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Timothy Moran's avatar

Thank you for talking about the pardon. I think a case can be made that it is bad as anything else TFG and his minions are doing. How can this be seen as anything else but a declaration of contempt and second tier legal status for any community that does subscribe to the MAGA orthodoxy. I am from Texas and this makes me sick.

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Glade Wilson's avatar

Can't the federal government pick up the slack on that pardon? That would discourage governors from being dumb in the future, wouldn't it?

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Rachel Carlton-TX's avatar

I am a Texan and every damn day Abbott is destroying us. He is becoming more and more radicalized, if thatтАЩs possible. The icing on the cake for him is being able to OWN the libs in Travis County, just because he can. Hey Greg тАЬ You will Never Be President тАЬ

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Lynn  Bentson's avatar

IS there any legal remedy ? Does Texas have impeachment ? This is really beyond belief , but of course it's true .

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Lynn  Bentson's avatar

But are Texas voters actually in favor ? Or just Republican primary voters ?

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Rita Parker's avatar

And it frustrates me the Texas Democrats can NEVER find anyone to challenge Abbott who will win. Beto was never the answer.

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heybige's avatar

Having the power to pardon granted to a single person is a top 5 mistake that we've made constitutionally. It practically begs for corruption.

For god's sake, have a pardon commission who studies all the submitted cases, submits a list of pardons to consider and have a random small group of judges vote up or down, or something like that. It should be clinical and non-partisan, with specific criteria for considering a pardon.

Not this shit we have now..

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Joanna M's avatar

Also from Texas and it's disgusting!

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Rick A.'s avatar

Also from Texas, also disgusted, but mainly brokenhearted. Our country has lost its mind. Unless Dominion totally bankrupts Fox News, all hope is lost. I wish that last sentence was hyperboleтАжтАж

Millions and millions not only believe Fox, they worship at its altar. What Tucker, et al. say is holy writ.

Ask Abbott. He did this because Tucker told him to. As much as I despise our political class like Abbott, there will be a special place in hell for the Tuckers of this world.

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Rachel Carlton-TX's avatar

Abbott takes his marching orders from Tucker Liar Carlson . Pathetic

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