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Kablooie

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19. Actually there is.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:57 PM

Aug 2018

Taking an oath to tell the truth is a perjury trap.

Once you take the oath you can be charged if you tell a lie so it's an open and visible trap to catch anyone who perjures himself.

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There's so much wrong this this, that I don't know where to begin... [View all] MrScorpio Aug 2018 OP

There is no such thing as a perjury trap. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #1

Yes! You are absolutely correct! Ohioboy Aug 2018 #9

Well,... there is the diarrhea of the mouth ... magicarpet Aug 2018 #17

Actually there is. Kablooie Aug 2018 #19

Except baby beau xxqqqzme Aug 2018 #20

Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi rurallib Aug 2018 #2

I can't even..... MontanaMama Aug 2018 #3

at least people call a lie a lie these days. mopinko Aug 2018 #4

Mike Pence: The President's repeated lies to the American people are grounds for impeachment https: keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #8

Truly surreal doublespeak central scrutinizer Aug 2018 #5

I can not not tell a lie. royable Aug 2018 #6

A "perjury trap" shifts the blame to the questioner rather than the liar. nature-lover Aug 2018 #7

Which is standard operating procedure for conservatives canuckledragger Aug 2018 #10

Precisely! nature-lover Aug 2018 #11

and seriously what the hell is faux noise going to do when their hero is in prison??? a kennedy Aug 2018 #12

Blame it on Hillary and Obama, of course. bitterross Aug 2018 #15

For The Orange Buffoon, the Whole World Is One Huge Perjury Trap! DoctorJoJo Aug 2018 #13

What took karma so long? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #14

"Not tell a lie"? lastlib Aug 2018 #16

KnR Hekate Aug 2018 #18

That statement sums up the reason we are saddled with trump liberal N proud Aug 2018 #21