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Although Senate resolutions like these are non-binding and symbolic, Rosen’s office noted in a news release in February when she introduced the measure that the resolution was “designed to put the Senate on record opposing the prospect” of Donald Trump of granting a pardon or clemency to Maxwell.

“It’s frankly horrifying that Trump would entertain the idea of clemency for even a second for a convicted sex trafficker,” Rosen said in a floor speech on Wednesday.

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sh.itjust.works

Point of order:

It’s not really horrifying, I’d say, because that would require at least a bit of shock and surprise. It’s just predictably evil.

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

This just lets the pardon happen anyway but the representatives maintain deniability and earn favor with their base. It's theater.

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atro_city
fedia.io

That a pardon was even entertained is disgusting.

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sin_free_for_00_days
sopuli.xyz

It is crazy how deep the pedophiles go in the country. It shows in their inability to do pretty much anything on that front, even though the facts are out there. No wonder people get pissed at .

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lemmy.ca

I believe it's a formal statement of resolve. In other words it just states their opinion/position on a particular matter.

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DarkCloud
lemmy.world

I heard a whole lane of the luxury prison she's in is dedicated to her jizzing... It's her jizz lane.

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