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bucolic_frolic

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46. Rigging our elections is a provocative act by a foreign power

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:51 PM

Dec 2016

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Shall we slide into dictatorship and let them and oil companies
plunder our nation?

What choice do we have?

War powers - emergency powers

The problem will be the dance to deflect GOP solidarity and
convince the public so that riots don't break out

This IS a Constitutional Crisis

No wonder Trump camp is running hard on press releases, filling
cabinet, denying need for recount .... they know what's in the laundry

An election do-over has been mentioned by some pundits, in my view that
is the place to go, but Obama must act. Expel diplomats, make brave noises,
the Intelligence community, the deep state, must stand as one as they have
pretty much indicated they would since February.

We are nothing without our freedom, there is nothing left to lose once we lose that

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Bob Baer on CNN says this is a constitutional crisis... [View all] Satch59 Dec 2016 OP

Good. It's not just msnbc flamingdem Dec 2016 #1

" Maybe the media sees a chance to right wrongs...." pangaia Dec 2016 #19

A few days??? blue cat Dec 2016 #41

Right.. By Monday it will be back to E"WHATEVAH!" pangaia Dec 2016 #45

Sadly, this. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #51

All I say is breathe, don't hold your breath on the media. Who knows about them. Alekzander Dec 2016 #60

Yes! It's not up to the media! It's up to US! nt. marybourg Dec 2016 #75

Yes. This is a constitutional crisis. marybourg Dec 2016 #78

"Maybe the media sees a chance to right wrongs" workinclasszero Dec 2016 #52

Borscht in every pot!! flamingdem Dec 2016 #55

And you will like it comrade.. workinclasszero Dec 2016 #57

A borscht truck on every corner! Beartracks Dec 2016 #85

CNN Will just leave it there. kacekwl Dec 2016 #82

That is a good name for it. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #86

The electors can fix it. roamer65 Dec 2016 #2

Holy Crap - I'm so darned scared at this point I, too, would accept Romney. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #3

Me too,what if Putin is threatening a nuclear "test" somewhere if we dont stand down? libtodeath Dec 2016 #4

they've already moved some ICBMs NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #94

And with cheato antagonizing China libtodeath Dec 2016 #95

Trumpettes lurched so far right that Romney now seems moderate, normal, even warm & decent. n/t Turn CO Blue Dec 2016 #18

Yep. Romney is looking pretty good right now. n/t Tess49 Dec 2016 #20

I'm so scared I would accept any Bush, including Billy. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #27

Same here wryter2000 Dec 2016 #97

We also need a national unity cabinet from either one of them. roamer65 Dec 2016 #6

I would accept Clinton. pangaia Dec 2016 #21

Comey thought emails were more important than having a Russian puppet as president MattP Dec 2016 #5

he's a piece of shit Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #25

Oh no Matt, it goes deeper than that jmowreader Dec 2016 #53

whoa....did not know that... dhill926 Dec 2016 #56

He was up to his eyeballs in Whitewater. duffyduff Dec 2016 #73

Obama has been kinda quiet. FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #88

TPTB see that Trump is giving them everything they wanted for Christmas and they own the MSM. Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #92

I'm wondering HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #58

And some treat it Skidmore Dec 2016 #7

Are those the official shoes of white people? I heard New Balance. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #28

its a really bigly shoe eShirl Dec 2016 #32

Yes,this is a Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #8

Coup, Constitutional Crisis, Russian Take-Over - different ways of saying the same thing AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #9

I love to say something and many others would too. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #22

Remington? Winchester? rzemanfl Dec 2016 #30

There will be ton's of Op-Eds and Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #35

Well, it's all laid bare now: Russian strategically attacked our election on many fronts. AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #34

What the uninformed majority does not grasp is, Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #43

I have no idea why the Democrats in the loop TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #65

Yeah, Jason Chaffetz didn't waste any time releasing Comey's letter about HRC's emails. Fla Dem Dec 2016 #70

At the same time,Orin Hatch pops up Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #76

Baer has never seemed terribly liberal. moondust Dec 2016 #10

That's the first thing I thought - he's no liberal talking head Big_K Dec 2016 #12

he was outspoken against the W administration during the WMD phase though mnmoderatedem Dec 2016 #47

Auerbach's Cellar Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #11

Great quote... pangaia Dec 2016 #23

Who ever doubted for one second that Trump would create some kind of Constitutional crisis? world wide wally Dec 2016 #13

The CIA is involved now also, they said it is "very clear" that something was done.. the POTUS is secondwind Dec 2016 #14

Eleanor is my heroine!! pangaia Dec 2016 #24

A day late and a dollar short SHRED Dec 2016 #61

sniffles was in on it elmac Dec 2016 #15

If the EC is going to NOT vote for Trump vanlassie Dec 2016 #16

My guess is if there is an elector defection, davekriss Dec 2016 #81

More needs to come out and be blasted on MSM, then the electors Satch59 Dec 2016 #17

The ONE time I wish I had television. BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #26

Don't know about other networks... Grammy23 Dec 2016 #33

I LOVE it! BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #36

So far on CNN and MSNBC there have been several discussions. But mostly right wingers as guests. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #49

What position with the CIA did Baer have? triron Dec 2016 #29

He was aCIA case officer who was primarily assigned to the Middle East csziggy Dec 2016 #84

Other than the House and Senate stepping in to select the President in the event of a tie is there cstanleytech Dec 2016 #31

No. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #42

I believe the Speaker of the House is the one who decides. If there were a tie of course. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #50

That's only if there is a tie in the Senate I believe. NT cstanleytech Dec 2016 #91

We're watching a COUP materialize right Bobbie Jo Dec 2016 #37

It isn't "materializing" Cosmocat Dec 2016 #64

Link to video of the interview on CNN: think Dec 2016 #38

This country has little time to act. Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #39

This country is so far removed SCVDem Dec 2016 #67

While they're at it ... investigate the top levels of the FBI. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #40

Question: what power does Obama have to act on election? Satch59 Dec 2016 #44

Rigging our elections is a provocative act by a foreign power bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #46

Only the Electoral College can act at this point. totodeinhere Dec 2016 #59

I think they thought the election wouldn't be this close electoral vote wise. roamer65 Dec 2016 #69

Oath to defend us against all enemies, marybourg Dec 2016 #79

But how do you define "enemies?" totodeinhere Dec 2016 #80

Domestic. blue neen Dec 2016 #87

Join the many asking the electors to vote out Trump... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #48

Need to say...thanks for the recs... Satch59 Dec 2016 #54

Any time now Hillary..jump right in there INdemo Dec 2016 #62

IF she has any shot at all, she will have BUT ONE SHOT. It will need to be done flawlessly Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #71

A global coup by The Billionaire White Mens Club. CrispyQ Dec 2016 #63

And our Dem leaders respond by calling for yet another "study" SHRED Dec 2016 #66

Dammit, Jimmy Carter! Where were you? Ilsa Dec 2016 #68

If they didn't hack the election results, what can we do? killbotfactory Dec 2016 #72

And the hacked RNC emails that the Russian are holding onto-- lanlady Dec 2016 #74

What does Jimmy Carter say about this? no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #77

without a doubt. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #83

Trump should welcome a revote. Kablooie Dec 2016 #89

So let's that 's say a do-over actually occurs. tomp Dec 2016 #90

No Bob it's not a constitutional crisis unless we try to force through another election early cstanleytech Dec 2016 #93

I don't think Republicans like Trump wryter2000 Dec 2016 #96