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Rhiannon12866

(206,016 posts)
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:09 AM Jan 2021

Republicans Say It Is Unconstitutional to Hold Officials Accountable Unless They Are Hillary

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Explaining their vote against an impeachment trial, Senate Republicans asserted that it is unconstitutional to hold government officials accountable unless they are Hillary Clinton.

“I’ve consulted with the finest constitutional lawyers in the country,” Senator John Cornyn, of Texas, said. “Without exception, they determined that the enforcement measures that the Framers created, in 1787, were intended only to be used in cases of Hillary.”

Senator Josh Hawley, of Missouri, concurred. “To see legal guardrails that James Madison explicitly designed for Hillary Clinton used on someone who is demonstrably not Hillary Clinton is a disgrace,” he said.

Senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, struck a more conciliatory note, suggesting that there were circumstances under which Senate Republicans might support an impeachment trial next month. “If a decision were made to put Hillary Clinton on trial, we would be on board with that,” he said.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/republicans-say-it-is-unconstitutional-to-hold-officials-accountable-unless-they-are-hillary



Photograph by Pete Marovich / Bloomberg / Getty


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Republicans Say It Is Unconstitutional to Hold Officials Accountable Unless They Are Hillary (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 OP
Easy!1 UTUSN Jan 2021 #1
Funny but true. The same people wanted to impeach Hillary before she became president, unblock Jan 2021 #2
Within the year, when I walked into my dentist's office, the TV in the waiting room was tuned to FOX Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #3
I bet they say that to all the patients.... unblock Jan 2021 #5
Oh, I know my dentist very well. I've gone to her since the '80s and she's treated my entire family Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #6
Cool! unblock Jan 2021 #9
Nail, meet hammer world wide wally Jan 2021 #4
This time I did not fall for it nam78_two Jan 2021 #7
LOL! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #8

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(52,319 posts)
2. Funny but true. The same people wanted to impeach Hillary before she became president,
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:14 AM
Jan 2021

when she was still a private citizen. So, totally ok to impeach a former Secretary of State and a maybe a president-elect, but totally unconstitutional to impeach a former president.

Ok, republicans. Whatever.

Rhiannon12866

(206,016 posts)
3. Within the year, when I walked into my dentist's office, the TV in the waiting room was tuned to FOX
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:24 AM
Jan 2021

And with all the breaking news in the world, they were railing about Hillary's emails! My dentist's assistant came in and apologized, said a previous patient, an older lady, had requested that the TV channel be changed. She knows where I stand since she's "one of us," as is my dentist.

Rhiannon12866

(206,016 posts)
6. Oh, I know my dentist very well. I've gone to her since the '80s and she's treated my entire family
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:51 AM
Jan 2021

I just happened to have an appointment with her on 9/11/01 when everyone here in New York was freaking out. That day was my political wake-up call and have discussed it with my dentist. So I do know where she stands, she often turns on MSNBC while I'm there and I've showed her threads on DU since she's interested.

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