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In a blog post, Via said pardons would “make a mockery of our justice system, and it will send the message to his followers that violence is a legitimate response to political outcomes they don’t like.”

From BBC

He is therefore openly preparing for a revenge tour that would make a mockery of civil liberties and the formal structural limitations on his authority.

From Slate

We’ve seen it all before: Prosecutors and judges exercising their discretion in ways that help the former president make a mockery of the idea that no one is above the law.

From Salon

I feel actually when you think about Martha, it really is sad because it's never trying to make a mockery of the real person.

From Salon

“The idea that someone can use the parents rights and the curriculum transparency to start objecting to every single book to try to make a mockery of this is just wrong,” DeSantis said the day before the bill signing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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