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loyalsister

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3. There is no way to define it in the context of public interactions

Reply to Jean-Jacques Roussea (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:36 AM

Dec 2016

Would omission, obfuscating, deflecting count as lies? It's part of the game to duck questions and offer what are essentially dishonest responses. The lines are far too blurred to apply perjury outside of a court setting.

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They should make it so if the president knowingly lies to the public they're charged with perjury [View all] Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 OP

Every President has knowingly lied to the public philosslayer Dec 2016 #1

Opposing party would convict when party changed Cicada Dec 2016 #2

There is no way to define it in the context of public interactions loyalsister Dec 2016 #3