American Politics 4.0 - Orangeyou Glad He’s Back?

[sureLoss]

Don't need to pardon if the local and state governments aren't allowed to investigate and build a criminal case.

https://twitter.com/user/status/2009310155712663733

[Monahammer]

So much for ye olde "states rights" cadre of the republican party.

[Monahammer]

The optimistic precedent (very optimistic) that's been set here is that a future changed administration could theoretically rely on this same mechanism to prosecute MAGAs across the nation as domestic terrorists.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Don't need to pardon if the local and state governments aren't allowed to investigate and build a criminal case.

https://twitter.com/user/status/2009310155712663733

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According to Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Superintendent Drew Evans, in the wake of the shooting, the state and FBI were conducting a joint investigation, but that later that day, he said in a statement, "the FBI informed the BCA that the U.S. Attorney’s Office had reversed course: the investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation."

Without that access, Evans said the BCA "cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands" and has "reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation."

"We expect the FBI to conduct a thorough and complete investigation and that the full investigative file will be shared with the appropriate prosecutorial authorities at both the state and federal levels," he said.

[Drak]

Look at this twunt.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Can we put a moratorium on pointing out right wing hypocrisy? Like we ####ing get it at this point. Won't change cultists minds, won't change non-cultists minds. Not really useful posts.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Can we put a moratorium on pointing out right wing hypocrisy? Like we ####ing get it at this point. Won't change cultists minds, won't change non-cultists minds. Not really useful posts.

That can be said about any of the posts in here though, right?

[Senator Clay Davis]

But those ones specifically are ignoring that they are proud hypocrites. Seeing continued "Oh look they are rank ####ing hypocrites" posts are especially useless. Stick to the fact they support the rape of children, that is 1,000,000 times worse than the hypocrisy.

[Drak]

Anyway,

looks like the case was handed off to the Kash’s FBI and State agencies have been shut out. So much fer States’ rights. Coverup in progress. Not sure about the part where evidence is unavailable when video and ample witnesses are readily available.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Drak

Anyway,

looks like the case was handed off to the Kash’s FBI and State agencies have been shut out. So much fer States’ rights. Coverup in progress. Not sure about the part where evidence is unavailable when video and ample witnesses are readily available.

"Flood the zone" with doctored footage to blur the line between reality and official government-approved.

[Looch City]

This is all so messed up man. I don't know whether to laugh or be horrified anymore.

Also, Derek Chauvin is probably beating himself for not waiting a few more years before murdering civilians as a law enforcer.

Could've been free and living like a king!

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Stick to the fact they support the rape of children, that is 1,000,000 times worse than the hypocrisy.

Not according to Patton Oswalt!

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Looch City

This is all so messed up man. I don't know whether to laugh or be horrified anymore.

Also, Derek Chauvin is probably beating himself for not waiting a few more years before murdering civilians as a law enforcer.

Could've been free and living like a king!

Or he could have committed a murder off duty during a protest, like Kyle Rittenhouse.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Looch City

This is all so messed up man. I don't know whether to laugh or be horrified anymore.

Since I have no ability to vote in the US elections, agency or impact I have chosen to laugh my ass off at this current presidency and current state of the union.

I have heard from multiple people that this stuff keeps them up at night and/or they are doom scrolling US garbage in the middle of the night. I laugh, move on with my life and sleep all night. Stressing about something that you have zero control over isn't good for and makes no difference.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Yeah I mean you can observe what a colossal trainwreck America is without stressing out about it. Believe that is what is known as "using your eyes and ears".

[Johnny Makarov]

The angry couch effer is losing it at the press conference! hahha

Can someone run over Noem and Vance with their car?

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Burninator

Since I have no ability to vote in the US elections, agency or impact I have chosen to laugh my ass off at this current presidency and current state of the union.

I have heard from multiple people that this stuff keeps them up at night and/or they are doom scrolling US garbage in the middle of the night. I laugh, move on with my life and sleep all night. Stressing about something that you have zero control over isn't good for and makes no difference.

I worry about it maybe more than I should, for a couple of reasons.

First is that the U.S. exports culture and ideology around the world, and probably to Canada more than anywhere else. There is not an insignificant number of people here who want to follow the U.S. anywhere it goes and historically when the U.S. rolls over, we feel the effects.

Second is maybe more alarmist, but the U.S. just appropriated Venezuela and wants to action the Monroe Doctrine across the Americas, even against NATO allies. They have already started the pretense (or is it pretext) talk with Canada, so I think there is a less than zero chance we see more forced interference here from the current U.S. administration. I really do think our sovereignty is at stake depending on how things go.

[Drak]

It’s a direct threat it us and to the world. I also have family members including my wife who are American. I can’t just ignore it and not worry. I’m not wired that way.

[Monahammer]

Laugh laugh laugh until we are on the menu.

[MarchHare]

Submitted without comment:

https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-d...licy-use-force

1-16.200 - USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND PROHIBITED RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES

[...]

Firearms may not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles. Specifically, firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle. Firearms may not be discharged from a moving vehicle except in exigent circumstances. In these situations, an officer must have an articulable reason for this use of deadly force.

Emphasis added.