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15. Amen!

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 02:05 PM

Sep 2019

Great fundamental question based entirely in reality: “What is wrong with us?”

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I really resent the idea that standing up for the rule of law [View all] madaboutharry Sep 2019 OP

Letting Trump and his cronies get away with it helps only... lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #1

What??? peggysue2 Sep 2019 #2

it is the whole "should we, or should we NOT impeach" in a nut shell not_the_one Sep 2019 #4

Ditto on the "BUILD" thing. DemocracyMouse Sep 2019 #19

Lately I've noticed pundits are having a lot of trouble lunatica Sep 2019 #3

We know what normal is. This ain't it. This -- KPN Sep 2019 #20

We HAVE been fighting a technocratic civil war - since Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine... Moostache Sep 2019 #23

Like you describe it truly is a road to nowhere lunatica Sep 2019 #50

Good points. The way I look at it is everyone who sees the truth, including Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #62

Me 2. It's like all your life you think of our party with so much admiration Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #5

Agree. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #6

would you report a crime to the police stopdiggin Sep 2019 #7

If Trump is impeached, will they deport his whole family? YAY! leftstreet Sep 2019 #9

You should poll your neighbors first.. CentralMass Sep 2019 #11

Hardly comparable. nt KPN Sep 2019 #18

not a comparison, an analogy stopdiggin Sep 2019 #27

It's not an "analogy." H2O Man Sep 2019 #30

So, what Trump & Co. are doing is, in your mind, Bettie Sep 2019 #38

pretty easy stopdiggin Sep 2019 #46

The consequences of letting him Bettie Sep 2019 #47

I'm seeing that analogy is just beyond some stopdiggin Sep 2019 #53

How would you feel if standing up for the rule of law helped reelect Trump? elocs Sep 2019 #8

Did taking a pass on Bush war crimes help elect Trump? leftstreet Sep 2019 #10

Okay, try this....... H2O Man Sep 2019 #35

It wouldn't. nt Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #12

You can guarantee that? elocs Sep 2019 #14

so, do the wrong thing for fear of doing right? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #26

Huge and in my opinion wrong assumption. KPN Sep 2019 #16

Not impeaching only hurts if pouters from the Left stay home or vote 3rd party, elocs Sep 2019 #55

How, specifically, does standing up for the rule of law help Trump? AllyCat Sep 2019 #59

the problem is with the corporations who fashion the news and the politicians yaesu Sep 2019 #13

Exactly -- spot on. We reject it now via KPN Sep 2019 #21

Amen! KPN Sep 2019 #15

Chess CloudWatcher Sep 2019 #17

Exactly! Bravo!! Duppers Sep 2019 #34

Our nation has been brainwashed by Rethugs and corporations to equate all effects back to economics. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #22

Sometimes, old-timey sayings have some merit... Moostache Sep 2019 #24

I think that Democrats will get nothing from impeachment to stop Trump, and have much to lose. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #29

I appreciate your view, I do not share it though. Moostache Sep 2019 #40

Agreed. old guy Sep 2019 #54

Well stated. And to me the critical success factor Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #39

Why? Is being ill-prepared a benefit? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #45

Oh, you mean wait until all the trump legal cases Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #60

Straw man much? ehrnst Sep 2019 #61

Attacking you? I was asking the question - what is the status of what constitutes Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #63

Since you brought it up. Would love to hear a Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #64

So when will the stop lying to new military enlistees. They take an oath on day one.... usaf-vet Sep 2019 #25

Well, you know, if we impeached Thomas, that would be "standing up for the rule of law" ehrnst Sep 2019 #28

The conversations were about Kavanaugh and Trump. madaboutharry Sep 2019 #32

Well, the same principle applies, Yes? ehrnst Sep 2019 #49

BRAVO❗❗❗ Duppers Sep 2019 #31

K&R Kurt V. Sep 2019 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2019 #36

Agree Oppaloopa Sep 2019 #41

The Constitution will be the acid test in the end lunatica Sep 2019 #65

To me it's never been a question of IF he'll be impeached, it's a question of WHEN. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #37

Times like these make it easy to separate the cowards from the patriots nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #42

+1000 DallasNE Sep 2019 #43

What's wrong with us? Well, on one side there's an interlocking, highly redundant... JHB Sep 2019 #44

Yes, thanks for that post! robbob Sep 2019 #56

Personally, I'd love to go back to the mid-70s. malthaussen Sep 2019 #66

Thank you for this OP. I 100% concur. Nevermypresident Sep 2019 #48

Not impeaching can easily be seen as defending the Constitution in this case. gulliver Sep 2019 #51

Nothing is more important than the personal political ambitions/futures of current officeholders. MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #52

Politicians need jobs, too. Kid Berwyn Sep 2019 #58

K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Sep 2019 #57

They are setting a terrible precedent by letting Trump get away with breaking the law. athena Sep 2019 #67