• throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    remember he only needs to delay until the election. if he’s elected president again then all the consequences go out the window.

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      1 year ago

      That’s only true if he can pardon himself for the election interference. That’s not going to happen unless they move the case to federal court.

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        Not if he goes the Hitler route and consolidates power. Which honestly, I think he and the GoP are planning to do

        Will it work is another discussion, but I’m sure this is what he plans to do

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            That happened in the Weimar Republic, too. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison, and plenty of people got arrested for things like the Beer Hall Putsch. Stay vigilant and organized, politically cooperate with anyone who opposes the Republicans, don’t take it for granted that the courts will handle this neo fascist ideology for us, you know?

        • JD Squared@lemm.ee
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          I’ll explain this I think 45 times in 3 weeks. I wish more people would read.

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          This is true, but what I have not seen discussed is that the Georgia Pardon and Parole board can consider a request to commute the sentence immediately, and can choose to reduce or eliminate any sentence handed down.

          • Raging LibTarg@lemmy.world
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            the Georgia Pardon and Parole board can consider a request to commute the sentence immediately, and can choose to reduce or eliminate any sentence handed down.

            Thanks, (this is good information to know, but) I hate it.

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            Hmm. I was under the impression that the governor couldn’t even pardon someone in GA unless they had served out 5 years of a sentence, thus guaranteeing jail time.

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              You’re right. A pardon in Georgia cannot even be requested from the Pardon and Parole Board until five years after any sentence is served. Commutation of a sentence is a different thing altogether.

              Pardon is “You don’t receive any punishment for this crime.” Commutation is “After consideration, the sentence you received is being reduced.” And in commutation, the sentence can be reduced to zero.

              The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board can consider a request for commutation immediately after sentencing, and can commute a sentence immediately, again, that’s reducing a sentence, including a 100% reduction.

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        Pardoning himself from doing time, doesn’t exclude other provisions against a convicted criminal holding office.

        A pardon explicitly states you’re guilty of the crime you’re pardoned for.

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        That’s only true if he can pardon himself for the election interference. That’s not going to happen unless they move the case to federal court.

        That wouldn’t work either. The first step in a pardon is that the person convicted has to admit guilt to trying to steal the election. If he straight up admits guilt that’s clearly a Fourteenth Amendment violation.