Former President Donald Trump ramped up his threats to prosecute President Joe Biden if he wins another term in the White House.An appeals court rejected Trump’s claims of immunity in the federal election subversion case in the District of Columbia, although he intends to press the same argument in …

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    9 months ago

    If I threatened Biden with a dirty look, I’d have secret service at my door. But if Trump says he’ll commit a crime, no one does anything.

    This really encourages me to want to not obey laws.

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      9 months ago

      It just means you’re accepting that there are different codes of law for different social strata, which is both unjust and contrary to the propaganda you were taught in school.

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      9 months ago

      To be fair, as an ex-president he has probably already 24/7 the secret service at his door. But I’m hoping that he someday has correctional officers at his (new) door.

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      9 months ago

      Imagine if tiny d won the electoral college, but not the majority (again) and if the majority of the country threw an insurrection like the teabaggers did. How could the teabaggers complain?