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11. If the Republicans who have the majority and the power and authority in

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 12:17 PM

Feb 2018

Congress think that the FISA Court and the FBI and intelligence agencies overstepped in ordering the surveillance of Carter Page, they have the ability to change the laws that permitted that surveillance.

They could have already changed those laws, but they prefer to grandstand.

Grandstanding is much more exciting than the tedious work of actually writing and passing good laws.

Grandstanding and the drama of releasing memos is more gratifying to the egos of Republicans than is the work of governing.

Let's elect Democrats and charge them with insuring that the laws that govern our justice system from Guantanamo to the FISA court to the FBI to the Supreme Court protect our rights as stated in the Constitution.

I don't think the Republicans are capable of doing that.

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Trump authorizes release of controversial Republican memo [View all] PunkinPi Feb 2018 OP

Let the fecal matter hit the rotary oscillator LiberalArkie Feb 2018 #1

Very bad news. OliverQ Feb 2018 #2

I would think that the DEM memo does not include classified information - asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #5

Unfortunately it does, tho. The manner in which it Hortensis Feb 2018 #20

In that case..as we know the nunes memo was declassified..I haven't seen the DEM rebuttal - but asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #21

Their stuff is out there, and Trump de-classified Hortensis Feb 2018 #23

I read the DEM response...my take away (IMHO in other words) I did not read asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #25

Oh, that's a different response, not OUR response "memo." Hortensis Feb 2018 #28

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Not so sure they will have to - eom asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #31

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Are you joking? Nothing in that memo is a disaster for Obama or the FBI. OliverQ Feb 2018 #27

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This is RW talking point.. asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #32

Yep, and not his only one on here... Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #33

I was trying to be nice - like a heads up - see if member 12 understands .. asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #34

it somehow disappeared.....eom asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #38

They have been escorted off the site. herding cats Feb 2018 #36

Really?? -LOL eom asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #37

Yep, really. herding cats Feb 2018 #39

I tried to be nice.... asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #40

I did too at first then I asked for clarification on some other posts and was ignored. herding cats Feb 2018 #41

Very well put...I hope all the safeguards at DU are in affect...eom asiliveandbreathe Feb 2018 #42

Nope, they didn't. The Steele dossier wasn't the main basis for the warrant, OliverQ Feb 2018 #35

What if we all just said "fake news" ? logosoco Feb 2018 #3

give them a taste bdamomma Feb 2018 #18

We just lost all of our allies FakeNoose Feb 2018 #4

Putin's favorite asshole aids destruction of U.S. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #17

tRump is an enemy of the state. Period bdamomma Feb 2018 #19

TRAITOR mobeau69 Feb 2018 #6

Some of the same people who were all over Hillary for possibly putting national security info @ Botany Feb 2018 #7

John McCain slams WH mobeau69 Feb 2018 #8

So does that mean he's declassified everything mentioned in it? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #9

There were no redactions per the WH, PunkinPi Feb 2018 #12

Isn't Trump's goal the very thing he and the Republicans are complaining about? jalan48 Feb 2018 #10

If the Republicans who have the majority and the power and authority in Sophia4 Feb 2018 #11

Classified for national security. Declassified for partisan political purpose. keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #13

"It's a TRAP!!" ResIpsa Feb 2018 #22

TREASON! dbackjon Feb 2018 #14

Manafort was the reason the FISA warrants were began! When he blabbed to that Australian diplomat Roland99 Feb 2018 #15

It's allll about him. Another day, another drama. ResIpsa Feb 2018 #16

A step toward the firing of Mueller oberliner Feb 2018 #24