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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:17 PM Original message |
Once again: there is NO political argument that can put impeachment "on the table" |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. I, a citizen of the United States of America, grant Pelosi and Reid immunity from prosecution. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. . DU bug |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. A good idea, but no one can grant immunity for war crimes. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Then I suggest Nancy and Harry not travel abroad anymore. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I share your sympathy for them. Every last bit of it. |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Your OP is absolute... Right on the money... And this in my mind should have these... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. If true, that makes it even worse |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. I usually agree with you but this time, I don't. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. How DARE you not agree with me 100% of the time!!!!111111shiftone11 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. It's Insurgent Thursday! |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. It's too late for that. That particular horse is already out of the barn. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. which is also why the MSM won't cover impeachment |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. You Do Realize This is Exactly What the Republicans Thought |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. The results were mixed... |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. The one thing that the rethuglicans did not consider about the Clinton impeachment is that |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
58. Good thing that didn't happen. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. BINGO it is about their own asses |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
15. Pelosi, et al. enjoy absolute immunity as for their conduct. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. What am I wrong about? I have my textbook on Constitutional |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Wait -- you screwed up "absolute immunity" with "legislative immunity" and I'M not smart enough??? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Sorry, but I am right. They are immune from prosecution |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. this is exactly what bothers about the randy rhodes "conspiracy theory" -- so what if they knew? |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. JD's completely wrong here. He doesn't understand this concept at all. Not one bit. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Yes, I have been properly corrected. It is called legislative immunity. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Utterly Incorrect |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You are incorrect. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. You're getting warmer, doc.... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Cite one case in which a member of Congress has been convicted |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. There is no absolute legislative immunity under the Constitution |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Thank you. I thought I was going insane there for a minute |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Her. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. My bad. Usually it requires testosterone poisoning to be that loud and that wrong all at once. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Sorry, typo, misspoke. I meant legislative immunity. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I have to disagree |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. That's a very good argument |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Do you have any legal precedent showing that a member of |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Since a claim of immunity is a defense |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Would you please kindly explain why you are excusing Pelosi of war crimes... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. I'm not excusing Pelosi. I'm just saying the law does not |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Ah. I see. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
21. No, but the evidence can. So, lets just keep at it and collect the evidence as |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. BTW, thanks for posting the impeachment vids. That had to take some work. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. They are an easy to copy and paste list, so make good use of it. |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. Misleading thread title. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Ah, I see what you mean. |
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2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
30. Homer Simpson |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
38. I am sure that there are forces out there who want to see justice done |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
39. Collusion, not "cowardice." Just as intentional war crimes aren't "incompetent" |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
40. but there IS a constitutional argument that it SHOULD be |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Completely agree |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. can't the dem house hold a special recall/election to yank pelosi |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Don't know about that, but they can vote to expel her from the house |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. i don't know if republicons would be happy--after all, she isn't going |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
42. It doesn't matter as far as the people and rule of law go. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
53. Then Nancy should have to explain WHY |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
56. I regret not looking at this post earlier |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
57. "Nancy Pelosi is an expert politician..." |
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