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gab13by13

(21,402 posts)
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 11:54 AM Nov 2022

We Have 2 Systems Of Justice

1 for Democrats and 1 for Magats.

We had a president commit perjury testifying to Congress about a consensual blow job and he was impeached.
We had an FBI Director commit perjury to Congress about the FBI's response to the 1/6 insurrection, and crickets.

WTAF.

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We Have 2 Systems Of Justice (Original Post) gab13by13 Nov 2022 OP
Equal status under the law for all WA-03 Democrat Nov 2022 #1
Clinton did not lie to Congress JHB Nov 2022 #2
Impeachment isn't a legal or judicial process, it's a political one Fiendish Thingy Nov 2022 #3
+1. and perhaps some of our relish stopdiggin Nov 2022 #7
My mother always told me blueknight73 Nov 2022 #4
actually about 6 gibraltar72 Nov 2022 #5
My mistakes makes the situation worse, gab13by13 Nov 2022 #6
What did Wray lie about? Frasier Balzov Nov 2022 #8
It's not a legal system Dirty Socialist Nov 2022 #9

WA-03 Democrat

(3,054 posts)
1. Equal status under the law for all
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:03 PM
Nov 2022

This is a core principle. It’s not how things are today and we need to get it back. Prosecuting the traders would be a great start.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
2. Clinton did not lie to Congress
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:06 PM
Nov 2022

The perjury trap was asking him about Lewinski during a sworn deposition in the Paula Jones civil case, where Lewinsky was irrelevant to that case. But, with him denying it there, Republicans finally had semi-legitimate grounds to go all-out on their attacks.



Fiendish Thingy

(15,655 posts)
3. Impeachment isn't a legal or judicial process, it's a political one
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:06 PM
Nov 2022

So your comparison is flawed.

In my lifetime, I’ve seen both Democratic and Republican politicians get locked up for fraud, insider trading, etc. and I’ve seen politicians of both parties get away with crimes.

stopdiggin

(11,358 posts)
7. +1. and perhaps some of our relish
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:44 PM
Nov 2022

for "impeach!" is wearing off. It's really not the handiest tool ...

Note - it's my belief that Trump (and the American people) richly deserved the ignominy and display he brought upon himself. But in the end, it didn't gain us much, did it? And as for 'impeaching' supreme court justices, AGs, FBI, federal jurists ... ? Bleh.

blueknight73

(295 posts)
4. My mother always told me
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:17 PM
Nov 2022

It's the legal system if you're rich and the justice system if you're poor. That stuck with me my whole life

gab13by13

(21,402 posts)
6. My mistakes makes the situation worse,
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:29 PM
Nov 2022

Back in November of 2009 there was a mass shooting at Fort Hood, 13 people were killed and 30 injured. FBI Director Robert Mueller ordered an independent review on how the FBI handled the situation.

We had an attack on our Capitol and Christopher Wray lied to Congress, committed perjury, and 2 years later I am simply asking, where is the independent review of the FBI's actions leading up to 1/6?

Does anyone give a shit?

Sorry for my mistakes but my point stands.

Frasier Balzov

(2,667 posts)
8. What did Wray lie about?
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 02:17 PM
Nov 2022

I must have missed that.

QAnoners have accused him of lying, but they think that FBI agent provocateurs were leading the insurrection.

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