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If there is a transcript, there has to be tapes, right?

Journal by fustakrakich

Because without tapes, this shit ain't gonna fly. It's just another TV show to compete with Brexit for ratings.

In Watergate, we had tapes, not just bullshit "testimony". And people were caught in the act, by real policemen. So far all we have are a bunch of blabbermouths. I certainly hope there is something real to hang 'em with, but the ineptitude is so overwhelming, and given history of the Party, it's not just rope-a-dope.

And this "whistleblower"? please! Goddamn cops tell us, "If you see something, SAY something!" So what's up, ya bastard? If you have solid proof, out with it, pronto! You hear about real heroes falling on the grenade, now it's your turn.

Eh, like I said in ol' boy's journal, the dems will tread lightly, or collateral damage will be severe in discovery. Actually, probably not. People just don't care how crooked they are anymore. As long as their guy wins... That rule applies equally to both sides of the imaginary line.

*sigh* All this bullshit and the republican/democrat party will still receive 95% of the vote next year, and of course the pissing and moaning will never cease.

And a shout out to the morons (no offense to morons) who want to believe I advocate not voting! Love you all!

 

Reply to: Re:Careful there

    (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 27 2019, @08:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 27 2019, @08:02PM (#899690)

    Post something from an actual expert and maybe you've got something:

    It’s not clear where the post first originated, who wrote it, and whether “Hyram F. Suddfluffel” even exists or has a doctorate in political science. We discovered multiple versions of the “impeachment backfire” text, the earliest being in a June 3 post on the right-leaning political forum Free Republic. There, a user with the handle “lonster” outlined the theory, saying it had been “passed on by an old friend”:
    [...]
    In some versions, no author is named. In others, especially those submitted by Snopes readers in September, the author is claimed to be “Hyram F. Suddfluffel, PhD.” In still others, the author is given as “Gary Knoepke.”
    [...]
    Perhaps the most important claim made in the post, and the one that has arguably caused it to be gleefully shared by supporters of the president, is that which relates to the ability of Trump’s lawyers to subpoena and interrogate some of their client’s perceived foes: “The President’s attorneys will have the right to subpoena and question anyone they want.”
    [...]
    It’s not specified in the Senate impeachment “Rules of Procedure,” but the rules of federal criminal procedure state that anyone issued a subpoena as part of a criminal trial (on which Congressional impeachment is loosely modeled) can apply to the court to have the subpoena quashed.

    They can do this on several grounds, including on the basis that the subpoena is “unreasonable or oppressive.” Multiple federal court precedents have held that the evidence and testimony requested under subpoena, in criminal trials, must be relevant to the case at hand, and cannot amount to a “fishing expedition.”

    For the record, I didn't go looking on Snopes for this. It was just the first search result for "Hyram F. Suddfluffel"

    More detail here (the *second* search result):
    https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/hyram-f-suddfluffel-impeachment-origin-hoax/ [heavy.com]

    The next five search results:
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1177222030179143680.html [threadreaderapp.com]
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1177051152409604096.html [threadreaderapp.com]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR52OcNRBLE [youtube.com]
    https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/go-ahead-impeach-trump-please.1787896/ [glocktalk.com]
    https://www.facebook.com/194090487326109/posts/from-an-email-sent-to-mei-have-a-degree-in-political-science-and-i-am-a-card-car/2304291709639299/?_fb_noscript=1 [facebook.com]

    Oh, and you're welcome.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hyram-suddfluffel-impeachment/ [snopes.com]
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