Things to get out of the way:

  • I know a U.S. president can’t pardon state level crimes
  • I know the Georgia governor can’t pardon state crimes in Georgia

In Georgia a council, appointed by the governor, has the pardon power in the state after it was stripped from GA governors because of corruption in the past.

As far as I’m aware (per coverage of things tonight), that council is all Republican and only has loose self-imposed guidelines/norms about the process by which a person can apply for a pardon.

Why do liberals think this is a slam dunk when that council can seemingly at any time change these rules to the extent of even giving a preemptive pardon? The governor can’t replace these people instantly as they’re on some x year term scheme.

Is this just more hopeful “the walls are closing in” or am I missing something here?

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Given how badly Ron seems to be eating shit, and with no clear second stringer, having Trump in jail house arrest in a giant mansion might actually hurt the GOP. Note I specify hurting the GOP, because it wouldn’t help the DEMs because they wouldn’t do anything to take advantage of it.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    11 months ago

    Is this just more hopeful “the walls are closing in”

    Seems very so to me.

    In Georgia a council, appointed by the governor, has the pardon power in the state…

    Holy shit. I knew about the bullet points you listed but I didn’t know that! My bet is that MSNBC (etc) is basically going to ignore that fact this week so the libs can have their victory lap. But it seems to me as time goes on - lib media have to mention it once in a while. A conviction is utterly meaningless yet hilarious if the GOP people void it few weeks later. If not faster.

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    a council, appointed by the governor, has the pardon power in the state after it was stripped from GA governors because of corruption

    Ah yes, I was too corrupt to have this power, so now instead that power lies with several of my close supporters that I hand chose to hold that power. Yep, that’ll solve the problem.

    If you actually wanted to get rid of that problem either do away with pardons all together or have that council be chosen by like, the Georgia house, Georgia senate, some organization of legal experts, random lottery, or basically any method that isn’t the equivalent of me placing my phone across the room to stop me checking Twitter.

    • GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      They’re confirmed by the State Senate.

      So like, I guess right now in practice that results in “Ah yes, I was too corrupt to have this power, so now instead that power lies with several of my close supporters that I hand chose to hold that power - BUT DON’T WORRY - they still need to have the rest of the people they bankrolled into office ALSO rubber stamp them. Yep, that’ll solve the problem.”

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    I don’t have any idea what’s happening in Georgia but Libs don’t seem to be connected to reality at all when it comes to Trump. Fuck, and they also ruined all the funny mispellings of Trump. ; p