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Politics is the law in Texas

A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says

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Illustration: KAL

An American military veteran was killed in the street, presumed to pose a threat when he was exercising his right to carry a gun in public. You might expect America’s gun-rights advocates to demand justice for the dead man.

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