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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He could have abused his power like this to fix the justice system. Forgive student loans, Codify abortion. And all those other unfulfilled promises.

Instead Biden has fully destroyed the illusion of Democrat commitment to "justice" only to bail out a coke addict.

Both sides anyone?

[–] clutchtwopointzero 0 points 1 day ago

The power of presidential pardon must be revoked

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How could he have used his powers as president to codify abortion access?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kill all the Republican surpreme court judges under presidential decree. Then appoint new judges.

Or simply stack the court https://www.newsweek.com/can-democrats-expand-supreme-court-how-likely-it-1720256

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I guess I don't think that we should politically assassinate people...

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anywhere, or just US politicians?

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm personally pretty upset at all of the assassinations the the CIA has attempted/committed in my name, so yeah, I think anywhere.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know they work, though, right?

You think there’s any realistic path to reform that all the corrupt live through?

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What kind of "reform" are you talking about? I think most reforms happen via a legislative process.

[–] surph_ninja -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then you must not be a student of history.

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We were talking about codifying abortion, not land reform stretching back to the fertile crescent. We have norms about how we change policy in the US today, and you do it through a legislative/political process. We can dislike that process, but I don't think disliking a process warrants contemplating murder lol.

[–] surph_ninja 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s the fiction we’re sold, but the reality is lobbyists buy whatever legislation they want, and what the people wants does not impact legislation.

https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba

Let me know when the CIA starts pushing for regime change through the legislative process.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

CIA starts pushing for regime change

And this is your reason why Biden could have restored abortion? Just trying to make sure I'm following how this connects to the original point.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 23 hours ago

Yeah, you’re really not following the conversation. Maybe go back and read it again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But stacking the court is less spectacular.

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, there was a point in time where I wanted Biden to stack the court, but if Biden stacked the court, then Trump would just stack it again. It would be a real short term fix.