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Prez greenlights Turkish invasion of Syria
Part of a real estate deal apparently
So... Who's gonna stop him?
Each day is more tragic than the previous
Your clown show kills...
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conclusion.
-- William Baumol
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday October 08 2019, @06:16PM (6 children)
*How* would you propose to stop it? I can't see any reasonable way.
Well, you're right there too. Depending on the voters to elect and really empower a competent congress to close loopholes and eliminate the plea bargaining is totally unreasonable on my part. But it still is the only way to correct the problem, unless we are ready to replace majority rule with drawing straws.
it seemed he was REALLY relevant for about 2 years
Not to me. It was a transparent bullshit distraction to fill the tabloid press since the beginning. It was too obvious. The faithful are just in denial.
So a congressional subpoena has less clout. It is still perfectly legitimate grounds to remove him from office, and we should do it quickly. He is "shooting up 5th Avenue" right now.
But, yeah, the dance...
In all this, the mob connections are becoming more clear. His entire demeanor and associations fits the profile. Congress, being entirely complicit, will never dig very deep into it.
As unlikely as it seems, the "sleeping giant" needs to wake up, we can still vote then out... if our mob friends don't create a false flag. After that, Joe Pesci will be a made man.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday October 08 2019, @06:27PM (5 children)
That's what should happen, yes. I share your frustration that it has not happened and does not appear likely to happen.
"But it still is the only way to correct the problem, unless we are ready to replace majority rule with drawing straws."
That might not be as crazy an idea as you think.
Instead of electing Representatives, maybe they should be chosen by lot. It would eliminate all the pre-election chicanery at least, no more campaign contributions to worry about.
"It is still perfectly legitimate grounds to remove him from office"
See, I disagree here. I mean, technically, yes, Congress can impeach for any reason they want. But this would be perceived (and not entirely wrongly) by a large part of the country as very unfair and very illegitimate. And what's it gain you? President Pence?!? Are you out of your mind?
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday October 08 2019, @06:57PM (4 children)
President Pence?!?
It's less than two years. Again, we'll have to depend on congress to keep him on a short leash until he is voted out. We painted ourselves into a real corner, didn't we?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday October 08 2019, @07:24PM (3 children)
The outrage among the voters after this would be incredibly unkind to the Democrats outside of a few safe districts.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 08 2019, @07:44PM (2 children)
The trouble is he probably wouldn't be voted out.
Well, then it can't be helped.
So... how's the weather? Think the Cards can make it?
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday October 08 2019, @07:46PM
Um, that was me. Don't know why it was logged out... Glitch in the matrix I guess
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by Arik on Wednesday October 09 2019, @06:08AM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?