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kpete

(71,984 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:35 AM Jan 2017

Sally Q Yates took oath & swore allegiance to the Constitution - NOT - Trump

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Sally Q Yates took oath & swore allegiance to the Constitution - NOT - Trump (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP

Exactly. dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

This is the premise of the fringe Oathkeepers militia group HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #2

Except... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #3

'Betrayed' is cult talk and it came from the White House statement nt jeanmarc Jan 2017 #4

Trump said Yates "has betrayed the Department of Justice." That's NOT her job! procon Jan 2017 #5

This Crew RobinA Jan 2017 #6

Sally Yates was defending the US constitution Gothmog Jan 2017 #7

dalton99a

(81,451 posts)

1. Exactly.

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:40 AM

Jan 2017

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)

2. This is the premise of the fringe Oathkeepers militia group

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:42 AM

Jan 2017

Which they used against Obama. Very slippery slope.

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)

3. Except...

Reply to HoneyBadger (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:49 AM

Jan 2017

The oathkeepers uses that argument because Obama was black and in this case it is because Trump is close to violating the constitution with his orders.

jeanmarc

(1,685 posts)

4. 'Betrayed' is cult talk and it came from the White House statement nt

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:51 AM

Jan 2017

procon

(15,805 posts)

5. Trump said Yates "has betrayed the Department of Justice." That's NOT her job!

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:06 AM

Jan 2017

Her oath requires her to defend the Constitution, not political policies.

RobinA

(9,888 posts)

6. This Crew

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:23 AM

Jan 2017

will never understand this. Too nuanced.

Gothmog

(145,130 posts)

7. Sally Yates was defending the US constitution

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:44 AM

Jan 2017

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