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Jan 31 2020 02:02pm
Quote (Goomshill @ 31 Jan 2020 12:57)
I agree he definitely deserves much more attention and indeed more scrutiny. But he also deserves a far higher standard to be removed. Dershowitz might say a lot of crazy things, but he's right that the president is the executive and removing him is a drastic overthrow of a whole branch of government, and the founders didn't want to make the president just be a prime minister who serves at the pleasure of parliament. Elected officials already enjoy a privileged immunity to minor offenses that common folk can't get away with, just like celebrities and the wealthy. But for the executive, its right in the constitution that it should take extraordinary measures to remove him from office. Because in the case of a president, it is reversing an election, or at least tampering with it. He's not easily replaceable. The founders meant for one man to be the executive precisely for the benefits of his swift and undivided decision making.


You're right that Dershowitz says a lot of things:

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"When you compare that to what Trump has done with Trump University, with so many other things, I think there's no comparison between who has engaged in more corruption and who is more likely to continue that if elected President of the United States."


I agree that removing the President should require a high bar to meet (high crime or misdemeanor), but I disagree that it is overthrowing the entire branch of government, given the executive Branch's current size and complexity.
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Jan 31 2020 02:09pm
Quote (ThatAlex @ Jan 31 2020 02:02pm)
You're right that Dershowitz says a lot of things:



I agree that removing the President should require a high bar to meet (high crime or misdemeanor), but I disagree that it is overthrowing the entire branch of government, given the executive Branch's current size and complexity.


Even more funny to hear the same people who cried about how the executive branch was too powerful in going around the legislature and needed to be checked, when Obama was using EO's like kleenexes, now talk about how there should be more protections for that same branch from the legislature.

also how exactly is removing the president an overthrow of that branch when he's the only one removed, and then power shifts to his chosen successor in Pence? this would be like saying if we killed Saddaam and then let his right hand man take power that we overthrew his govt. and that a really fucking dumb thought.
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Jan 31 2020 03:09pm
So coronavirus declared health emergency by US WH at the same moment a "bombshell" letter got sent to Midnight Mitch by Parnas lawyers, talking about some "physical evidences" :rofl:
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So coronavirus declared health emergency by US WH at the same moment a "bombshell" letter got sent to Midnight Mitch by Parnas lawyers, talking about some "physical evidences" :rofl:




Uh, yeah. 10,000 people got infected just to protect Trump. :lol:
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Jan 31 2020 03:22pm
Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 31 Jan 2020 22:09)
So coronavirus declared health emergency by US WH at the same moment a "bombshell" letter got sent to Midnight Mitch by Parnas lawyers, talking about some "physical evidences" :rofl:


+ new bombshell from bolton
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/kasie-new-bolton-claims-are-bombshell-that-mitch-mcconnell-has-been-afraid-of-77889605780

and possible 1 week delay

Quote (Ghot @ 31 Jan 2020 22:19)
Uh, yeah. 10,000 people got infected just to protect Trump. :lol:


You feel well ?

This post was edited by Saucisson6000 on Jan 31 2020 03:22pm
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Jan 31 2020 03:35pm
Quote (Ghot @ Jan 31 2020 01:36pm)
Notice the word "didn't" in where you quoted me.


Notice the rest of what I quoted.
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Jan 31 2020 04:14pm
Quote (Surfpunk @ Jan 31 2020 04:35pm)
Notice the rest of what I quoted.




I don't follow bro. I don't agree with him, and I thought I made that pretty clear.
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Jan 31 2020 04:19pm
Quote (Goomshill @ Jan 31 2020 01:37pm)
https://twitter.com/Static_Waste/status/1223328779621359616

also pretty sure the mar-a-lago boogaloo is nothing based on this
Sounds like police tried to stop the vehicle in traffic first, maybe on a traffic offense or stolen vehicle or bad license or whatever, and then it rammed through the security checkpoints, got shot at, and fled.
Most likely mundane criminals


okay not mundane criminals
ridiculous criminals;
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/mar-a-lago-incident-january-2020/index.html
https://heavy.com/news/2020/01/hannah-roemhild/



A 30 year old opera singer named Hannah Roemhild who calls herself Hannah 🎶 💃🏻 🎶 Sopranah on facebook and studied at WCSU was having some kind of erratic and strange public incident, dancing on top of vehicles. When police arrived she had already gotten into her vehicle, so they knocked on the window and tried to talk to her, only for her to try to speed away. One broke her window and tried to grab the steering wheel, but she took off and led them on a 70+ mph chase, losing them in traffic before she plowed through the Mar-a-Lago checkpoints, possibly completely unaware she was driving towards it, then got shot at but not struck by any gunfire. Apparently she picked up the second woman after all that insanity, then got arrested.



Also the senate trial has been stuck in a long quorum call by McConnell, apparently a delay to give time to sort out some rules issue. Sounds possibly like Schumer find a rules loophole that would let him submit amemdments so McConnell will need to hold a vote to amend the rules or something, not sure, seems like a lot of confusion. There's also reports that its McConnell negotiating with the WH about which date to end the trial- WH wants tonight, McConnell thinks Tuesday is better.

This post was edited by Goomshill on Jan 31 2020 04:22pm
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Jan 31 2020 04:33pm


That smile and those eyes... there's some crazy in there.
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Jan 31 2020 04:42pm
Quote (Ghot @ Jan 31 2020 05:33pm)
That smile and those eyes... there's some crazy in there.


Risperdal + Depakote needed.

Risperdal comes in M-Tabs which are dissolving mints and Depakote actually comes in flavored sprinkles. Excellent in some ice cream or pudding.

This post was edited by Skinned on Jan 31 2020 04:44pm
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