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mwooldri

(10,825 posts)
21. I like the idea, but...
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 11:01 AM
Jan 2025

... who's going to enforce such a subpoena?

We have seen the powerful simply ignore said subpoenas and get away with it. If it was me, then I'd be wanting to comply because if I did a no show, Congress would refer me to the Dept of "Justice" and I'd have a warrant out for my arrest and be on the FBI's "Most Wanted" before you could scream "Woke DEI Libtard".

However if the funky muskrat was subpoenaed and was a no show Congress may well shrug and do nothing .. if say the Dems reclaim the House, and it be referred to DoJ, the "Attorney" General would probably say "Hmm, no we ain't gonna enforce this" and that would be the end of the matter.

There's a big part of me that wants to take a time machine, bring back the Founding Fathers for their judgment on the state of America... And then send them back (after wiping their memory of this encounter of course).

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Why would the FAA Administer allow himself to be hoodwinked by Elonia? Omnipresent Jan 2025 #1
Because he knew the trumpists would side with Muck? TommyT139 Jan 2025 #2
Perhaps you assumed he was hoodwinked Raven123 Jan 2025 #3
He wasn't hoodwinked. Musk demanded he resign months ago. JI7 Jan 2025 #5
How was he hoodwinked? Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #10
K&R orangecrush Jan 2025 #4
Hence the instant blame game from malaise Jan 2025 #6
Since when does a private citizen have the authority to demand a government official resign? Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #7
Tip of the iceberg... GiqueCee Jan 2025 #8
+1 dalton99a Jan 2025 #9
To be fair, Chellee Jan 2025 #15
Good point. But as you say, you have no power to make that happen. Musk is treated as if he is a government Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #16
Oh, he's absolutely in charge. Chellee Jan 2025 #17
You had me at slap fight... Hugin Jan 2025 #19
Oh, it's been clear since day 1 that a "split" between Trump & Musk would happen sooner or later. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #20
Since 77 million people voted for Musk, which some people have already forgotten. hay rick Jan 2025 #23
Funny how his name wasn't on any ballot... Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #24
Proving my point. Another sad case of Musk Memory/Mind Wipe! hay rick Jan 2025 #25
Apparently since Musk wrote a mass email to all Federal employees COL Mustard Jan 2025 #26
Subpoena Muskrat to the Senate bronxiteforever Jan 2025 #11
I like the idea, but... mwooldri Jan 2025 #21
What you say is true. bronxiteforever Jan 2025 #30
The Founding Fathers didn't think far enough Dem4life1234 Jan 2025 #35
Papa T*ump would not approve COL Mustard Jan 2025 #27
Correction to your title: AverageOldGuy Jan 2025 #12
This tragedy happened on Trump's watch. When Emile Jan 2025 #13
Okaynever. dchill Jan 2025 #32
During Biden's term, there was one crash of a small seaplane due to mechanical failure, with 10 fatalities. Lonestarblue Jan 2025 #14
Musk had and has no say about anything. He can go pound sand. n/t valleyrogue Jan 2025 #18
Should have told Musk boonecreek Jan 2025 #22
About the Space X violations.... SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2025 #28
Trump owns this. 58Sunliner Jan 2025 #29
Another reason I no longer fly the unfriendly skies mdbl Jan 2025 #31
SpaceX needs to be repatriated. dchill Jan 2025 #33
Why can't he hop on a rocket and go to Mars ? Dem4life1234 Jan 2025 #34
That's legally a firing uponit7771 Jan 2025 #36
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