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[–] Zeke@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

She used to be a prosecutor. That means she can see things from both sides and look at things objectively and not make rash decisions. It's a good quality for a president.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean My Only Hope from her being a prosecutor is that she actually prosecutes crimes, I'm not very hopeful of that especially with her seemingly not wanting to bring back Lena Khan, but I can dream. However normally being a prosecutor would disqualify you for me, good people don't become prosecutors.

[–] Zeke@fedia.io 0 points 2 months ago

Good people do become prosecutors. Why? Because they don't want to see bad people on the street. Sometimes you'll wind up having to fight against someone innocent, but that doesn't necessarily make someone bad. You have to prove without a doubt that that person didn't do it. It's essentially debating whether they did it or not. That doesn't make a prosecutor bad.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

Did she say something about not bringing back Lina Khan? The only thing I saw was that Mark Cuban said he didn't like her (which is just another plus in my mind. If the billionaires are scared of you, you're doing something right), and whoever printed the article decided to call him a "Harris Surrogate."

Which I'm pretty sure is just flat out untrue. He supports her, and maybe he was even organizing for her. But "surrogate" means he speaks for her, and as far as I understand it, he absolutely does not