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Re:A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Bu... by _heimdall on Monday June 08, 2026 @01:16PM (#48448134)
At today's rate in the US, executive immunity is going to extend to all elected or appointed officials in perpetuity.
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Re:A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Bu... by AngryData on Monday June 08, 2026 @01:41PM (#48448492)
And just behind that is politicians getting beat down in the streets when people realize the rule of law means nothing anyways and they have no reason to play along.
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Re:A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Bu... by fhdkweig on Monday June 08, 2026 @02:10PM (#48448946)
Rule of law will always apply to the commoners. Congress critters can speed on the highways and ignore the Do Not Call registry, but the rest of us still have to obey the laws.
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Re:A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Bu... by kmoser on Monday June 08, 2026 @02:02PM (#48448817)
Except that it usually works out to "rule of law for thee, but not for me."
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