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minus-squarePuppylinkfedilink9•1 year agoThat would be such a dangerous precedent tho Step 1 : commit as much crimes as you can Step 2 : become a presidential candidate Step 3 : cry on social media that this is a political hit. There. Loophole to freely commit crimes and corruption.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink6•1 year agoWell, we’ve already seen that that “logic” applies when Step 2 is “Become president.” That precedent was already successfully set; might as well try to wedge it open further.
That would be such a dangerous precedent tho
Step 1 : commit as much crimes as you can
Step 2 : become a presidential candidate
Step 3 : cry on social media that this is a political hit.
There. Loophole to freely commit crimes and corruption.
Well, we’ve already seen that that “logic” applies when Step 2 is “Become president.” That precedent was already successfully set; might as well try to wedge it open further.