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ewagner

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20. They only understand power

Reply to triron (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 02:39 PM

Apr 2019

Dammit Democratic Party..

USE YOUR POWER

on edit....we have to be as politically ruthless as they are.

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Laurence Tribe: "Subpoena the suckers. Seek jail for contempt" [View all] triron Apr 2019 OP

They're going to have to do exactly that donkeypoofed Apr 2019 #1

Exactly Me. Apr 2019 #2

It's very hard to send to jail dangermouse2017 Apr 2019 #4

Their jobs are to be servants of the American people Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #34

K & R ... + 1,000,000 MFGsunny Apr 2019 #3

Lock 'em up! BarbD Apr 2019 #5

I believe this is coming. Not this moment but by this time next month it best not be status quo. NT UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #6

Nobody is going to jail Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #7

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #9

Without subpoenas and contempt charges DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #14

Even with Subpoenas and Contempt Charges Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #31

Yes, please cp Apr 2019 #8

WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY WAITING FOR???! nt DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #10

They're keeping their powder dry Bettie Apr 2019 #13

Hahaha DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #15

Only if you put it into inappropriate places, I think. Gunpowder is also dangerous erronis Apr 2019 #17

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #11

It would be nice to think that someone Bettie Apr 2019 #12

Besides it may just end up playing to the republicans in the election as well. triron Apr 2019 #25

Two questions for Tribe: WHO sentences the jail time, and WHO picks them up to deliver them to jail. ancianita Apr 2019 #16

A Federal Judge! Thunderbeast Apr 2019 #18

How long does it take for the the judge, the trial, the sentence. WHO does the judge send to put ancianita Apr 2019 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Apr 2019 #21

They only understand power ewagner Apr 2019 #20

Right! "Ruthless" doesn't mean "wrong." n/ t Beartracks Apr 2019 #23

+1 ewagner Apr 2019 #33

Tribe knows the faster way -- when the House Judiciary literally starts impeachment proceedings! ancianita Apr 2019 #22

I don't see another way. Either it's the law, or it's not. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #24

AFAIK the letter only asked for a DECISION by 4/24/2019 mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #26

Yes weak at the get go. And republicans see right through it. triron Apr 2019 #27

The equivalent of "C'mon You Guys, We Totally Said Please Before! Like, Don't Make us Get Aggro!" mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #29

EXACTLY!!! BigOleDummy Apr 2019 #28

The question is WHAT would the RETHUGS DO? bluestarone Apr 2019 #30

and when the April 23 deadline comes and goes... alterfurz Apr 2019 #32

Dens need to flood the talk shows with surrogates for enforcing the law. world wide wally Apr 2019 #35

I, too, have outrage exhaustion. Just do it. Enforce the LAW for God's sake. pdsimdars Apr 2019 #36

They do not need to follow law anymore sellitman Apr 2019 #37

I'm coming round to that view too. triron Apr 2019 #38