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handmade34

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7. Turley had a different attitude during Clinton's impeachment...

Reply to 42bambi (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:36 PM

Dec 2019

"When Congress decides that certain criminal conduct does not rise to the level of impeachable offenses, it is defining a permissible parameter for future presidential conduct..."

"The accusatory function of the House is essential to maintain a certain deterrence on presidential misconduct. Assuming the impeachment process is a check and balance...Narrowing the scope of impeachable offenses can correspondingly expand the scope of permissible presidential conduct..."

"Holding a president to the laws that he must faithfully execute does not diminish our system, it reaffirms our most sacred principle that no individual is above the law…"

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Bill Clinton was impeached because he [View all] 42bambi Dec 2019 OP

Sure wish this was more exposed nt intrepidity Dec 2019 #1

Excellent point. Needs more attention. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2019 #2

Democrats should have been hammering Trump on this for weeks Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #3

They'll just say Clinton could have refused to testify StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #4

Clinton was impeached because he was a Democrat. BuffaloJackalope Dec 2019 #5

Bill Clinton was impeached because he was a Democrat. They fished and fished and fished until they RockRaven Dec 2019 #6

Turley had a different attitude during Clinton's impeachment... handmade34 Dec 2019 #7

Wow - he is really not employing the same criteria. karynnj Dec 2019 #9

Of course not. Turkey (oops) is a friend of Barr* and I wager a rethuglican... Raster Dec 2019 #10

Absolutely -- and his comments were extremely convoluted - a good clue that even he does not believe karynnj Dec 2019 #13

I think they call that obfuscation...nt Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #15

just read the whole thing handmade34 Dec 2019 #12

lied under oath --- Trump lies daily, but his lawyers have prevented him from ever being under oath karynnj Dec 2019 #8

Clinton lied about sex... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #11

During an overly-lengthy investigation into a land deal in Arkansas MissMillie Dec 2019 #14

I think that the Clintons were under investigation in one form or another Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2019 #16

That wasn't at all partisan MissMillie Dec 2019 #17

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2019 #18