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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 05:30 PM
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Ahh.... since you can sue a sitting president in CIVIL court... how about
a "wrongful death" suit against Chimp/Crashcart/Runsfart and Congasleeza???

It's more than demonstrable that the info given the nation to go to Iraq was WRONG...

It's more than demonstrable that they KNEW it was wrong...

sounds like a case to me...

Cindy??
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HamdenRice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 05:33 PM
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1. You can't sue them for things they do in their official capacity
If you are referring to the Clinton Paula Jones suit, the principle it established was that Clinton could be sued for a private wrong against Paula Jones he did before becoming president.

But the doctrine of sovereign immunity prevents lawsuits against the president or other officials for things they do in their official capacity.
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 05:33 PM
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2. Do we have any pro bo no lawyers here at D/U ready to take the case?
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 05:51 PM
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3. Yes. How about a class action lawsuit? 70,000 U.S. Citizens V. Bush/Cheny?
We have 70,000 right here on DU. We could probably make that hundreds of thousands if we tried. Wouldn't that be fun?
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