He pardoned a convicted felon who
- was still in the appeals process and
- hadn't been sentenced yet.
Then we are told
- it saves time and money in the appeals process (by stopping it through pardoning) and
- he had been thinking about it for months, asking how it could be dropped.
Oh, and the conviction was for
- violating the constitutional rights of individuals.
Such is this president's respect for
- the rule of law,
- how the law can be bought with money,
- the importance of the judicial system, and
- his own place above the law through his belief in his power to do what he wants, even to undermining the power of the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.
I am trying to remain within the bounds of decency in my tone and writing. But
- This is not politically pretty.
- It is not how America is supposed to work.
- It is not democracy in action.
- In my opinion, it is actually un-American.
It is a seemingly never-ending shit storm. I am becoming more alarmed about who we are turning into as a nation and how difficult and traumatic it might be for us when things really begin to fall apart.
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