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pecosbob

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9. They've been doing it since Nixon

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

Jun 2020

Reagan's rogue end run around Congress showed us that the GOP cannot be trusted with authority. The Neocons used the Tea Party to monkey wrench our government and reshape the world for profit. Our failure to take the GOP to task is what led us down this road to Trump.

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It will never happen--but the entire GOP leadership *should* be put on trial for treason... [View all] First Speaker Jun 2020 OP

yes elleng Jun 2020 #1

Preach! Zorro Jun 2020 #2

it is something the Founding Fathers did not envision Skittles Jun 2020 #3

Go back and read the Constitution Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #4

Why the DISS to Biden? alittlelark Jun 2020 #5

Nonsense. I am saying only that Biden is too interested in compromise... First Speaker Jun 2020 #6

uh, yeah....... alittlelark Jun 2020 #7

I hate the repiblicans I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #8

They've been doing it since Nixon pecosbob Jun 2020 #9

Treason is a strong word that should be used in extreme cases ffr Jun 2020 #10