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Mr. Ected

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1. Damn straight

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 09:34 AM

Mar 2017

As with Bill Clinton, the crime is the false swearing under oath, not the content of the underlying crime.

And the more we learn, the more it appears that the defenses potentially available to Sessions do not apply.

LOCK. HIM. UP.

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Keith Ellison isn't just calling for Sessions' resignation, he's bringing up jail time [View all] kpete Mar 2017 OP

Damn straight Mr. Ected Mar 2017 #1

"Jeff Sessions Calls For Bill Clinton's Prosecution Over Perjury Allegations in 1999" Miles Archer Mar 2017 #2

Karma is a bitch dewsgirl Mar 2017 #12

Funny you should say that True Blue American Mar 2017 #24

Gollum Ligyron Mar 2017 #29

Henry Gibson of "Laugh -In." nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #30

the elf stuff is funny too, for some reason this has stuck with me. dewsgirl Mar 2017 #32

The standard we are held to: yallerdawg Mar 2017 #3

I get your point, but to be totally accurate Cosmocat Mar 2017 #10

Exactly DK504 Mar 2017 #16

Slow down... FarPoint Mar 2017 #4

Yeah. Let the GOPers stoke their own fire. LuvLoogie Mar 2017 #6

Keep your powder dry. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #13

Absolutely. Anything else is the same old gentlemanly acquiescence KPN Mar 2017 #20

The law is there for a good reason. Way to go, do not let up. Reminding the Republicans is a great BeckyDem Mar 2017 #5

Thank you Keith, THAT is what should be persued. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #7

It's a chess game... FarPoint Mar 2017 #15

I prefer Iron fist and Velvet glove myself ! We've had too much Velvet glove. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #18

He has boiled it down. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2017 #8

LOCK HIM UP! Nitram Mar 2017 #9

Lock him up Achilleaze Mar 2017 #11

Jeff is really two people bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #14

They will NEVER (ever) get him on a perjury charge. MADem Mar 2017 #17

LOCK THEM UP! ffr Mar 2017 #19

more than just J. Beauregard S. RicROC Mar 2017 #21

Good for Ellison. KPN Mar 2017 #22

Sure, mention jail time but we'll settle for resignation. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #23

Fuck Yeah Blue Owl Mar 2017 #25

Good. I'm glad he's still in his seat. LisaM Mar 2017 #26

Exactly, LisaM.. it's working out the the very best Cha Mar 2017 #28

Lock him up malaise Mar 2017 #27

to quote my despicable 'deplorable' relatives with a small edit - "LOCK HIM UP" NoMoreRepugs Mar 2017 #31