12-10-2020, 02:55 PM
(12-10-2020, 01:16 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: In a perfect world, sure. The problem is if you go after the previous administration then you set precedent for it to happen in the future. There's a reason Obama did absolutely nothing about the clearly contrived "evidence" that brought us into the Iraq war. In a perfect world Dick Cheney would be spending the rest of his life in prison for conning us into a war that cost billions (trillions?) and killed tens (hundreds?) of thousands. You go after previous administrations you open Pandora's Box because the other party is going to be in charge at some point and you damn well better believe they'll come after you then if this precedent is set.
Completely agree. No president will want to set that precedent. Well, no president that is concerned about the continuation of our democratic society. This is actually one reason why someone put forth the idea that Trump going on a pardon spree at the last minute is a great thing for Biden. It means he doesn't have to make that decision as it has been made for him.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
