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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI 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 wont 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
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)1. I noticed that, and the first thing that came to mind is that
at least before Trump came along, Buchanan was considered by historians to have been the worst US president ever,
boston bean
(36,186 posts)2. Ayup!!i loves it🤥! Shove it up you bloated ass you corrupt dolt (Trump)
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)9. Perspective! No One Tops tRump's Corruption
He's brought democracy down lower than a rattlesnake's belly.
DFW
(54,051 posts)3. What a parallel, too
James Buchanan was another lousy president who led us into Civil War.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. Great comparison.
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
Buchanan and his 2016 counterpart were/are totally useless.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)7. Was he not the
Genocide President at the same time,namely the killing of Native Americans?
DFW
(54,051 posts)13. That was when he was president, way after the War of 1812
Over 15 years later
Chin music
(23,002 posts)4. Sounds like...
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)8. K&R
C_U_L8R
(44,892 posts)10. Knowledge defeats Republicanism
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)12. "Oh, noes! We better defund public education!!11! And...
... get rid of civics classes while we're at it!!!1"
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spanone
(135,633 posts)11. K&R...