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hisownpetard

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35. Absolutely. They are subversives and

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 04:27 PM

Mar 2015

should be called out and treated as such. I mean, how dare they?

The rules are in place for a good reason. Can you imagine a Sarah Palin or a Ted Cruz
writing to a foreign government? God help us.

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Obama White House Rips Senate Republicans For Their Treasonous Letter To Iran [View all] babylonsister Mar 2015 OP

This is not a new thing for them jberryhill Mar 2015 #1

I knew that President Obama didnt call it treason yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #14

He didn't call it treason leftynyc Mar 2015 #22

True. I like the way he can tell off Republicans so elegantly. yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #24

Me too but wish he could do more than slap their wrists for their stupidity bjobotts Mar 2015 #101

Read the Iranian reps reply to see how ignorant and uninformed Cotton is on our laws bjobotts Mar 2015 #102

At least a "strongly worded letter"! pocoloco Mar 2015 #115

Depends on what they said, promised, alleged. It is the closest thing to treason in NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #37

Oh - I'm plenty pissed leftynyc Mar 2015 #48

TEapartiers are representing their constitutents by scuttling a deal the president is NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #50

Sigh leftynyc Mar 2015 #51

You are the one who said they are representing their constituents by sending this letter NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #52

So, according to you, leftynyc Mar 2015 #55

Ahh, I figured I could get you there...First, what they are doing is ABHORRENT, as CLOSE TO TREASON NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #57

That you IMMEDIATELY leftynyc Mar 2015 #113

Is there a rule here about people who lie about other posters? NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #126

Excuse me leftynyc Mar 2015 #129

I see you admit you made a huge mistake, your response is that admission. I didnt alert NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #130

I have no idea what leftynyc Mar 2015 #135

I agree, and your point clearly made was not anti-Semitic in the least. 2banon Mar 2015 #137

Are you ashamed to be Jewish? Aerows Mar 2015 #74

WTF are you talking about? leftynyc Mar 2015 #114

leftnyc, I usually want to headbutt you something awful Scootaloo Mar 2015 #76

Reasonable fear? Let me pose this to you . . . brush Mar 2015 #107

That isnt the point of this discussion, if you want to change the point and discuss your NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #125

Didn't mean to hijack your post with a tangential point . . . brush Mar 2015 #127

I appreciate your input, you are not hijacking...I have just been called an anti semite NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #128

DU has changed. I'm not leaving it to the wingers and trolls yet though. nt brush Mar 2015 #132

I looked up who the SEVEN senators are who didnt sign and I almost posted NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #133

What. do. American. Jews. have. to. do. with. this? That is a bizarre line of reasoning... Hekate Mar 2015 #81

He is the one who assumes that TeaParTY have a reason to oppose the Presidents negotiations NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #84

Not treason, but it does violate the Logan Act. atreides1 Mar 2015 #62

Also see US v Curtiss-Wright Export Corp Stonepounder Mar 2015 #85

I'm wondering if the principle of Congressional immunity allows these 47 Senators to KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #117

Congress has no immunity from felony prosecution meow2u3 Mar 2015 #123

Awesome find. I do wonder whether a letter might qualify as 'speech' broadly defined. But your KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #136

But it is despicable. We elected Obama to do this, not Cottonmouth bjobotts Mar 2015 #100

Right, it's sedition and a violation of the Logan Act brush Mar 2015 #106

But that doesn't mean the rest of us can't use the "T-word." CALL 'em on it. MAKE 'em deny it. calimary Mar 2015 #26

International negotiations are ALWAYS handled by the executive branch. It's a simple concept. n/t pampango Mar 2015 #2

The President is wrong on that one FBaggins Mar 2015 #40

My point was that negotiations are an executive responsibility. I agree that ratification is a pampango Mar 2015 #83

Sorry, you are so wrong on this brush Mar 2015 #108

Even Iran called out the GOP on it: FSogol Mar 2015 #3

Mr President Hutzpa Mar 2015 #4

^^THIS^^ 2naSalit Mar 2015 #5

They are a gazzilion times more of a threat than anyone in Venezuela malaise Mar 2015 #9

WE are in a civil war, the only thing left is the shooting, I hope it doesnt start, dont NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #41

That is so true. nruthie Mar 2015 #79

You're right malaise Mar 2015 #97

+1 cui bono Mar 2015 #11

. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #23

Absolutely. They are subversives and hisownpetard Mar 2015 #35

Why stop short of calling it treason?? Charge these criminal asshats! Roland99 Mar 2015 #46

I normally don't ascribe to such talk; but, ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #64

+100% MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #87

Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2015 #6

Made me angry when I heard it on the news fadedrose Mar 2015 #7

Heh... I posted at the same time saying the media would not report on this. cui bono Mar 2015 #10

CNN = Ashley, then again just now on Jake Tapper fadedrose Mar 2015 #56

On the ED show - they will talk about it now fadedrose Mar 2015 #58

MSNBC napi21 Mar 2015 #59

Unfortunately, the media will not report on this. n/t cui bono Mar 2015 #8

Alex Wagner just had an extended story on this, so I imagine babylonsister Mar 2015 #36

Yeah, I noticed that someone posted at the same time as me that they saw it on the news. cui bono Mar 2015 #39

If this isnt on EVERY single fucking SO CALLED newscast tonight then I am outta here NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #42

ok now I take strawberries Mar 2015 #12

Glad I didnt see your post, I woulda yelled at you LOL, but think about the difference NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #43

Exactly, NJNP.. the mediawhore$ try to get the President on FAKE Scandals.. BFDiferrence. Cha Mar 2015 #88

it's the perfect turd for the swine stupidicus Mar 2015 #13

My cousin invited me to a Facebook page that seemed designed for this one topic arcane1 Mar 2015 #15

If you want to disseminate information, you can refer them to this... Hekate Mar 2015 #91

The Iranians schooled the Repubs with their response underpants Mar 2015 #16

Amazing. It has taken an Iranian smackdown to make me feel better about this event. Vinca Mar 2015 #19

Reminds me of the way the Nixon campaign undercut Pres. Johnson's peace negotiations with Vietnam hedda_foil Mar 2015 #17

Back then Nixon & Kissinger should have been cited by Johnson/Humphrey for treason. stuffmatters Mar 2015 #29

LBJ could not cite Nixon's perfidy in public, b/c LBJ learned of Nixon's actions KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #120

Or how the media was all over Bill's blowjob when the report came out that the CIA NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #45

Has the Reagan-HW Bush connection to Iran ever been decisively proven or merely KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #122

Senante Repugs colors are blood red and green. lark Mar 2015 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #20

Same shit the Reaganistas did to Carter. Just more obvious. riqster Mar 2015 #21

Of course it's treason. Kingofalldems Mar 2015 #25

Let's call this what it is: TREASON!! Harry Monroe Mar 2015 #27

Sure, if you think that Nancy Pelosi should go to jail shaayecanaan Mar 2015 #44

No no no... FBaggins Mar 2015 #66

Bull Fucking Shit Caretha Mar 2015 #96

Bull fucking truth shaayecanaan Mar 2015 #98

Sigh. Let's go over the Logan Act once more. onenote Mar 2015 #63

I just mailed this letter to my Senator MarkKirk justhanginon Mar 2015 #28

Well done.. busterbrown Mar 2015 #112

It fits Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #30

Hey, it's not like they didn't do this before--to discredit Pres. Carter and bolster Pres. Reagan. TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #31

Proof positive, bsis. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #32

If that isn't treason, what's this? Kingofalldems Mar 2015 #33

Not exactly the first time for the GOP to do this. Goes back to Nixon in 1968, GHW Bush in '80. leveymg Mar 2015 #34

Just once.... N.Y. to Paris Mar 2015 #38

I just wish they would admit they want a civil war for real, they have been fighting one since NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #47

None call it treason, if a Repukes does it. If they do, people just nod and go on about their Rex Mar 2015 #49

I call it how I see it: El Shaman Mar 2015 #53

Those Republicans should, if not for treason, be challenged because they asjr Mar 2015 #54

It is 1979 all over again. Yes TREASON gordianot Mar 2015 #60

Listening to news about this now, These MOTHERFUCKERS are basically declaring war NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #61

The President is SO right to take them to task for this. Utopian Leftist Mar 2015 #65

When will our Dept. of Justice start charging Republiicans for TREASON? rladdi Mar 2015 #67

I suppose if and when someone commits an act that would be actionable under the Constitution. onenote Mar 2015 #70

So effing outrageous. zentrum Mar 2015 #68

It's not treason jmowreader Mar 2015 #69

My Gawd the word "Treason" is thrown around here on DU in a cavalier manner. MNBrewer Mar 2015 #71

I know. Somehow I don't think it quite means what people think it does. GOP is disgusting though Hekate Mar 2015 #111

Exactly. Treason is a gigantic buzzword, and unless you can 100% prove it Calista241 Mar 2015 #131

We used to refer to the minority party as "The loyal opposition" Stonepounder Mar 2015 #72

61 percent of Americans polled favor a deal with Iran. That is a solid percent when you consider Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #73

Are there still laws re: sedition? randr Mar 2015 #75

repugs call out anything and sadly that has helped them win elections samsingh Mar 2015 #77

Here are the nuclear treaties between the Soviet Union (later, Russia) and the US... Hekate Mar 2015 #78

K&R stage left Mar 2015 #105

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #80

K&R myrna minx Mar 2015 #82

He described it as a feature of his strategy, not a bug. But, it is a "bug" a very large Kochroach. Cha Mar 2015 #86

Go ahead and say it, White House... world wide wally Mar 2015 #89

red only. kinda COMMIE. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #90

To be fair, it worked in 1980 hootinholler Mar 2015 #92

Arrests are imminent. tclambert Mar 2015 #93

Did he send the GOP a private email?! Sancho Mar 2015 #94

That White House Statement Caretha Mar 2015 #95

Any idea which Republican senators did NOT sign? ALBliberal Mar 2015 #99

Has anybody read the previously-redacted "PS" part of the letter? ***READ IT HERE!!*** nikto Mar 2015 #103

We let Republicans get by with far too much antisocial, downright psychopathic Jamastiene Mar 2015 #104

And what about Netanyahu? BeanMusical Mar 2015 #109

The GOP seriously sound like fucking children. They will be an embarrassment in U.S. history. C Moon Mar 2015 #110

K, R, Bookmarking. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #116

Is this or is this not treasonous… If the press secretary stops short of calling them out on their midnight Mar 2015 #118

HOW ABOUT LISTING ALL THOSE GOP SIGNERS OF THE IREALI LETTER ON FB? drynberg Mar 2015 #119

"Stopped short of calling it treason" AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #121

Not according to the Constitution MNBrewer Mar 2015 #134

I would call it a coup attempt AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #138

"ripping" Really? demswballs Mar 2015 #124