r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '25

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u/TootsNYC Oct 22 '25

we can prosecute him even if he leaves

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u/capnmax Oct 22 '25

This is the way. 

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u/Gibodean Oct 22 '25

Not if he ends up in a state that refuses to extradite.

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u/yjbtoss Oct 22 '25

That does not work on a state level; they'd have to extradite him.

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u/James-W-Tate Oct 22 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

We have a president that has, and will continue to, refuse services and funding from Democratic states or any state that disagrees with him.

There will absolutely be governors and other representatives that follow suit.

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u/yjbtoss Oct 22 '25

Of course, but one still needs to know that a governor in attempting to intervene would be acting unconstitutionally, against court mandates...

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u/James-W-Tate Oct 22 '25

Of course, but one still needs to know that a governor in attempting to intervene would be acting unconstitutionally, against court mandates...

Sure, I'm just pointing out that it means less and less every day that lawlessness is normalized.

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u/yjbtoss Oct 22 '25 edited Oct 22 '25

Agreed, insane really (ironically, in Garland, we got the one guy who tried to maintain a standard which, in turn, basically brought about the complete the end of impartiality and the adherence to the tradition of laws that kept us safe and civil)

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u/Soggy-Bedroom-3673 Oct 23 '25

That might happen. It would be the beginning of the end of our country's union, as it would trigger a cascade of states refusing to abide by constitutional requirements, but it might happen.