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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 268: Hope & Change |
| red sox 777 02/13/20 11:13:13 PM #92: | Game theory wise, there is a strong motive for all presidents/political leaders not to investigate each other. Because if there is a custom that past presidents do not get indicted, then you are safe after leaving office. I don't think Xi Jinping has abrogated this custom in China yet - that past heads of state have unofficial immunity from prosecution. For Trump to campaign on a platform of "drain the swamp" was personally extremely risky for him, because if we remove the customary immunity the swamp of government had been conferring on itself - then we remove the barrier to Trump being prosecuted by a future administration. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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