he can’t. That why the decision was 9-0 against.
If you really think the two actions are comparable, there’s no need to continue this conversation. Obama tested something that hadn’t been done before. it wasn’t specifically illegal. It was later deemed by judicial action to be illegal.
And he ultimately failed, but it didn’t directly impact his election chances. At all.
In sum, no clearly defined illegal action, and no direct impact on his election. He certainly didn’t try to use his government to go after a political opponent.
I can promise you that Obama’s “base” could give two chits about what he did. I follow politics pretty closely.
If it were as close to being analogous to what Trump did, you can bet that the GOP house would’ve started impeachment hearings. They didn’t. This, despite being the house of the Benghazi! Hearings. You know, the ones that wasted a ton of time and money, all to show mistakes. Mistakes that were admitted before the first set of hearings even began.
Compare that to directly trying to use the levers of government to illegally withhold aid from an ally that really needed it. All to directly tank a possible political opponent. And it was specifically prohibited, as it was a law passed in the wake of watergate. In other words, it was a guard rail designed to keep Trump from doing what he did. And he brazenly ignored it. And before you say it wasn’t illegal- it was. The GAO explicitly stated that it was. It was a violation of a federal statute.
In sum, an egregious violation of a federal law, with a possible direct impact on an upcoming election. Again, it was another misdirection attempt by Trump. Hillary’s emails 2.0.
The comparison is not even a stretch- even for you. You’re the king of obfuscation and misdirection on this board. You seem to really enjoy it. And you can’t even make a serious argument as to how these two situations are analogous.
You’re either losing your ability to muddy the waters, OR you’re simply trolling. Its also possible that you’re so invested in defending Trump (while simultaneously slamming Obama) that you really might believe what you wrote. If you made that type of argument in a court, you’d be laughed out of it.
Just admit what’s obvious- Trump did an egregious act. An illegal egregious act. All to benefit one person- himself. And, because of enablers like you, he’s going to do more. He truly doesn’t give a chit about anything but himself.
And it’ll likely be much worse than even this episode- which, in normal times- should’ve have resulted in a resignation. Or a removal. The senators that pussed out are going to regret what they did. Trump is just getting started.
You’re so far gone you can’t even see that you’re effectively advocating for the abolition of the rule of law. That’s basically the one thing that separates us from everyone else. And it’s broken now. It’s truly party over country at this point- all you care about is that your side is “winning”. “Winning”=“destruction” now.
It’s really sad to see you and several others go down this destructive path.
What would it take for you to admit that Trump is blatantly unfit for his position? Does he literally have to shoot someone on 5th Avenue? Even then, I have a feeling you’d try to justify it.