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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:36 AM Original message |
Cheney lawyer claims Congress has no authority over vice-president |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, I guess we can't question Caligula. |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's what elections are for. |
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neuvocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Cheney could be impeached on at least 6 offenses. |
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bushmeister0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. He's got 9 of them just down the street. They wear dark robes and have piercing red eyes. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
35. When you've done the crime you have to serve the time. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
49. We should consider a new congress. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Yes...they are allowing to occur so are part of it. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. agreed---just impeach The Dick! |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Fine.... |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. The things we know are terrible and those we have yet to |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. Wanna' bet, Cheney? If this doesn't get Congress moving on |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Well, I'm afraid that "nothing will" wins the day. |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. "This administration needs to re-read the Constitution." Why? |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Under the Constitution Congress has over sight powers. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
67. don't mistake political smokescreening for actual legal opinion |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. It's pretty clear and no Congress would pass the world |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. so why would anyone who's gone through law school put forth such bullshit? |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. It'll never happen |
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143tbone (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
65. Nothing will. n/t |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Didn't we all go over this a long time ago? |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Yes. |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. I don't think |
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Azazel (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. This is just fancy language for "executive privilege." |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. They can still be tried for war crimes |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. No one is above the law even the President (and VP). |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. No one can claim "executive privilege" to murder and |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
75. note they didn't use "executive privilege" b/c Cheney claimed the Veep is not in the exec. branch |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. that's fine since the vice-president has no authority n/t |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Let's put it this way-VP Cheney is illegally in office. |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sure, why not. |
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Razorblade01 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. Isn't the V.P.'s role to reside over the Senate? |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Impeach him you mean. |
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NM Independent (794 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not surprised |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
15. I AM GOD.... LET NOONE QUESTION MY AUTHORITY |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Abuse of power. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
66. Who is Noone? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
18. As I've said before |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Some brave American prevented it. |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
72. Highly plausible |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
19. they bring new meaning to the word |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. Chutzpah! |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. I like your Congresswoman. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
22. Article I, Section 8 |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Powers of Congress. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
28. They do when it involves the illegal use of tax payer dollars |
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nradisic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
29. When is Cheney going to Hell? |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:00 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I think he had a heart transplant... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
36. We'll see how that flies when we have V.P. Hillary Rodham Clinton..n/t |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Juding from the fear and hate of the media for her...maybe |
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TaffyMoon (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. Because Cheney is God. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. Congress - "Yawn...um..huh? ..what? yeah..sure..fine by us.." |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Leave your punder near the clock room on your way out the |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Plunder not punder...sorry my typing is terrible. |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
39. Cheney could walk into the Senate with the original copy of the Constitution |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Congress gave Bush all their powers which is a violation |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
40. Not again! |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
41. Interesting we get this kind of news from the Brits |
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Maineman (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
44. Democracy in America hangs by a thread. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
48. Meanwhile the Nancy Disaster is cooking up some more military funding? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
50. "No one sees the great Oz, not no one, no no how!!" nt |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
51. Kathleen Wheelbarger -- another name to add to the list of Bushist legal minds |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
52. When a nation's leaders can do anything they want and are responsible to no one, what kind of nation |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. It's an Oligarchy (rule by the few who make up their own rules) |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
53. Darth Cheneyousself to Congress: |
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xyouth (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
54. This guy is the face of evil. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
55. So if Congress impeached him, |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. They could stop paying him and remove his security. |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
59. so if congress disagrees - we get to go to the |
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ToughLuck (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
60. WAR CRIMINAL CHENEY !! |
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BigDogDistrict44 (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
61. Thats one way to say Kiss my ass America |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
62. of course, no one wants to take him on because we can't look un-american |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. He's Right... |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. And that's the truth of it |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. But WHY does Darth go un-dared? |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
69. so take that you you demoncrats and go stuff it |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
70. ...and Congress agrees! n/t |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
71. When will someone arrest this criminal traitor? nt |
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historian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
76. lets just ban congress |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
78. YO! DICK.. |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
79. Wrong Answer Mr. Cheney's Lawyer |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
80. How? |
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