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ancianita

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13. No official or unofficial call for them to recuse is a waste of time.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 12:16 PM

Jan 2020

Just your opinion, I know.

My opinion is that taking a high road toward rule of law creates space for all to make more moral and constitutional strengthening decisions.

That drive is never a waste of time.

Calling Demings' statement a waste of time is a waste of time.

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Before the Jan 21 Start of the Senate Trial, Two Senators Must Be Forced To Recuse Themselves [View all] ancianita Jan 2020 OP

Does John Roberts have ANY real and the operative word here is Upthevibe Jan 2020 #1

Not under constitutional lanes, no. I believe it's too late to consult him 'til the trial begins. ancianita Jan 2020 #3

Maybe so. But I thought you might be thinking of Ron Johnson and Rob Portman Mike 03 Jan 2020 #2

Absolutely. I was going to write my Senator, but its Johnson. 33taw Jan 2020 #4

Of course they should be added, if you can provide linked evidence. Thanks! ancianita Jan 2020 #5

I think 2naSalit Jan 2020 #6

Right, Demings did. Here's her dot gov statement. ancianita Jan 2020 #10

Not going to happen... comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #7

You absolutely know this because ... ancianita Jan 2020 #8

Who's going to make them recuse? What possible motivation comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #9

Just because you don't know who can, doesn't mean no one can. ancianita Jan 2020 #11

Well I don't believe in the tooth fairy either. comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #14

And yet the gift is delivered. Sometimes being open to possibilities finds a legal path. ancianita Jan 2020 #15

That will not happen. MineralMan Jan 2020 #12

No official or unofficial call for them to recuse is a waste of time. ancianita Jan 2020 #13

+1 onenote Jan 2020 #16

Rs can make a similar "recusal" argument against DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #17

Statements against Trump in the 2020 election context are ethical, legal; statements FOR Trump ancianita Jan 2020 #18