Well...having a photo op. for a pardon seems a bit ballsy, especially for this early in an administration...but hey...
This put a smile on my face.
Me too. As soon as I saw it online I started laughing. It's awesome. What's democrats gonna say about it? Their guy pardoned traitors.
The libs are gonna flip their lids and that just makes it so much sweeter
Bravo DJT......Bravo.
Now, can he go get those real douche bags that "O" pardoned and put them back.
Bravo DJT......Bravo.
Now, can he go get those real douche bags that "O" pardoned and put them back.
Just a few questions, given the support there seems to be for this action:
-do you believe that Arpaio wasn't profiling people to make illegal immigration arrests?
-if you don't, nothing further... if you do believe he profiled, was the court correct in telling him to stop?
-After the court told him to stop, do you believe he stopped, or did he still allow his department to profile?
-If you believe he continued to allow his department to profile, should he have been punished?
I don't know enough about the case to answer your questions but aren't all (or most) immigration arrests based on profiling?
Especially if the arrests are not made at the border but at checkpoints inside the country.
Maybe, but at least it isnt the drug dealers and other scum that Obummer pardoned. This man was doing his job!
This. I dislike the whole executive pardon thing, period. Too much like the feudal system, IMO, where the "lord" gets to override a jury of one's peers. That said, this is a significantly better use of the pardon, someone who is 84 and zero threat to public safety, than people serving life sentences for narcotics. I know a guy who's up to three lifers he put away who are back on the streets, and the idea they were "nonviolent" is a joke.
Is it? I mean (assuming you think he was guilty of what he was convicted) Arpaio was the leader of a large LE, and intentionally encouraged violating the Constitution. He then gets a pass from the president, because his while his means were undesirable, the results were acceptable. Why shouldn't other govt officials also violate the Constitution, if the president will give a "ends justify the means" pardon? We're not talking about the bad behavior of individuals, here, but institutions.
Just a few questions, given the support there seems to be for this action:
-do you believe that Arpaio wasn't profiling people to make illegal immigration arrests?
-if you don't, nothing further... if you do believe he profiled, was the court correct in telling him to stop?
-After the court told him to stop, do you believe he stopped, or did he still allow his department to profile?
-If you believe he continued to allow his department to profile, should he have been punished?
What he was convicted of was contempt of court, which isn't the same as intentionally violating the Constitution. He was also denied a jury trial.
And he's no longer sheriff. And he's in his mid-80s. (I said 84, earlier, but he's actually 85). And he's not a threat to public safety.
So, yes. It is.