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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 0:11:32 GMT -5
Key swing-vote GOP Sen. Alexander comes out against witnesses, paving way for imminent Trump acquittalTennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander announced late Thursday night that he would not support additional witnesses in President Trump's "shallow, hurried and wholly partisan" impeachment trial, seemingly ending Democrats' hopes of hearing testimony from former National Security Advisor John Bolton and paving the way for the president's imminent acquittal as soon as Friday night. "If this shallow, hurried and wholly partisan impeachment were to succeed, it would rip the country apart, pouring gasoline on the fire of cultural divisions that already exist," Alexander said."It would create the weapon of perpetual impeachment to be used against future presidents whenever the House of Representatives is of a different political party." Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the chamber, and can afford up to three defections when the Senate considers whether to call additional witnesses on Friday. In the event of a 50-50 tie, by rule, the vote on witnesses would fail in the Senate. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts is likely to abstain rather than assert his debatable power to cast a tie-breaking vote. As of midnight Friday, GOP Sen. Susan Collin has announced she wants to hear from a "limited" number of additional witnesses; Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney has strongly signaled he wants to hear from Bolton; and Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski told Fox News late Thursday she was still weighing the issue and would decide in the morning.("I’m gonna go back to my office and put some eyedrops in so I can keep readig. That’s gonna be my job," Murkowski told Fox News, adding that she anticipates a "long night.") www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-republicans-do-or-die-moment-pivotal-vote-impeachment-vote
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 0:12:16 GMT -5
Great news!
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 1:23:56 GMT -5
@im2, I don't know if you heard Dershowitz but explained it perfectly. The constitution wasn't murdered by the republicans but instead it was saved by them.
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 1:50:26 GMT -5
@im2, you're confused. Get some sleep and maybe you'll see the light in the morning.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 9:33:37 GMT -5
@im2 , I don't know if you heard Dershowitz but explained it perfectly. The constitution wasn't murdered by the republicans but instead it was saved by them. , I am sorry but Alan Dershowitz of the three legal confederacy of dunces ( adding Philbin and Pam Bondi) who is NOT a constitutional scholar but a criminal defense attorney probably was the worse. In fact, John Turley, the GOP's constitutional lawyer and a very well respected one, so disagreed with Dershowitz the GOP cannot use him. In fact, no respected constitutional scholar agrees with Alan. "For more than a week, House managers prosecuting the impeachment case against Trump have argued that the Senate’s failure to convict him would make Trump an unaccountable leader; in effect, a dictator or a king. When Dershowitz spoke, it was as if he completely agreed with them. Two days earlier, Dershowitz had told senators that Presidential “abuse of power” should not be considered an impeachable offense under the Constitution. On Wednesday, he took that further—much further.“If a President does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment,” he argued. Dershowitz was offering Trump—and all future Presidents—a free pass. His argument seemed unbelievable: as long as the President thinks his reëlection will benefit the country, he can do anything in pursuit of it without fear of impeachment. Really? Trump has already said that he considers himself empowered by Article II of the Constitution “to do whatever I want.” Video of this extraordinary moment has been played, repeatedly, by House managers in the trial. They clearly saw it as a damning statement made by a power-grabbing President—and then the President’s counsel, in effect, endorsed Trump’s power grab on the floor of the Senate. So long as Trump believes himself to be acting in the national interest, Dershowitz said, he can do whatever he wants. If the past three years have taught us anything, it is that Trump is a President who is comfortable conflating his own interest with the national interest. L’état, c’est Trump.". link |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 9:47:34 GMT -5
@andie, your article is nothing more than a another hit piece written by the Never Trumper Susan Glasser.
Her career is to write hit pieces towards President Trump for The New Yorker.
Even her husband is the White House Reporter for the New York Times who's job is the same.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 9:57:55 GMT -5
@andie , your article is nothing more than a another hit piece written by the Never Trumper Susan Glasser. Her career is to write hit pieces towards President Trump for The New Yorker. Even her husband is the White House Reporter for the New York Times who's job is the same. Regardless who wrote it is what Alan said. And the position he contained to maintain during the Q & A period. It is also the position that has been ridiculed by some of our finest actual conditional scholars. Alan himself admitted his position is out of the mainstream of constitutional law. |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 11:24:42 GMT -5
@andie , your article is nothing more than a another hit piece written by the Never Trumper Susan Glasser. Her career is to write hit pieces towards President Trump for The New Yorker. Even her husband is the White House Reporter for the New York Times who's job is the same. No hank, it's the truth. As an American, you are endowed with the right to be a free range idiot. That's what you show yourself to be here. Everything is not a hit piece on trump and everybody that opposes him don't do so because they are haters, never trumpers, mad about 2016, or just want to destroy trump. Those were Dershowitz's words. trump has said article 2 allows him to do what he wants. trump is a threat to the peaceful continuance of the American republic. You can stay in the short bus all you want but we need to get this fucker out of office as soon as we can. When he's gone get in your truck, drive to trump tower and lease an apartment if you need him so much. Only thing that concerns me is your well being after President Trump's 2020 Reelection. As hard as you took your Hillary getting beat by him I can't phantom what your behavior will be during his next term. |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 11:29:38 GMT -5
Check this out, too funny! LOL
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 11:35:03 GMT -5
hank, I believe our country is very strong. I also believe we may very well end up with both a Democrat controlled House AND Senate after November. Remember,,,Nixon was re-elected in 1972 but resigned one step ahead of an impeachment trial. So even if Trump gets re-elected that does not mean he is home free...nor those around him. In fact Junior was just served with a subpoena concerning Russian activities.
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 11:42:29 GMT -5
hank , I believe our country is very strong. I also believe we may very well end up with both a Democrat controlled House AND Senate after November. Remember,,,Nixon was re-elected in 1972 but resigned one step ahead of an impeachment trial. So even if Trump gets re-elected that does not mean he is home free...nor those around him. In fact Junior was just served with a subpoena concerning Russian activities. No doubt the continued fake attacks will continue on President Trump and his family. I foresee straight Republican ballots being cast in November. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 11:46:16 GMT -5
hank, I am not a betting woman but if I was I surely would take that bet. I do believe we will both be up all night election night.
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 18:01:13 GMT -5
Oh brother, here she goes again. This is beyond sad and something needs to be done about her.  |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 18:21:34 GMT -5
Only thing that concerns me is your well being after President Trump's 2020 Reelection. As hard as you took your Hillary getting beat by him I can't phantom what your behavior will be during his next term. I didn't take it hard when trump was given the office. As I am not running I did not lose. There will be no trump second term hank. The party is over hank. Trump is going to get slammed in the fall hank. you've got 2 groups of republicans that are going to run ads against him, all staffed by former campaign managers and staff. Then you have Bloomberg who owns a media company who will also mount a media campaign against trump also. Tom Steyer will increase his ads, and then you will have the DNC and the candidate blasting trump. Last, you will have both Obamas out on the stump in support of the democratic candidate. You don't quite understand what is coming due to your arrogance. And why you are so arrogant after this sorry ass presidency is amazing. This is what I mean, you're already an emotional wreck and we haven't even got to the primaries yet. |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 18:23:41 GMT -5
No doubt the continued fake attacks will continue on President Trump and his family. I foresee straight Republican ballots being cast in November. There are no fake attacks on trump or his family. And since it looks like republicans are going to acquit trump with no trial, you can forget about your second sentence. 70 percent of the American people wanted to hear witnesses. The Drudge Poll that ran yesterday had it at 74% of the people did not want witnesses. |
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Post by hank on Jan 31, 2020 19:43:16 GMT -5
@im2, you just posted 7, I repeat 7, videos of propaganda. That is not normal mental behavior.
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Post by hank on Feb 4, 2020 23:38:48 GMT -5
@im2 , you just posted 7, I repeat 7, videos of propaganda. That is not normal mental behavior. What is not normal mental behavior is how you worship trump. What I showed you is what trump has coming and what every republican who voted not to have witnesses in this trial have coming. What you believe is propaganda so just be prepared because this is what you're going to see as trump gets his ass kicked out of office by the sane normal people of this country. You nuts, President Trump is just getting started! |
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Post by hank on Feb 5, 2020 0:37:33 GMT -5
You nuts, President Trump is just getting started! Getting started with what? Your ass is delusional. You think it's great to enable this man to defy the law. Your support of trump is going to bite you in your old dementia riddled decrepit black ass. Wouldn't know that by looking at my banking accounts since he became President! The only laws he's broken are made up laws by Democrats trying to obstruct his successful efforts. |
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