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  • mwguy@infosec.pubtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldDemocrats Vote
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    1 month ago

    The whole point is to prevent dangerous individuals from using these loopholes to buy guns.

    Dangerous individuals largely aren’t using this loophole to buy guns. That’s part of the problem.

    The only gun control that might have a chance at stopping gun crime is a total civilian ban and that requires an Amendment.


  • Impeachment is a political process with the ultimate result being removal from office.

    And potentially the removal of that person’s ability to ever run for office again.

    Impeachment and removal from office does not mean they would go to jail, it is not a criminal trial.

    Yes, that’s the design. Because it’s not an “impartial” process but a political one. And because only 40 or so people have been given that protection, it makes perfect sense.

    That’s an 8th grade understanding of the concept where you never learned anything after.

    The 8th grade understanding is the correct one. As confirmed by SCOTUS.

    Remember the DOJ reports to the President. A process where you’re either suppose to investigate your boss or investigate your Boss’s political allies/opponents would be way to open for abuse.

    Trump can be prosecuted for what he did before the Presidency (as is being done in New York) and for what he has and will do after the Presidency (should he run back J6 part deuce). But for crimes committed while President impeachment is counterbalance.






  • mwguy@infosec.pubtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldDemocrats Vote
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    According to Pew and APMRL, 58% of Americans want stricter gun laws, and nearly everyone—86%—supports universal background checks. 86%. Not exactly a fringe opinion, is it?

    They hyper majority of gun sales have background checks involved in them. Universal background checks would either ban the private sale of guns (which SCOTUS would likely overturn) or open up the background check system to private citizens (which will almost certainly be abused from a computer security perspective & will lead to people realizing just how poor the system is).

    The point isn’t that 80% don’t support gun control, it’s that each thing on the wishlist isn’t widely popular. And even if the actions would lead to a landslide, Americans wouldn’t be happy about it.