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horncyclist

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  1. Remember when Erdogan consolidated power after the attempted (maybe staged) coup. It will probably be something like that.
  2. They should just let this hang over Trump and keep moving forward with the other investigations and litigation. There's not much risk here.
  3. Hey now, Gym put on a jacket tonight.
  4. It's good that someone rose to the moment. Too bad our country is not.
  5. Things are gonna get ugly. Democrats need to keep investigating everything. I don't know if it will matter but Trump will do whatever he can to get reelected and democrats have to at least try to keep him in check.
  6. Fast and furious! Drink!
  7. And Mr. Armstrong couldn't bother shaving this morning. Too busy rehearsing his "But Clinton" I guess.
  8. And can Gym put on a fucking jacket.
  9. It wouldn't matter if he got 129 million votes. Impeachment is there to remove an elected president. That's the point. Fuck all these guys.
  10. All of this is outrageous, but the "This is undermining the 63 million [less than Hillary by the way] who voted for him" takes the cake. Are they arguing that you can't impeach any President that was elected? Then why the fuck is it in the constitution. That plus lie after lie after lie.
  11. This is the only acceptable response to this. The GOP has no credibility on any issues, climate least of all. Bless the little hearts of these young people.
  12. Oh yeah, censure, that's gonna send a message. Cowards. You swore an oath.
  13. Those second choice numbers look really good for Warren.
  14. It's just absolutely shocking how clueless these statements are. Sure, in a two party system, it may be natural to have a conservative party and a liberal parties, or two parties split on other policy or ideological grounds. So long as the members of each party have the country and its people's interests at heart, then sure, we need two parties. We do not need the GOP as it exists today, and I think it's beyond repair. We need a candidate that will crush it and the treason it stand for. And I still think Biden, given his history and weaknesses, loses to Trump. God help us.
  15. It'll just give them something to spin and distract from the impeachment. How about the timing of this? And Barr once again intervening to help spin what was supposed to be a non-partisan review. Just remember this shit.
  16. Yes. And the status quo have us President Donald J. Trump. This is why Biden or Buttigieg cannot be the nominee and would be a disaster if elected. You have an opportunity to save our government and society and build a future. There's only two candidates willing to do that.
  17. This is interesting discussion. I'd add on national defense that it's important to distinguish a strong national defense from high defense spending. I'd imagine if you got rid of all the bloat and corruption between the Pentagon and military-industrial complex, you'd have a much stronger national defense. It's yet another example of the hypocrisy of the republican party. They've manipulated all these proclaimed values and principles that are central and dear to our nation and used them to enrich themselves. Look at Fed Soc, privatization policies, regressive tax cuts. The list goes on and on. I don't know how anyone who believes in anything--other than selfish greed--could support the republican party today.
  18. I think the best approach is probably to move forward with articles but continue the lower key investigations in hopes that it keeps him check. The founders never envisioned a Senate majority favoring party over the Constitution.
  19. I think we're generally in agreement. The timing sucks but Trump has left democrats no choice. And, despite the obstruction, I think the evidence is compelling enough to move forward. Only big thing I see missing are the full details behind withholding of the aid but even with that most of the key ones are there. Democrats met their burden and Republicans (so far) have put forward no defense.
  20. Yep, and once the traitors in the Senate clear him, Trump will be emboldened. I fully expect more soliciting of foreign interference in our election. He'll do anything to win and knows there are no consequences. He will be King.
  21. Trump is making baseless arguments. Democrats should not have to go to court to prove that when time is of the essence. It's not that hard. Here's a hypothetical to help. As things stand, Trump got caught and so they stopped what they were doing. What if he hadn't gotten caught? What if the pressure is ongoing and Zelensky is moving towards an announcement. Democrats suspect it but they can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt because the key witnesses, Bolton, Mulvaney, Perry and Pompeo are being blocked from testifying. Should democrats have to wait for the courts, as more damage is done in that case? No. And there's no reason they should have to wait now. It's entirely up to Congress--not the courts-- to decide what is impeachable and they shouldn't have to wait for the courts to say the obstruction is based on baseless claims. That's ridiculous, against the plain language of the Constitution, and impracticable.
  22. As soon as the Senate clear him, why shouldn't he just call up Zelensky and say "oh yeah, you remember that favor...and oh we do a for you...well, we're holding up the aide again, please announce the investigation." Let's all be clear what's at stake here. If the republicans prevail, we're saying that Trump or any president, can do this--and worse--without consequence."
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