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Adrahil

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11. Well he was impeached....

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 09:06 AM

Feb 2014

You can argue that the process did not meet the Byzantine requirements of the Constitution, and you would be technically right, but Over 70% of parliament voted to remove him. The bill of impeachment was authored by a Socialist member who was in his ruling coalition as well.

He's done.

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Yanukovich says he's still president, asks Russia to ensure his safety. [View all] another_liberal Feb 2014 OP

RT. LOL...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #1

Hi there, sid. another_liberal Feb 2014 #2

Nice reflex there, Sid, but who better to put forward the Russian viewpoint? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #38

As long as everyone recognizes that it's the Russian viewpoint... SidDithers Feb 2014 #39

Many DUers are pretty good at figuring things all on their own. I know you think we need you to sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #61

Speaking of DUers that think RT is a reliable news source....nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #68

What made you think I only THINK it is a reliable news source, I KNOW it is. There, fixed it for you sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #69

sabrina. LOL...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #73

Sid, Dahlink, you didn't tell me what I wanted to hear. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #74

Sid! Lol ... nt sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #60

sabrina! LOL!...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #67

And Louis XVI thought he was "Le Roi" right up to when he was shortened. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #3

Dude, you lost. Go find yourself a nice dacha in the now-vacant Sochi, retire and STFU. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #4

Replace his name with Obama malaise Feb 2014 #5

Well said! another_liberal Feb 2014 #6

A violent overthrow? He still had the army, the police and the Berkut on his side when he signed pampango Feb 2014 #12

Yes, Yanukovich signed an agreement . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #35

"The Government will use law enforcement forces exclusively for the physical protection of public pampango Feb 2014 #44

Since when is taking a trip considered "abandonment of office?" another_liberal Feb 2014 #45

Sure, because the way to stage a coup is to stand peacefully in the streets for two okaawhatever Feb 2014 #55

That's the analogy dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #8

Yeah, cause Yanukovich is exactly like Obama... Adrahil Feb 2014 #9

Clearly you haven't heard the RWs' comments on Obama malaise Feb 2014 #52

Ssshhhhh ... you're pointing out inconvenient inconsistencies whereby we are supposed to support sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #63

That's why I suggested that it's time for Richard Engel malaise Feb 2014 #64

I'm willing to bet Engel was not OUTRAGED by the brutality against OWS protesters. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #75

His OWN PARTY chucked him out as well.... talk about convenient omissions! Adrahil Feb 2014 #72

Do you support coup d'etats in democracies? sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #77

Yanukovych is not Obama. The Ukrainian opposition is not the tea party. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #10

Yes, yes, we know, those um, not quite Western Imperialist countries all over the place, the ME, sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #70

Um, no. That's not what I meant. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #76

Well we all have our ethnic backgrounds, that doesn't make us experts on our countries of origin, if sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #78

Well stated, malaise.... KoKo Feb 2014 #19

Democracy is not regime change that suits the agenda of special interests malaise Feb 2014 #51

Okay then. Why don't we go ahead and try him for the murders it looks very much like he okaawhatever Feb 2014 #24

Try Bush, Cheney, Blair et al first malaise Feb 2014 #65

Why don't we deal with the problem in front of us and stop deflecting. Why don't we charge Putin for okaawhatever Feb 2014 #79

You can do as you like malaise Feb 2014 #80

um, no, not at all snooper2 Feb 2014 #25

Had Obama ordered Team SEAL snipers to shoot protestors geek tragedy Feb 2014 #30

Exactly nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #56

Take your analogy a step further pscot Feb 2014 #41

+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #50

For the time being, dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #7

Well he was impeached.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #11

I don't disagree that's he's done dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #13

I read a an article on al-jazeera... Adrahil Feb 2014 #16

Does that mean that the impeachment vote was not "under the constitution"? karynnj Feb 2014 #14

Even before the the impeachment vote dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #17

Thanks, I will look at Steve's post. nt karynnj Feb 2014 #21

As I understand it.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #18

Thanks karynnj Feb 2014 #23

...and the US is still a British colony, under the same logic. nt thereismore Feb 2014 #58

No. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #66

TPM- Russia Deploys Fighter Jets On Ukraine Border, Reportedly Takes In Ousted President MerryBlooms Feb 2014 #15

It was important they do that. No one wants him dragged through street KoKo Feb 2014 #20

Oh yes, he definitely needed protective escort. MerryBlooms Feb 2014 #22

He's Gone, Son.... The Magistrate Feb 2014 #26

He's Gone for "Now"...But Not quite Forgotten...methinks.... KoKo Feb 2014 #59

Yanukovych lost the support of the Ukrainian oligarchs -- he's toast. FarCenter Feb 2014 #27

the last refuge of scoundrels arely staircase Feb 2014 #28

Yup. HappyMe Feb 2014 #31

+1...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #33

Sweet! Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #43

+1 Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #53

He's welcome to turn himself into prosecutors and face geek tragedy Feb 2014 #29

Yanukovich will hold a press conference tomorrow . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #32

This is what he is talking about, the Ukrainian Reich: Coyotl Feb 2014 #34

"Right Sector" is among the opposition to Yanukovich, they don't support him at all. another_liberal Feb 2014 #36

Exactly my point, these are the armed thugs who are involved in his ouster. Coyotl Feb 2014 #37

Right, I think we agree. another_liberal Feb 2014 #40

Baghdad Bob says the infidels have been defeated Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #42

Another day, another sack of lying shit article from RT...nt joeybee12 Feb 2014 #46

I would reply to your thoughtful and detailed estimation of my OP . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #47

Why don't you post some more garbage, like how gays and lesbians are treated joeybee12 Feb 2014 #48

I have never done anything like that to begin with . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #49

The RT runs tons of stories like what I described... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #57

It sucks that they do that, and it takes them down a notch in my book . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #62

!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #54

Well unless he's running from the Gays, he's shit out of luck with Russia. nt William769 Feb 2014 #71