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Talitha

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19. It's not merely a cover up or a conspiracy - - it's a coup.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2019, 05:09 PM

Nov 2019

From Wikipedia:
"the overthrow of an existing government by non-democratic means; typically, it is an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a dictator, the military, or a political faction."

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The Republican Party knows Trump is guilty and is engaged in massive cover-up [View all] kentuck Nov 2019 OP

GOP also know he is a danger to the American people, the country Iliyah Nov 2019 #1

I agree kentuck Nov 2019 #2

That is exactly right...nt 2naSalit Nov 2019 #9

When Kevin McCarthy said Putin pays the Con malaise Nov 2019 #3

Investagative Reporters have been Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #5

The Repugs are afraid ... Tennessee Hillbilly Nov 2019 #4

it's the party of destruction, greed, corruption, and Putin Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #6

in for a penny, in for a pound... stillcool Nov 2019 #7

Bringing the U.S. down shanti Nov 2019 #8

Right now, they are accomplishing their goals with changing the federal coursts for generations to beachbumbob Nov 2019 #10

+1,000,000 ... the courts are their objective Auggie Nov 2019 #11

always was and why the "lesser of 2 evils" mantra gave us trump beachbumbob Nov 2019 #12

Indeed Auggie Nov 2019 #13

don't say cover up. Say "criminal conspiracy" Grasswire2 Nov 2019 #14

Exactly. Criminal behavior needs to be referred to as the criminal behavior it is NotASurfer Nov 2019 #15

They're playing the long game. They know they can bounce back from defeat in 2020. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #16

If Democrats Turin_C3PO Nov 2019 #17

That's a big "If" and cheating is a given. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #20

I agree with all that. Turin_C3PO Nov 2019 #23

Racism is a very potent drug. Rather, it's been fomented and exploited to the greatest extent. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #24

Republican voters know, too. They are good with this and has simply adopted Republican leaders Jewls2 Nov 2019 #18

It's not merely a cover up or a conspiracy - - it's a coup. Talitha Nov 2019 #19

The Republican Party has been engaged in a slow-moving coup for 50 years. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #21

They're co-conspirators. ArtTownsend Nov 2019 #22