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Initech

(108,977 posts)
5. I figured that a conviction was the longest of long shots.
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 07:09 PM
Jan 2021

But I'll be perfectly OK with making sure that he can never hold any office of any kind ever again. And he can take his family with him!

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Unfortunately the vote to bar someone from holding office is only taken after conviction. femmedem Jan 2021 #1
That is not true. He can only be banned if he is convicted. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #2
I think they mean the exposure of what and how it happened... lame54 Jan 2021 #14
I think it will increase his support. The hard-core love ... Whiskeytide Jan 2021 #16
Weird, isn't it? lame54 Jan 2021 #17
It really is. It's a little scary how ... Whiskeytide Jan 2021 #19
To be fair - word math problems are tough lame54 Jan 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Baltimike Jan 2021 #23
Then rub the GOP's nose in Trump's mess. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #3
He has to be convicted first to be banned from running. He's not going Hoyt Jan 2021 #4
Here's hoping. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #15
He didn't make any effort in 2016. They gravitated ... Whiskeytide Jan 2021 #18
He'll split GOPers to our advantage. He won in 2016 became Dems were split. Hoyt Jan 2021 #22
Maybe. But he just allegedly got ... Whiskeytide Jan 2021 #26
I figured that a conviction was the longest of long shots. Initech Jan 2021 #5
Civil suits Rorey Jan 2021 #6
Seems to me if they do not ban him, he will forever wreck any repug chances lettucebe Jan 2021 #7
Sorry, no. But a bunch of Republicans will be forced to go on the record ... 11 Bravo Jan 2021 #8
The only thing I want is for him to never be allowed to run for any office again. Doreen Jan 2021 #9
You cant get the disqualification without the conviction. (Nt) FreepFryer Jan 2021 #10
Airing out all the dirty laundry is worse for GOP brand scrabblequeen40 Jan 2021 #11
Every republican I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2021 #12
I have a little faith that Republicans will have moved on from Trump by 2024 In It to Win It Jan 2021 #13
Just having all his crimes laid out in public, Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #21
I stand corrected...rats! He has to be convicted...am going to edit the OP. nt Baltimike Jan 2021 #24
One exception misanthrope Jan 2021 #25
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