POTUS shreds rule of law (more), pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt Aug 25, 17:06
glad he's focused on what matters. Also, hello from Austin Texas! {nm} Aug 25, 17:25
watch out for Harvey {nm} Aug 25, 17:26
Category 4 so far - not (CATG5) yet. {nm} Aug 25, 21:22
Sheriff convicted of doing his sworn duty to protect and enforce the immigration laws of the United States. Aug 25, 22:23
Moral of the story - you don't have to follow laws that were passed by a party you don't agree with. Good to know. {nm} Aug 25, 22:27
Even during a storm, you can do your job. Its what you get paid for. Suspending law enforcement just creates more problems. Aug 25, 23:00
Contempt Of Court is not a Problem for a Birther when there is a Birther in the White House. {nm} Aug 25, 23:32
And Obama was never going to pardon Hillary if Comey decided to call it a "Crime" instead of a "Matter"? {nm} Aug 26, 00:09
Whataboutism. {nm} Aug 26, 00:24
About as relevant a hypothetical as "won't Trump pardon Bannon if he's charged with a hate crime?" {nm} Aug 26, 14:34
1 down 1,926 to go. Aug 28, 00:36
Taking Whataboutism to another level. {nm} Aug 28, 08:31
If Trump drops a nuke on North Korea, TJNFL1 will say that Democrat Truman did it first. {nm} Aug 28, 09:31
Historically, that would be accurate. Many similarities between Truman and Trump. {nm} Aug 29, 00:29
Having brown skin isn't probable cause. Latinos have been in Arizona longer than Anglos. {nm} Aug 27, 10:15
Maybe they were walking north? Maybe carrying a long peice of rope, or a shovel? Maybe their clothing said, "Made in Mexico"? Aug 29, 00:49
CBC: Trump's hinted pardon of ally Joe Arpaio called 'extremely unusual' (on legal and political grounds) Aug 28, 08:37
How can anyone at this point, say anything Trump does is 'extremely unusual'? {nm} Aug 29, 01:09
Unusual for POTUS considering precedents. Nothing unusual given Trump's short track record. {nm} Aug 29, 09:39
Prosecution was a politically motivated attempt by the Obama administration to undermine his re-election bid. {nm} Aug 29, 13:17
Ah, so then it was ok to break the law because he disagreed with the current administration's and court's decisions. {nm} Aug 29, 14:24
Convicting someone over an interpretation of a guideline sounds more political than it does criminal. Aug 29, 20:54
Here's an interesting thread from one of his CLERKS {nm} Aug 30, 07:53
If it's something he agrees with, it's a law. If it isn't, it's a "guideline". {nm} Aug 30, 09:08
i think thats a running joke from the first Pirates of the Caribbean. Just replace "pirate code" with "US Constitution" {nm} Aug 30, 09:20
We'll just call it a "matter". {nm} Sep 01, 02:01