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Hotler

(11,409 posts)

21. Well played New York.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2019, 07:54 PM

May 2019

Who knows. Maybe it will be the states that brings Trump to his knees and not Washington.

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It Passed! New York lawmakers pass bill aimed at weakening Trump's pardon power [View all] hlthe2b May 2019 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise May 2019 #1

FUCK YEAH. nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #2

I wonder if Republicans will accept this bill? gratuitous May 2019 #3

They'll most likely argue that it's special legislation and hence unconstitutional. nt mobeau69 May 2019 #11

Don't care what they do orangecrush May 2019 #13

Laws can be overturned. It happens. mobeau69 May 2019 #26

This will, surely get Trump's BP up.... ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #4

My understanding is that this would not necessarily be required in many states. NY had a proviso hlthe2b May 2019 #5

Yes, this was a NY loophole that had to be closed, not an issue that every state must address More_Cowbell May 2019 #19

Yup.. thanks... hlthe2b May 2019 #20

K&R... spanone May 2019 #6

Effing amazing news! lindysalsagal May 2019 #7

I. LOVE. NY! pazzyanne May 2019 #8

Kick ooky May 2019 #9

Another win for democracy onetexan May 2019 #10

That's some precision legislation right there! dchill May 2019 #12

That's great, but I didn't know they couldn't do that, in the first place. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #14

You have missed a lot. This has been discussed for more than 2 years beginning with hlthe2b May 2019 #17

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2019 #31

Thank you New York!!! tosh May 2019 #15

Giuliani should be getting nervous about now. kimbutgar May 2019 #16

Good. nt SunSeeker May 2019 #18

Well played New York. Hotler May 2019 #21

A tough part of Nixon's impeachment was when he got pardoned Jarqui May 2019 #22

That's how I knew my Mom never voted for him. She was livid for years after that... hlthe2b May 2019 #23

For me, there was a string of events in the 60s & 70s Jarqui May 2019 #27

Someone in NYC should watch... SergeStorms May 2019 #24

Most of the crimes likely relate to his businesses so there is no escape. hlthe2b May 2019 #25

You know... SergeStorms May 2019 #28

Going to play devil's advocate here Jake Stern May 2019 #29

Laurence Tribe and NY Law community have wrtitten multiple articles and opinion pieces hlthe2b May 2019 #33

Brilliant!! Cha May 2019 #30

Look who's getting things done! Andrew Cuomo and his establishment comradebillyboy May 2019 #32

Hallelujah Native May 2019 #34

I'll take any victory large or small!n/t luvallpeeps May 2019 #35

Laurence Tribe (who worked on this) celebrates NY State's success in passing hlthe2b May 2019 #36

Proud of my state once again!!! pangaia May 2019 #37

The walls are closing in. Maru Kitteh May 2019 #38

Start spreadin' the news.... Blue Owl May 2019 #39