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Last time there was a winter storm, my snow thrower (Toro 721r) crapped out.  (Background: My house is along a long driveway, with two other houses. The unwritten rule is that we all help clear the driveway, which has worked out well. One neighbor is great about this and I try to match his efforts (he is out more often, but I clear the whole driveway, including where he parks, when I go out there). But this neighbor also has a very bad back, although he doesn't complain. The other neighbor is new and doesn't come out as often, and doesn't have a snow thrower, instead he just uses a shovel, which isn't nearly as effective. Anyway, when my snow thrower died, the first neighbor did almost everything during a huge 24-hour storm that deposited 16 inches on snow. I felt really bad and offered to help, using his snow thrower, but he declined).  So my snow thrower wouldn't start. First, it would start with the choke on and stalled when I pushed the choke off. Than, it would

If the President cannot be prosecuted for any Federal Crime that occurs during their Presidency (according to the Justice Department), and the President also cannot be impeached if they are no longer in office (according to Republicans). Therefore, if a President conducts obvious, terrible federal crimes, in their final week of office, than how are they accountable in any conceivable way. There would literally be no way for Congress or the Justice Department to do anything. The President would be above the law.