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captainktainer t1_j6a2z25 wrote

She shouldn't need to - it's Castillo's fault he was a particularly stupid kind of authoritarian and tried to pull off a coup, not hers. But if that's what's needed to end the violence...

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Particular-Board2328 t1_j6a5rfb wrote

Right wing Congress tried to impeach him without a criminal charge. They effectively deposed a popularly elected president they objected to.

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jyper t1_j6bgjgy wrote

They didn't need a criminal charge because Impeachment doesn't require a crime. And they didn't have the votes for the impeachment until he tried the coup and then he was overwhelmingly voted out

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alexmikli t1_j6cpdxv wrote

Yeah, the guy literally tried to illegally seize power. I don't really care what political alignment his opposition is .

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concerned_llama t1_j6fr1tu wrote

The one that tried to make the coup, with his hands all shaky? Everybody saw it bro

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concerned_llama t1_j6fqz5f wrote

It's her vice president for God's sake! What are they protesting?

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