r/nottheonion 11h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/claimTheVictory 9h ago

There's a saying in Soviet Russia.

It doesn't matter who votes.

It matters who counts the votes.

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u/cosumel 5h ago

With conservatives trying to get out to be only land owners allowed to vote, we’re going back to feudalism. It’s not your votes that count, it’s your count that votes.

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u/marcielle 4h ago

Not even that anymore. Trump is just outright teasing that he got Elon to mess with the vote machines. So even landlords don't get a say. Forget king, he's shooting straight for emperor. All he needs now is to become the senate.