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treestar

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23. Amen.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #18)

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 12:40 PM

Dec 2016

What's funny is the call to void the election and have a new one has no basis in law, so Democrats don't do it, realizing they would get nowhere. Republicans would call for it (shame or embarrassment seem not to visit upon them) and even assert they could pass a bill to do it. Hell we already know they were going to start impeachment on Jan. 21. Whereas if the other way round, the Democratic Congress would not impeach until they had a reason. The Republicans would just create a reason.

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If the shoe were on the other foot... [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

Lesson One in the study of principles and ethics: madaboutharry Dec 2016 #1

That's about it! kentuck Dec 2016 #3

in normal circumstances RussBLib Dec 2016 #2

The media would be droning on about treestar Dec 2016 #4

I distinctly remember Rush Limbaugh saying on his radio program Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #8

you forget one thing. Hillary is a woman, and trump is a man. big difference. demigoddess Dec 2016 #22

24/7 news on it . Possible threats to her safety IMO lunasun Dec 2016 #5

They would be impeaching her on 1/21. libtodeath Dec 2016 #6

right bigtree Dec 2016 #7

This, this more than anything shows the hypocrisy of the Republican politicians. Fla Dem Dec 2016 #9

She certainly wouldn't have been entitled to a Supreme Court pick. NT FightingIrish Dec 2016 #10

If they had clear proof that many states were gerrymandered beyond belief -- byronius Dec 2016 #11

Do you feel that gerrymandering had an impact hughee99 Dec 2016 #13

My point concerned only the lock they have on the House using criminally anti-democratic methods. byronius Dec 2016 #27

Crosscheck wasn't about gerrymandering, though, and gerrymandering had no significant impact hughee99 Dec 2016 #30

I've been contemplating the plethora of ways in which Republicans have denigrated the Constitution. byronius Dec 2016 #31

Bush in 2000 had planned to mount challenges had he won the popular but lost electoral vote caraher Dec 2016 #12

Interesting. H2O Man Dec 2016 #14

PS: recommended H2O Man Dec 2016 #15

Republicans Cheat to Win dlk Dec 2016 #16

nah barbtries Dec 2016 #17

If the Russians had interfered on behalf of Clinton NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #18

Amen. treestar Dec 2016 #23

My God! maxrandb Dec 2016 #19

Just tried Fox News site to see how they are framing this lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #20

"Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!" bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #21

There would have itcfish Dec 2016 #24

so very very true niyad Dec 2016 #25

They would be reacting as we are, and B2G Dec 2016 #26

Not I. byronius Dec 2016 #28

You'd be in a tiny minority B2G Dec 2016 #32

Perhaps, but I don't agree. byronius Dec 2016 #33

Plus, certain practices like Crosscheck and recount-halting are indefensible. byronius Dec 2016 #34

lawsuits in every state. 'rigged, rigged, rigged' spanone Dec 2016 #29

Buildings would be burning and Congressional repukes would threaten to shut the govt NightWatcher Dec 2016 #35