• @Kerred
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    1927 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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      1226 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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        124 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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      26 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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        226 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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          226 days ago

          Completely agreed.

        • @Kerred
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          124 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