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Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003

Dumb Lowtax posted:

I made the thread! It lives! It's a little hard to notice because I decided to put it in CSPAM, which you may not have clicked for a while.

"The happy thread - watching Trump & co get dunked on, and having a good day"

Every time something funny happens and is not sad, and you're about to post about it here, be sure to cross post it there too! We need a place to go to check what's up in the world that doesn't risk making your loving blood boil!

You're a loving idiot.

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Bogus Adventure
Jan 11, 2017

More like "Bulges Adventure"

ROFL Octopus posted:

I’m a retard so can someone explain in small words the limits of pardons?

Basically, the President can forgive people for federal crimes (except impeachment because duh). However, it does not apply to state crimes. For example, the President can pardon someone guilty of contempt in federal court, but not state court.

Bogus Adventure
Jan 11, 2017

More like "Bulges Adventure"

Bert Roberge posted:

You're a loving idiot.

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


StupidSexyVaultGuy posted:

Mr. President Darnold Q. Rumpfh's finest hour:



Dude can't even sell the Stunner, sad!


Mr.Tophat posted:

"Cutting regulations!" I cry in celebration as everything around me become more dangerous and lethal

Chernobyl baby
Jul 19, 2011
I thought it'd be more like "good things that the trump administration has done by accident" rather than dunking on trump. I mean this thread is for hmboling about it and isn't that essentially the same thing?

I dunno I don't wanna be a negative Nancy about it

Durf
Aug 16, 2017





*Trump leaves meeting*

"Wait what was I doing again?"

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

Bogus Adventure posted:

Basically, the President can forgive people for federal crimes (except impeachment because duh). However, it does not apply to state crimes. For example, the President can pardon someone guilty of contempt in federal court, but not state court.

Why can a president commute /pardon anyone? Seems a bit arbitrary when the rule of law is supposed to be universal

Thundercracker
Jun 25, 2004

Proudly serving the Ruinous Powers since as a veteran of the long war.
College Slice
I'm looking forward to a porn star describe how tiny Trump's dick is, and for the president of the united states to go on twitter and screamin, no I have a really big dick.

That's a thing that is going to happen in 2018 America.

Black Mirror/Veep is going to look really conservative and milquetoast in a few years.

Happy Thread
Jul 10, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
Plaster Town Cop

Jel Shaker posted:

Why can a president commute /pardon anyone? Seems a bit arbitrary when the rule of law is supposed to be universal

He's the head of the executive branch and one of the powers of that one (due to checks and balances / separation of powers) is to just straight up not enforce the law that the other branches have written as they see fit, with limits obviously

Chernobyl baby posted:

I thought it'd be more like "good things that the trump administration has done by accident" rather than dunking on trump. I mean this thread is for hmboling about it and isn't that essentially the same thing?

I dunno I don't wanna be a negative Nancy about it

A lot of the things we can lol at in here also make your blood boil, because they're pure idiocy with no silver lining. This new thread is more about celebrating when the idiocy actually hurts them in some way. And other happy news, like someone laying down a sick twitter burn, or someone's dad changing their mind about politics, or pictures of dogs.

Happy Thread fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Jan 19, 2018

mcvey
Aug 31, 2006

go caps haha

*Washington Capitals #1 Fan On DeviantArt*

super macho dude posted:

Dude can't even sell the Stunner, sad!

He thought wrestling was real up until that point.

END OF AN ERROR
May 16, 2003

IT'S LEGO, not Legos. Heh


mcvey posted:

He thought wrestling was real up until that point.

He thought it was real after, too. He just thought he was so tough and in such good shape that it didn’t hurt him.

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


mcvey posted:

He thought wrestling was real up until that point.

nvr forget

Reince Penis
Nov 15, 2007

by R. Guyovich

mcvey posted:

He thought wrestling was real up until that point.

What do you mean

cda
Jan 2, 2010

by Hand Knit
Dumb Lowtax and be Tiny Lowtax both posting on this page.

Happy Thread
Jul 10, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
Plaster Town Cop

cda posted:

Dumb Lowtax and be Tiny Lowtax both posting on this page.

You added the word "be" into the wrong part of the sentence

AreWeDrunkYet
Jul 8, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 4 days!

Thundercracker posted:

I'm looking forward to a porn star describe how tiny Trump's dick is, and for the president of the united states to go on twitter and screamin, no I have a really big dick.

That's a thing that is going to happen in 2018 America.

Black Mirror/Veep is going to look really conservative and milquetoast in a few years.

He already talked about his penis on national television during a presidential primary debate.

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

Bogus Adventure posted:

Basically, the President can forgive people for federal crimes (except impeachment because duh). However, it does not apply to state crimes. For example, the President can pardon someone guilty of contempt in federal court, but not state court.

Ah ok thanks

maga

cda
Jan 2, 2010

by Hand Knit

Dumb Lowtax posted:

You added the word "be" into the wrong part of the sentence

Not so dumb after all, eh

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Tiny Lowtax posted:

He thought it was real after, too. He just thought he was so tough and in such good shape that it didn’t hurt him.

lol

Burt Sexual
Jan 26, 2006

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Switchblade Switcharoo

Dumb Lowtax posted:

He's the head of the executive branch and one of the powers of that one (due to checks and balances / separation of powers) is to just straight up not enforce the law that the other branches have written as they see fit, with limits obviously


A lot of the things we can lol at in here also make your blood boil, because they're pure idiocy with no silver lining. This new thread is more about celebrating when the idiocy actually hurts them in some way. And other happy news, like someone laying down a sick twitter burn, or someone's dad changing their mind about politics, or pictures of dogs.

So the same as idiots that are going to die under trump, with a splash of trumps a dick. Like here.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

He already talked about his penis on national television during a presidential primary debate.

And they still voted for him

Happy Thread
Jul 10, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
Plaster Town Cop

Burt Sexual posted:

So the same as idiots that are going to die under trump, with a splash of trumps a dick. Like here.

All related discussions are the same and there is no nuance, correct. There are no such thing as degrees either, which is why Hillary's crimes are equal to Trump's and all parties are equally bad

priznat
Jul 7, 2009

Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

He already talked about his penis on national television during a presidential primary debate.

I saw this live (on tv) and I still have trouble believing it happened.

Bogus Adventure
Jan 11, 2017

More like "Bulges Adventure"

Dumb Lowtax posted:

All related discussions are the same and there is no nuance, correct. There are no such thing as degrees either, which is why Hillary's crimes are equal to Trump's and all parties are equally bad

wat

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
none of the last year of laughter and despair would have been possible without clinton. who else has brought this country so much joy?

Mr Ice Cream Glove
Apr 22, 2007

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/954164749436112897?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1

nooneofconsequence
Oct 30, 2012

she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/954131876620460032?s=17

the best people

A. Beaverhausen
Nov 11, 2008

by R. Guyovich
Have we had this lol yet?

"Sales of Trump properties suggestive of money-laundering: researcher" - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-fusion/sales-of-trump-properties-suggestive-of-money-laundering-researcher-idUSKBN1F727X

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe

To elaborate on that a bit, this was testimony to the House intelligence committee that Adam Schiff released today

https://twitter.com/EliasGroll/status/954148398877282304
https://twitter.com/DavidWright_CNN/status/954119966722285569

Mr Ice Cream Glove
Apr 22, 2007

only the best people

https://twitter.com/natemcdermott/status/954132625484140545?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1

Catastrophe
Oct 5, 2007

Committed to burn twice as long and half as bright

PunchANazi.gif

haha no but seriously punch the christ out of this guy forever

Cacafuego
Jul 22, 2007

Catastrophe posted:

PunchANazi.gif

haha no but seriously punch the christ out of this guy forever

Lol his neighbors are gonna Rand Paul the gently caress outta this guy

Mr Ice Cream Glove
Apr 22, 2007

https://twitter.com/VP/status/954176892164329472?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1

Diverse

FUCKFACE MORON
Apr 23, 2010

by sebmojo

Catastrophe posted:

PunchANazi.gif

haha no but seriously punch the christ out of this guy forever
Actually just jam a knife in his carotid artery

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Burt Sexual
Jan 26, 2006

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Switchblade Switcharoo

Please fund chip

Don Gato
Apr 28, 2013

Actually a bipedal cat.
Grimey Drawer

Jel Shaker posted:

Why can a president commute /pardon anyone? Seems a bit arbitrary when the rule of law is supposed to be universal

You see, the founding fathers assumed we would only elect honest, incorruptible and smart people as president and the entire constitution was based on that assumption. The system breaks down when you have someone like Nixon in office, and completely falls to poo poo when Trump is having a tantrum

spinderella
Jul 15, 2017

by FactsAreUseless

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

He already talked about his penis on national television during a presidential primary debate.

I started yelling in disbelief and was so happy because I knew he was toast.

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LordSloth
Mar 7, 2008

Disgruntled (IT) Employee
Post itt every time you get spanked with Forbes magazine.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
this is the cover of that issue



E: and the article https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2006/1009/056.html

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Bogus Adventure
Jan 11, 2017

More like "Bulges Adventure"

Don Gato posted:

You see, the founding fathers assumed we would only elect honest, incorruptible and smart people as president and the entire constitution was based on that assumption. The system breaks down when you have someone like Nixon in office, and completely falls to poo poo when Trump is having a tantrum

And to be completely fair, it didn't take much for it to break down. John Adams and Congress managed to make it illegal to criticize government officials, with the exception of the Vice President (who was the runner up in the Presidential election). The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 are pretty similar to what Trump and his chudmates want to get passed (make it harder for immigrants to naturalize, kick out "dangerous" aliens, and make it illegal to criticize the government).

Fun fact, it came up before Marbury v. Madison, so they were never appealed to SCOTUS for judicial review. Most people assume it would be unconstitutional if tried today, but most people assumed someone like Trump wouldn't be President.

Another fun fact, Jefferson's and Madison's response to the act brought up the idea of state nullification and secession, which helped give birth to the theory the confederate states used to justify secession.

The Founding Fathers were smart people, but they aren't the infallible philosopher kings that most basic history classes portray them as. They made some pretty dumb, petty, and awful decisions.

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