The idea is to make it effectively legal to kill anybody deemed left-of-center

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“The Board voted unanimously to recommend a full pardon and restoration of firearm rights.”

So they recommend to give him his guns back to shoot more protesters. Fucking disgusting.

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Texas has a long tradition of pardoning lynch mobs.

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Before Abbot or just with Abbot? (I don’t know if Texas has term limits. I’m assuming no)

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Since its inception

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The prosecutors should immediately contact the DOJ and see if a federal case makes sense. Governor Murder-Pardoner can’t pardon a federal conviction.

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Wouldn’t that be double jeopardy since he has already been tried and convicted by the court?

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Nope. It’s only double jeopardy if it happens in the same jurisdiction. A Federal trial would mean federal charges, which aren’t the same as state charges. Not the same charges, not double jeopardy.

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Ok, thanks for the clarification

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I guess some lives matter more than others… To Republicans anyway.

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Yes, that’s the entire point of “black lives matter”

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31 points

Just a honest showing of what it means to be a Conservative Republican Christian.

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