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22. If this is true

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:28 PM

Apr 2017

If this is true… when is somebody going to do something about it?

I'm afraid Trump has put his finger on the fatal flaw in our Constitution. There's nothing in it about do overs, removal from office for anything other than incredible disability or via impeachment. When all branches of government are in the hands of a single party you no longer even have a functioning oligarchy. What you have is some strange version of a tyrranucsl Republic. We now resemble Kazakhstan more than we resemble what the founding fathers really had in mind. They intended our nation to be a highly functioning oligarchy where competing interests made sure that one party could not dominate the other. Because the Supreme Court was co-opted decades ago we now have a situation where the rules have been rewritten in the Republicans favor over and over and over again. It is hard to imagine anything happening based on what the FBI now knows happened.

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FBI has intel that Russia tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate campaign [View all] kpete Apr 2017 OP

This would explain the Enquirer throwing Chevy Apr 2017 #1

...and they were warmly welcomed by the freakin KGOP Achilleaze Apr 2017 #2

Page was given Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #3

This doesn't paint as bad picture for them. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #4

Yeah, kind of "the buck stops with Page." stuffmatters Apr 2017 #5

It is worrisome the way this is worded... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #13

So, is that going to be their defense? I didn't know I was helping the Russians? Frustratedlady Apr 2017 #6

Carter Page, Manafort, Jeff Sessions, General Flynn, and probably others... kentuck Apr 2017 #7

What about Pence FakeNoose Apr 2017 #9

Agreed. kentuck Apr 2017 #15

The intel sources tell us... Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #14

They might have a hard time making Trump look innocent woodsprite Apr 2017 #8

I Think That Jared Is a Top Insider for Putin Leith Apr 2017 #17

Why, it's like trying to crash a party that has flyers stapled up all over town. tanyev Apr 2017 #10

Kick. Squinch Apr 2017 #11

Oh, for God's sake, the case against Trumpco is of the RICO variety Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #12

Shakespearean in scope. kentuck Apr 2017 #16

Yes. RICO also easier to prove & you can seize all his assets & make him sue to get a few back. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #24

TRIED????? how about SUCCEEDED!!!! spanone Apr 2017 #18

Sounds like the narrative is trying to be changed JDC Apr 2017 #19

Yup, as another poster zentrum Apr 2017 #21

I'll have to look for the enquirer thread. Thanks JDC Apr 2017 #23

Careful. This is CNN and Trump's pal Zucker trying to downplay the story Maven Apr 2017 #20

If this is true Moral Compass Apr 2017 #22

Majority winner Hillary should get it. The stolen election was by Republican TICKET. No Pres. Pence. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #25

Well I do declare! Poor, poor, innocent, unsuspectin' Trump! Them mean ol' Russians tandem5 Apr 2017 #26

Kick.... Hekate Apr 2017 #27

I am so sick of the "tried to" and "allegedly" - call it what it is MSM! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2017 #28

benedict tiptonic Apr 2017 #29

Interesting Spin ... MedusaX Apr 2017 #30

Rachel pointed to end of article stillsoleft Apr 2017 #31

Kick. dalton99a Apr 2017 #32