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In reply to the discussion: ****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/27/20 THREAD 5**** [View all]Mersky
(4,986 posts)58. Once presidents across this nation start leveraging congressional funds
against foreign governments for political gain then common law may resolve to federal statutes.
Til then, the Senate can start with our one pResident and say that the pResident cant misuse military aid to help his reelection prospects, and can further say his actions functionally arise to a form of attempted bribery (aka the abuses of power) only achievable at the presidential level. There is no referring to the statutes, because they dont apply presidentially.
And no, dersh, Im not going through the looking glass with you and Im not smoking what youre pushing. I disagree that the only way to save our democratic ways is to turn the country into a de facto dictatorship. So, iow, he can just EAT ME.
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Robert Ray (who worked with Starr back during the Clinton impeachment) is discussing the issue
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2020
#1
Ray is being disingenous about Vindman - Vindman was a member of the National Security Council
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2020
#2
I have heard all of Derks stupid arguments -he made the rounds a week ago or so.
riversedge
Jan 2020
#20
This perverted, Epstein defending POS expects us to believe he voted for Hillary Clinton?
ecstatic
Jan 2020
#24
OMG. I used to love those! My kids didn't get the joke much of the time,
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
#37
jabberjabberjabber the oligarchs are fine with trumPutin getoverit jabberjabberjabber
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2020
#39
A pedofile is lecturing to us from the Senate floor, in defense of criminal trump. So much for that
ecstatic
Jan 2020
#40
It's interesting how more and more, they "operate in the moment" and have no concern
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2020
#64
I think they know Bolton's got him. This whole thing is spaghetti at the wall.
nolabear
Jan 2020
#45
And Madison later argued impeachment was warranted for "wanton removal of meritorious officers."
femmedem
Jan 2020
#63
Dershowitz is gaslighting us re Madison's belief about what constitutes an impeachable offense.
femmedem
Jan 2020
#84
imagine Dershits with a big, red, rubber nose and waving a wiggly conductor's wand
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2020
#66
tv has been muted (with cc) all day, except for Schumer during 15 min recess
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2020
#85
He's completely deflecting with everything he can that doesn't address the charges.
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2020
#81
Climate change?? Where did that come from? No one has mentioned impeaching
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
#83
He's partisan to having Trump keep him out of jail on the Epstein stuff.
Gidney N Cloyd
Jan 2020
#114
He's done and Cippycup came up right when Roberts was about to end but....
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2020
#99
Are they going to wrap up right in time for Hannity's shit sham show? nt
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#106
hadn't thought of that -- could be so trumPutin can see his favorite asskisser
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2020
#112
All this bluster and they still haven't defended Trump. They can't do it.
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2020
#111