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And those "small fries" were illegally buying a firearm and skirting $1,400,000 in federal taxes.
And I thought we were the guys who wanted stronger gun control and the rich to pay their taxes?? Does that go out the window when it's one of "ours"?
Based on how those crimes have been enforced, yes. The federal gun charge that says a drug addict cannot own a gun is rarely enforced historically and is being challenged in the courts by Republicans because the DOJ started using it against white supremacists. Yet Hunter Biden wasn't even allowed a plea deal because of the politics around him. As for the taxes, when he was caught, he paid them and the fines associated with them. For literally anyone else caught doing the same, that is the end of it. No jail time or further penalties.
Joe Biden tried to let the courts do their job and trusted that the courts would be fair. They weren't. This was clearly a political prosecution and I would have done the same in (Joe) Biden's shoes.
And yet it's still a felony. I thought we were the ones who support strong gun regulation?
No one is entitled to a plea deal. For the severity of Hunter's crimes, I'm fine with it.
Keyphrase: "When he was caught." He was just fine stealing the $1.4m from Americans otherwise.
That's not how it works and you know this is going to literally be Trump's argument on Day One when he starts pardoning his supporters, right?
Who is "we"? I want all of the working class to be armed.
"Under no pretext shall arms and ammunition be surrendered, and any attempt to do so should be frustrated, by force, if necessary" - Karl Marx
"The rifle on the wall of the workingman's cottage is proof liberty exists. Our job is to ensure it remains." - George Orwell
(I may have butchered the quotes a bit, but the meaning is intact)