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Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts) Wed Jan 10, 2024, 10:06 PM Jan 2024

How does this make us look on the world stage? [View all]

I mean, think about it. Attorneys who are representing a former President are arguing in some of our highest courts that an American President has the authority to kill anyone he wants with no consequences. They didn't imply it, they came right out and said it.

The whole world is indeed watching.

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How does this make us look on the world stage? [View all] Mr.Bill Jan 2024 OP

Weak and feckless. RockRaven Jan 2024 #1

Makes our country look ignorant, arrogant and dangerous. Irish_Dem Jan 2024 #2

I listened ForgedCrank Jan 2024 #3

The ability to kill anybody he wants Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #6

Yeah. Kind of hard to get House members to vote to ... Whiskeytide Jan 2024 #23

That's not what I got from this exchange betwen Judge Pan and Sauer. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #8

Well that ForgedCrank Jan 2024 #11

It's a yes/no as Trump has framed it dpibel Jan 2024 #13

Judge Pan gave this example because she straight up asked the attorney a simple yes or no question SEVERAL PortTack Jan 2024 #18

They tried at first to say that until the Judge made them concede that there had to be some consequences Bev54 Jan 2024 #17

Wait until our esteemed Supreme Court confirms it. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Xavier Breath Jan 2024 #5

It worked for Mohammed bin Salman IcyPeas Jan 2024 #7

And the courts will shoot it down, because its just more crazy politics in court BootinUp Jan 2024 #9

We can only hope a whole lot Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #12

Yes, and most of the legal pundits think SCOTUS may just kick it away because of it's ridiculousness PortTack Jan 2024 #19

We'll look fine as long as Biden wins Poiuyt Jan 2024 #10

Hey, if it's good enough for Putin... Crunchy Frog Jan 2024 #14

We looked a lot worse when he was representing us around the world Bayard Jan 2024 #15

Indeed! all of the free world is happy to have President Biden ...and have said so PortTack Jan 2024 #21

We lost any moral high ground long, long ago. (if we ever had it at all) LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #16

No one has asked me, but . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 2024 #20

For stinkamus to reverse the order and understand what he's asking...a bridge too far PortTack Jan 2024 #22