fairy tale like Santa Claus and the tooth fairy?
Depends on how rich, powerful, and/or well connected they are.