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boston bean

(36,186 posts)
Mon May 20, 2019, 06:51 PM May 2019

I love the way the judge who ruled in favor of turning over trumpasses documents started off.

He started with a quote from James Buchanan:

I do, therefore, . . . solemnly protest against these proceedings of the House of Representatives, because they are in violation of the rights of the coordinate executive branch of the Government, and subversive of its constitutional independence; because they are calculated to foster a band of interested parasites and informers, ever ready, for their own advantage, to swear before ex parte committees to pretended private conversations between the President and themselves, incapable, from their nature, of being disproved; thus furnishing material for harassing him, degrading him in the eyes of the country . . .



And then went on to rule that this shits been tried before and it won’t work!!


Deliciously rich!!

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I love the way the judge who ruled in favor of turning over trumpasses documents started off. (Original Post) boston bean May 2019 OP
I noticed that, and the first thing that came to mind is that The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #1
Ayup!!i loves it🤥! Shove it up you bloated ass you corrupt dolt (Trump) boston bean May 2019 #2
Perspective! No One Tops tRump's Corruption corbettkroehler May 2019 #9
What a parallel, too DFW May 2019 #3
Great comparison. Wellstone ruled May 2019 #5
At least Old Hickory did some good in the War of 1812 DFW May 2019 #6
Was he not the Wellstone ruled May 2019 #7
That was when he was president, way after the War of 1812 DFW May 2019 #13
Sounds like... Chin music May 2019 #4
K&R Scurrilous May 2019 #8
Knowledge defeats Republicanism C_U_L8R May 2019 #10
"Oh, noes! We better defund public education!!11! And... Beartracks May 2019 #12
K&R... spanone May 2019 #11

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
1. I noticed that, and the first thing that came to mind is that
Mon May 20, 2019, 06:54 PM
May 2019

at least before Trump came along, Buchanan was considered by historians to have been the worst US president ever,

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Great comparison.
Mon May 20, 2019, 07:15 PM
May 2019

And then there was another Asshole President named Andrew Jackson whom Ponzi Don emulates daily.

DFW

(54,051 posts)
6. At least Old Hickory did some good in the War of 1812
Mon May 20, 2019, 07:17 PM
May 2019

Buchanan and his 2016 counterpart were/are totally useless.

Beartracks

(12,761 posts)
12. "Oh, noes! We better defund public education!!11! And...
Mon May 20, 2019, 09:39 PM
May 2019

... get rid of civics classes while we're at it!!!1"



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