• @ulkesh
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    12730 days ago

    Wow, someone in Congress with a backbone. Nice to see.

    • @Kerred
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      1929 days ago

      I am still hoping for the day to see someone of the same party convict a politician.

      If anyone has any cases I’d love a link!

      • @solrize
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        1229 days ago

        Nixon resigned a day(?) after the impeachment articles were filed, because House Republicans told him that he didn’t have enough support in the party to not get convicted.

        • @Kerred
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          127 days ago

          I am curious if Nixon was in the same situation in 2024 how it would go down now.

      • @ulkesh
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        29 days ago

        Judges have been impeached and removed in the past.

        https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/impeachments-federal-judges

        Edit>> Though now I see you said “politician”. If a judge is a politician (and there are at least five on the Supreme Court who are, due to their politics influencing decisions), then this at least answers in part.

        • @[email protected]
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          229 days ago

          If a judge is a politician

          The fact that is a thought that is reasonable to be expressed is part of the problem. Judges (and the justice system in general) should not be political in the slightest.

          • @ulkesh
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            229 days ago

            Completely agreed.

          • @Kerred
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            127 days ago

            It’s a shame too as I believe the original intention for judges to have a lifetime position was so they no longer had to be concerned with allegiance in an election.

            But I assume those lawmakers didn’t know how fanatical or greedy judges could be lol