ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
remember term limits?
everybody was for them until they realized it would apply to their guy too
retards
Trump finally fires James Comey
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remember term limits?
everybody was for them until they realized it would apply to their guy too
retards
We did last November.
It's baked into the system.
The real work of our Reps and Senators is in committees.
And there's a hierarchy to those committees.
And some are more powerful than others.
Yes, term limits would help but politicians aren't going to vote to cut their own throats.
I've never supported term limits for legislators. Even Republicans. I think they're counter-productive.
dodge
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Where was all the indignation from the left when Bill Clinton met the then A.G.Loretta Lynch on the runway while Hillary was under investigation ? HYPOCRITES ALL OF THEM.
Otraitor and Hillbilly ran the biggest crime wave in the history of America and did it from the White House.
annabenedetti
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And the alt-right still can't stop talking about the Clintons, and again - it's so they don't have to look at Trump's authoritarian dismantling of the system, his incompetence, his ignorance, his personality disorders and his blatant self-serving lies.
annabenedetti
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Republicans who are complicit in Trump’s abuse of power will soon have a big problem
A few Republican senators heroically ventured on to the Sunday shows to profess deep concern about President Trump’s abrupt firing of the man overseeing the investigation into the small matter of whether his campaign colluded with a foreign power to undermine our democracy. Meanwhile, the New York Times assures us that GOP senators are “increasingly unnerved” by Trump’s “volatility” and are “starting to show signs of breaking away from him.”
That’s nice. But until GOP lawmakers support a full and independent probe into the Russia affair — not to mention real oversight of all the other ways in which Trump is shredding our democratic norms — they are essentially complicit in his ongoing abuses of power.
ABC News is now reporting that associates of the fired former FBI director, James B. Comey, say he [/FONT][/COLOR]wantsto testify publicly before Congress, and the Senate Intelligence Committee — which is probing the Russia story — seems like the right venue. Among other things, Comey will almost certainly address explosive but disputed reports over whether Trump demanded loyalty from him during a private dinner in January, as Comey’s associates have claimed.
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But some GOP leaders continue to resist this full accounting. The other day, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) responded to the Comey firing by claiming: “I’m focusing on what’s in my control, and that is what is Congress doing to solve people’s problems.” As Brian Beutler aptly points out, by saying the Comey firing is not in “his control,” Ryan is actually “denuding himself” of the congressional GOP’s oversight power and responsibilities:
What Ryan has done is surrender his own fundamental powers to Trump, knowing that people he likes and respects are telling reporters that Trump’s presence in the White House terrifies them.
Indeed, Trump may take this as a sign that Republicans will not exercise any meaningful oversight even if the revelations grow worse. The larger pattern here is crucial to appreciate. Trump is constantly trying to probe what abuses our institutions will let him get away with, whether it’s the in-your-face use of important diplomatic business to promote Mar-a-Lago and steer cash into his own pockets; the refusal to release his tax returns while advancing a tax plan that could deliver him and his family an enormous windfall; the constant lies about millions voting illegally in our election, which undermine public confidence in our democracy, and which he will now try to legitimize with a “voter fraud” commission; and, now, the firing of Comey.
Republicans have tolerated (or even embraced) all of these things, and Trump would be reasonable in concluding that they have no intention of ever mounting a check on his power, no matter what he does. The question is whether a dramatic moment from Comey — in which he asserts that the president did, in fact, demand his loyalty — is enough to change this.
That’s nice. But until GOP lawmakers support a full and independent probe into the Russia affair — not to mention real oversight of all the other ways in which Trump is shredding our democratic norms — they are essentially complicit in his ongoing abuses of power.
ABC News is now reporting that associates of the fired former FBI director, James B. Comey, say he [/FONT][/COLOR]wantsto testify publicly before Congress, and the Senate Intelligence Committee — which is probing the Russia story — seems like the right venue. Among other things, Comey will almost certainly address explosive but disputed reports over whether Trump demanded loyalty from him during a private dinner in January, as Comey’s associates have claimed.
. . . .
But some GOP leaders continue to resist this full accounting. The other day, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) responded to the Comey firing by claiming: “I’m focusing on what’s in my control, and that is what is Congress doing to solve people’s problems.” As Brian Beutler aptly points out, by saying the Comey firing is not in “his control,” Ryan is actually “denuding himself” of the congressional GOP’s oversight power and responsibilities:
What Ryan has done is surrender his own fundamental powers to Trump, knowing that people he likes and respects are telling reporters that Trump’s presence in the White House terrifies them.
Indeed, Trump may take this as a sign that Republicans will not exercise any meaningful oversight even if the revelations grow worse. The larger pattern here is crucial to appreciate. Trump is constantly trying to probe what abuses our institutions will let him get away with, whether it’s the in-your-face use of important diplomatic business to promote Mar-a-Lago and steer cash into his own pockets; the refusal to release his tax returns while advancing a tax plan that could deliver him and his family an enormous windfall; the constant lies about millions voting illegally in our election, which undermine public confidence in our democracy, and which he will now try to legitimize with a “voter fraud” commission; and, now, the firing of Comey.
Republicans have tolerated (or even embraced) all of these things, and Trump would be reasonable in concluding that they have no intention of ever mounting a check on his power, no matter what he does. The question is whether a dramatic moment from Comey — in which he asserts that the president did, in fact, demand his loyalty — is enough to change this.
:rotfl:
He's not president and he didn't commit treason. Do keep up.
dodge
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When Otraitor was president he committed treason "many" times". Do keep up hypocrite.
dodge
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That is EXACTLY why people voted for Trump they wanted the corrupt swamp drained, and it has begun.
I mean...how is it possible to believe that? Trump hasn't even divested from his own businesses. His in-laws were caught selling visas to Chinese investors. He is making money off of the presidency, and you think he's stopping corruption?
Trump is the most corrupt politician in US history, and he brought all his corrupt kleptocrats with him into office.
dodge
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Nah, the most corrupt would be the crime wave that was just defeated, Hillary, and the past panderer and thief i.e. otraitor.
Proof?
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
it's a broken system that deserves to be scrapped :idunno:
Depends on what's going to replace it.
annabenedetti
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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State.
The information the president relayed had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, officials said.
The partner had not given the United States permission to share the material with Russia, and officials said Trump’s decision to do so endangers cooperation from an ally that has access to the inner workings of the Islamic State. After Trump’s meeting, senior White House officials took steps to contain the damage, placing calls to the CIA and the National Security Agency.
“This is code-word information,” said a U.S. official familiar with the matter, using terminology that refers to one of the highest classification levels used by American spy agencies. Trump “revealed more information to the Russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies.”
The revelation comes as the president faces rising legal and political pressure on multiple Russia-related fronts. Last week, he fired FBI Director James B. Comey in the midst of a bureau investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Moscow. Trump’s subsequent admission that his decision was driven by “this Russia thing” was seen by critics as attempted obstruction of justice.
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“It is all kind of shocking,” said a former senior U.S. official who is close to current administration officials. “Trump seems to be very reckless and doesn’t grasp the gravity of the things he’s dealing with, especially when it comes to intelligence and national security. And it’s all clouded because of this problem he has with Russia.”
The information the president relayed had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, officials said.
The partner had not given the United States permission to share the material with Russia, and officials said Trump’s decision to do so endangers cooperation from an ally that has access to the inner workings of the Islamic State. After Trump’s meeting, senior White House officials took steps to contain the damage, placing calls to the CIA and the National Security Agency.
“This is code-word information,” said a U.S. official familiar with the matter, using terminology that refers to one of the highest classification levels used by American spy agencies. Trump “revealed more information to the Russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies.”
The revelation comes as the president faces rising legal and political pressure on multiple Russia-related fronts. Last week, he fired FBI Director James B. Comey in the midst of a bureau investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Moscow. Trump’s subsequent admission that his decision was driven by “this Russia thing” was seen by critics as attempted obstruction of justice.
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“It is all kind of shocking,” said a former senior U.S. official who is close to current administration officials. “Trump seems to be very reckless and doesn’t grasp the gravity of the things he’s dealing with, especially when it comes to intelligence and national security. And it’s all clouded because of this problem he has with Russia.”
dodge
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If you was stupid enough to fall for Traitors BS you are way to stupid to debate with.
His A.G. ran illegal guns to Mexico.
His leader of the state Dept. Got 4 Americans killed.
He lied and knew he was lying when he said you can keep your doctor and insurance plan.
Lois Lerner of the Otraitor Administration targeted conservatives.
Above said A.G. Eric Holder was kicked out because he was crooked.
And the list of crimes goes on and on !
dodge
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HYPOCRITE ! it was perfectly OK with demon rats that Otraitor padded Government positions with Mudslime Brotherhood and favored mudslimes over Americans in every dealing the idiot had with them.
IRAN
That lying,thieving criminal should be in prison.