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Beachnutt

(8,873 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:01 PM Jan 2022

Are there a cpl of compromised rethug senators

that would trade a pardon for guranteed yes votes on voting rights and BBB ?
Just a thought....

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Are there a cpl of compromised rethug senators (Original Post) Beachnutt Jan 2022 OP
Would that be legal? PJMcK Jan 2022 #1
You're probably right, Beachnutt Jan 2022 #4
Offer it and then say just joking WA-03 Democrat Jan 2022 #5
Every legislative vote is a trade for something, spoken or not spoken. Nudge, nudge. Get it? Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #6
OOOOHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! essaynnc Jan 2022 #2
Probably. But this sounds like extortion. Scottie Mom Jan 2022 #3
If they are compromised and have done something illegal they need to be arrested questionseverything Jan 2022 #7

PJMcK

(24,309 posts)
1. Would that be legal?
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:02 PM
Jan 2022

Wouldn't the President be abusing the pardon power to trade for legislative votes?

Keep thinking creatively!

Scrivener7

(57,487 posts)
6. Every legislative vote is a trade for something, spoken or not spoken. Nudge, nudge. Get it?
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:22 PM
Jan 2022

essaynnc

(946 posts)
2. OOOOHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:03 PM
Jan 2022

I really like that idea. I wonder what kind of trouble we could get in? Do we care? Do the ends justify the means? Hell, it's quite legal to bribe a senator these days, how about ... would this be considered blackmail? or...?

questionseverything

(11,342 posts)
7. If they are compromised and have done something illegal they need to be arrested
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:43 PM
Jan 2022

Then they can’t be in the senate anyway

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