Today the Senate voted 56 to 44 that Trump's second impeachment trial IS constitutional.
Over the next week the impeachment managers make their case and Trump's lawyers argue the case.
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Today the Senate voted 56 to 44 that Trump's second impeachment trial IS constitutional.
Over the next week the impeachment managers make their case and Trump's lawyers argue the case.
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Video shown by the impeachment managers to make their opening statement.
NSFW CAUTION: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE
https://youtu.be/ybzgRN5ZxfI
in before the white supremacist PC crew. (Tgo, PB, Caelric, Neveragain, Methais, beldannon5, Neveragain)
It's a damned shame that orange Julius won't be dragged out of court in shackles at the end of it, but I have hopes that at least it won't be the complete exoneration that the Republican party seems to be angling for.
We shall see.
you sure are a racist person bhalzimo. it's funny how most people that call out people for being racist arae very much racist themselves
I'm not going to argue one way or another whether the trial is constitutional but relying on Congress to determine constitutionality of something, especially in such a politically charged area, is problematic. This is the same Congress that has passed many, many unconstitutional laws in the past, including flat out racist laws.
The defense has been laughable so far.
At least, it would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.
As soon as it appears to be ending poorly for the defense I think we may see some of the more spineless and fearful 4 5 sycophants come out of the woodwork against him.
Bets on who?
the trial is a sham, put on my the democrats who coudln't get him when he was in office, so are now trying when he is out. Caelric is right though, congress should not be deciding this. It would be like when someone kills someone you can't be on the jury if you know them or are friends with them. (just an example) Can I be fired from my job after I leave it and am done? Just curious. I know this is all because of TDS and because they don't want him to run again. Backbhalzimso of course is enjoying this because Trump touched them in their no no places. On a serious note can we get to fixing stuff that needs to be fixed. Also why is Biden acting like he is a dictator all these executive orders. Weird
On a serious note, If Trump had done the work of getting laws passed, Biden wouldn't be able to undo Trump's executive orders with his own executive orders. Weird
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Yes, we do. Would you like to guess what laws Trump got passed when the GQP had all 3 branches of government? Laws for renaming post offices, and a failed attempt to repeal Obamacare, and tax cuts for the super-wealthy passed by Reconciliation. Would you care to guess what GQP priorities Trump got passed when they had control of the Senate and the executive? Basically none.
Republicans don't know how to govern. :)
Was really surprised when the Trump lawyer suggested that this wasn't an impeachment matter, but a criminal one. Maybe he doesn't think the Department of Justice isn't already exploring charges. Democrats are still in the right to gave the president disbarred from holding federal office again.
Your hypocrisy from post to post is astounding. LOL.
Edit: Because I know you hate facts, and since you're making the argument...
https://www.federalregister.gov/pres...ecutive-orders
Odd - seems Trump used fewer EOs than the three previous.. and Biden is up to hmmm.. 29? https://www.federalregister.gov/pres...joe-biden/2021 so far.. so in one month over 10% of Trumps 4 years already.
So using your logic.. Biden has no fucking clue what he's doing. Got it.
Your argument makes no sense. I didn't argue "executive orders are bad," I said "If Trump had passed laws, instead of executive orders, they couldn't be undone by Biden's executive orders." And your link, beeteedubs, shows that Trump passed almost as many executive orders.. in 4 years.. as Obama did in 8. .. Does it need to be explained to you that that means his rate per year was almost double?
You're a retard. But we knew that. :)
The Senate is given sole control over the trial portion because the power to impeach is specifically a Congressional oversight power. No one else should have control over that- least of all the Executive given that impeachment exists specifically to provide a check on that branch.
And as a reminder here- ***Senate Republicans*** were the ones who refused to try Trump before he left office. Democrats wanted to try him immediately.
Now they're turning around and making a completely inaccurate and wild argument that because it wasn't done before he left office, he can't be tried at all. To say that it's a transparent attempt to duck out of having to do their Constitutional duty is being generous.
The statute that discusses impeachment in the Constitution itself makes it very clear that their argument is based on literally nothing. The Constitution wasn't created to give the Executive a free pass in a President's last few months of office. And the fact that the impeachment process includes the decision to bar them from future office, completely invalidates any notion that you can't try someone who isn't currently in office.
To be VERY clear- Congressional Republicans have offered up our democracy and the rule of law for their own political ambitions.
They don't deserve to be in office.
Your idiocy knows no bounds - so not going to waste my time because you can't think out a concept more than one step.
As for calling me a retard? Why do you hate the handicapped? Why would you use such a disparaging comment? I can't believe you would use a term that causes hurt, division, and dehumanization.
We knew you were a racist already, but now you marginalize the mentally challenged also? Damn you're an ugly individual. Tsk Tsk.
I mean let's just be honest here- the "defense" was a farse.
And it makes it clear that Senate Republicans are treating this as a total farse.
And as a side note-I don't think I've ever witnessed anything in my life more pathetic than watching a group of people defend a man who put their very lives- and the lives of their staffers- at risk for his own childish political benefit. He was encouraging those rioters while they were running around trying to kill members of Congress. He brought them to DC, riled them up with lies, told them that that day was their last day to take their country back, and- knowing many of them were armed- told them all to head straight for the Capitol.
And these absolutely pitiful excuses for members of Congress- and human beings- don't have the self-respect to stand up and call him out on it.
It really is just the most wretched thing imaginable. And it makes me sick to my stomach to watch.
So we're just not addressing your false implication about my argument? So that was just a monumental reading comprehension failure on your part? Gotcha.
Most of the insults that relate to intelligence are derived from mental health terms of the past (idiot, moron, imbecile, etc). Retarded is no different. :) You're retarded. There we go.Quote:
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Yes because the Senate was in recess.
McConnell was asked to start an emergency session of the Senate to hold Trump accountable while he was still in office. McConnell flat out refused just minutes after the House vote, and the Senate didn't go back into session until after Trump was gone.
The Senate wasn't there to receive the articles of impeachment.
It's really important to understand the full context of these situations, not just the headlines of articles.
No, I'm just fully over entertaining myself with your stupidity. It's just sad at this point. I know what you are at this point, and quite honestly... you're not worth the effort or time anymore, even for fun.
I'm just thankful I got to entertain myself at your expense on here, and I don't have to deal with you in real life.. it must be exhausting for those around you.
You misrepresented what I said, then your counterargument (to an argument that hadn't been made) made absolutely no sense. You embarrassed yourself, and your mental gymnastics about "well, you're not just not worth the effort, I'm having fun at your expense" mental gymnastics are wholly unconvincing.
Perhaps next time you should restrain your overeager impulse to contradict whatever someone says for its own sake, so you don't make the same error again.
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Tens of millions of people still out of work because of Democrat policies, millions of people facing evictions, people can’t pay for food or rent, Democrats still haven’t sent out those 2k checks they promised if they won, Biden’s promise of 1 billion doses of vaccine being administered in 100 days is looking like big bullshit. And all the Democrats can talk about is this stupid impeachment for a man no longer in office.
You don’t give a single shit about people, Back. At the very least man up and admit it for once. You are a pathetic excuse for a human being.
/yawn .. Last ever post in response to you, because you literally can't see your hypocrisy - and it's not my job to point it out to you, like you keep wanting me to do. You are just to stupid to realize things without them being hand fed to you. I'm not going to spoon feed you over and over like a one year old.
I prefer back and forth with people that can at least think for themselves, and you obviously cannot. I had hopes you might, but who was I kidding. Simply put, you bore me.
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (Introduced 01/11/2021)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 01/25/2021 Received in the Senate
The Senate wasn't there to receive the articles of impeachment.
Shit done in the Senate:
6 (84-15) Confirmed On the Nomination: Confirmation: Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be Secretary of the Treasury PN78-24 Jan 25
5 (93-2) Confirmed On the Nomination: Confirmation: Lloyd James Austin, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Defense PN78-1 Jan 22
4 (69-27) Passed On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 335 ; A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. H.R. 335 Jan 21
3 (84-10) Confirmed On the Nomination: Confirmation: Avril Danica Haines, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence PN78-10 Jan 20
9 (83-17) Agreed to On the Resolution: S. Res. 16; A resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States. S.Res. 16 Jan 26
It's really important to understand the full context of these situations, not just the headlines of articles.
I totally fucking agree. It's really important to understand the full context of these situations, not just the headlines of the articles.
See how if you click on the little blue box next to the name in the quote it literally takes you to the thread? The thread wear you say I literally described the context in my reply.
I mean we already know you're a giant cunt, but to call for armed revolution and then be all like NVM, just kidding. You're fucking trash.
ROFL. From our anger management class dropout PB:
Just so very upset. It's going to be okay PB. It really is.Quote:
I know you went to GMAC.. but do they take people who can't even get their GED? You sound like someone who has never, ever taken a remedial level civics class. Go fuck yourself Andraste.
Oh gods, it's time4hypocrisy here to tell us how yet again how our democracy is being subverted by the elected representatives voting in procedures as called for by the representative bodies.
We have a REPUBLIC you raging douche cunt. Voting on things while in office is what our representatives do. Just because you disagree with it doesn't make it a threat to our Republic.
The Congress allowing the POTUS to ignore the law and refuse to enforce it by the stroke of a pen regarding things like DACA and now Deportations and so on, IS a threat to our Republic but hey, it's all good since it coincides with your extreme, criminal supporting, Leftist agenda. Also a threat, using courts to interfere with the enforcement of constitutionally enacted laws that have already been judged and upheld in the courts as constitutional, see again DACA, immigration law el al.
Please fuck off and get a clue.
Joe Neguse has a promising future.
Do yo ever get tired of being the champion of a failed and disgraced administration? Does it ever seem grating to you to constantly grossly inflate numbers by factors of ten in blatant lies meant to support your bogus claims? Do you ever wake up in the morning and wonder why you keep blaming Democrats for the subjugation of the worker class that the Republicans have been pushing during their creation of the 1% Oligarchy?
You lashed out at Vishra, part of your ongoing post-Trump-loss meltdown. Sorry you couldn't deal with her position on the merits.
But it's okay, Parkbandit. Trump may have spectacularly lost the presidency and Congress -- causing you to lose your shit like your epic meltdown post-Obama's second victory -- but you survived then and you'll survive now. Just hang in there a little longer.
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Not so much democrat policies as it is according to guidance from doctors and scientists dealing with a very contagious and deadly pandemic.
Relief has been passed by Congress multiple times. They continue to pass relief the likes of which has never before been seen in our history.
They are working on both. And it was 100 million doses not 1 billion.
As I am sure you know there have been some problems with production and delivery of the vaccine. Right now we are at 10% of the US population vaccinated I think.
Thats not all democrats talk about. There is talk of COVID and relief. As far as this second impeachment trial EVERYONE is talking about it, dem, repub, independent, non-committals. Its as big a deal if not bigger than 9/11. If you're tired of it now I have news for you... the indelible scar of this will last as long as this country exists.
The real enemy is the virus. I know its scary, it seems like society has been on the brink of collapse, but we are working through it. Fighting each other is only pushing us further apart when we need to be working together.
Thankfully we have a president and Congress who are going to do the hard work and make the hard decisions to help this country get back on its feet.
It will be ok, buddy. Hang tight.
I looked it up. We've actually given 33.8 million people their first shots with around 10 million getting both shots. Its Feb 10 so we are about 20 days into Biden's presidency? That 100 million vaccinations promise looks doable if we can get the production and delivery problems solved.
The Senate isn't the organ of Government that decides what is and isn't Constitutional. They also failed to have the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court oversee the trial, which is a Constitutional requirement for Presidential Impeachment trials. Instead they have a Democrat Senator in that position. That is like the Prosecution also being the judge. The entire thing is a farce, Donald Trump is a private citizen now. If he did something illegal, he should be charged and brought before a Judicial Court.
The excuse that the Democrats are using is that Trump is no longer the President, so the Chief Justice doesn't need to be there.
If the situation were reversed and the Senate was putting a former Democratic President on trial, and the Senate Republicans pulled the same stunt, I have no doubt that the major news networks would be screaming how unconstitutional it is not having the Chief Justice present (especially if the Chief Justice leaned towards the Left). But here we are.
Fuck off with your dumb insurrection dumb shit.
Also no he didn't "incite" anyone to do anything. You're just a mouth breathing retard who falls for Democrats' dumb shit year after year when they say they care about people so you vote for them thinking "Look! I care about people too!" then as soon as they get into office they waste all of their time on this dumb shit.
Where are those 2k checks again? Oh right, it's already down to 1400 dollars with means testing now.
I have an opinion but I am not stating it until I have a full understanding of what it legally means to "incite an insurrection"...IE what exactly is the crime and what does the prosecution need to prove? I haven't had the time to research the matter. I plan to do this later tonight.
I wish I could say that I believe all 100 senators are just as concerned about such legal definitions, but of course I can't, and I accuse Senators of both parties here.
Chuck Schumer - “I just took to the floor again to demand a vote on $2000 survival checks,” Schumer declared, and he slammed Republican lawmakers for objecting. He promised: “Democrats will not stop fighting.” INSURRECTION!!!!!
Maxine Waters - "If you think we're rallying now you ain't seen nothing yet," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif, told supporters at a rally in Los Angeles over the weekend. "If you see anybody from that (Trump) Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere." INSURRECTION!!!!
Nancy Pelosi - “We have our options,” Pelosi told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview Sunday. “We have arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now, but the fact is, we have a big challenge in our country,” she said. INSURRECTION!!!!
Chelsea Clinton - https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...-keep-fighting - Keep fighting - INSURRECTION!!!
Hillary Clinton - https://www.wmagazine.com/story/the-...keep-fighting/ - Keep fighting! - INSURRECTION!!!!
Hillary Clinton - https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...40f_story.html - INSURRECTION!!!!
Hillary Clinton - https://www.yahoo.com/now/hillary-cl...160716779.html - INSURRECTION!!!!
A Book on Democrats fighting dirty - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073YT8P8S...ng=UTF8&btkr=1 INSURRECTION!!!!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ty/6278276002/ - Democrats Fighting - INSURRECTION!!!!
You're right Back, Trump saying:
"I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard," Trump said in his speech. "Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for [the] integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period." and "If they don't fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don't fight," Trump said. "You primary them. We're going to let you know who they are."
is completely INSANE rhetoric or language to use. The horror!
Dumbasses did dumb shit at the Capitol that day, and are being held accountable as they should be by the legal system. To fault their actions as the President "inciting" them... GTFO.
Unless you're ready to apply the same standard to every politician who has used such rhetoric in the past - then move on you disingenuous partisan bootlicker.
https://observer.com/2016/11/the-lef...ction-results/
INSURRECTION!!!!
Shit could go on for days, doubt matters to you though Back. You're just a shill.
Back probably drinks so much blue kool-aid that he also thinks it was worse than 9/11 like the piece of shit Democrats in congress are also saying.
Get a clue already, Back. You are nothing but a useful idiot for the Democrats.
Yeah, none of those other examples led to an army of white supremacist militia in tactical combat gear to break into and ransack the US Capitol to prevent Congress from verifying the electoral college votes of the citizens of this country injuring numerous law enforcement in the process while shouting death threats to democratically elected representatives including the vice president of the United States.
What about the people on camera, audio, posting on social media saying he told them to do it?
What about him doing nothing to help? Is he at least at fault for not protecting citizens, elected officials, federal buildings and employees, and law enforcement?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN2360SZ
Oh wait..
Actually - I'm done with you from here on out, just like Ash. The stupidity is just to much to deal with. You just keep on being a mindless drone. Pretty obvious at this point it doesn't matter to you - so long it supports what you want to believe.
holy crap back. I knew you were crazy but an army of white supremacit miilta you are so delusional. damn if that's an army i guess i don't udnerstand what an amy is.
I really don't see how your link has anything at all to do with the conversation about the former president inciting a mob to violently prevent congress from confirming the electoral votes of the citizens of this country.
Its not the same situation. Are you brining it up as an argument in SUPPORT of the former president inciting violence to prevent the peaceful transfer of power?
If you want to talk about what is in that link we can talk about it. But it has nothing to do with this topic.
I don't blame anyone for being emotional about it. It IS a pivotal moment in US history. Its as big a deal as 9/11 if not more so.
Is anyone else watching? I hope so. This is history as it happens. If you're relying on second hand reporting I would encourage everyone to get points of view from all media sources, left, right, mass media, world press, to get a multi-dimensional view of it.
You lashed out at Vishra, part of your ongoing post-Trump-loss meltdown. Sorry you couldn't deal with her position on the merits.
But it's okay, Parkbandit. Trump may have spectacularly lost the presidency and Congress -- causing you to lose your shit like your epic meltdown post-Obama's second victory -- but you survived then and you'll survive now. Just hang in there a little longer.
oh my goodness you are even more crazy then i thought back. Saying that is as bad or worse then 9/11. I can't even begin to explain how wrong you are.
In those terms it absolutely wasn't as bad in side by side comparison. No arguments there. But in terms of importance to our country and the course of our future it is absolutely no less as important in my opinion. The distinction being the attack on our democracy from within incited by our own president.
Oh piss off. Nothing of consequence happened that day. You act like the capitol building was burned down or something. The only reason it is being treated as a bigger deal than it was is because the Democrats and media have been hyping it up so retards such as you will think it was a bigger deal than it was.
Tell me, what exactly came out of this "insurrection"? Oh right, you can't, because it really wasn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.
No congressperson was hurt or ever really in danger. No police officers were murdered despite the lying media telling you otherwise. The only bloodshed was a murderous cop that you and the rest of the Democrats are now suddenly praising as a hero when you all have spent years vilifying all cops as racist bigots. It was so horrible that hours later they went back to verifying the election results. SO MUCH DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY!
Fuck you.
What were words that "incited" violence again? Surely it's not as bad as that time Maxine Waters literally told people to harass members of Trump's administration.
Fucking moron.
The Democrats played you and continue to play you for nothing but power and money. Where are those 2000 dollar checks, Back? Where the fuck are they? Oh right! Those poor idiots who fell for Democrats' bullshit once again just have to keep waiting because it's super duper important we go through with this impeachment trial for someone who lost election months ago and has been out of office for weeks.
You need food? Money to pay for your gas so you don't freeze to death this winter? TOUGH SHIT! Bad Orange man still bad! We became filthy rich by becoming members of congress, we have ours! Now just sit down, shut the fuck up, and be more like the good little stooge Back here. He knows it's more important we get more power than it is to help people suffering. Have we mentioned how bad Orange man is yet?
You're worthless, Back. Bhaalizmo may be the biggest racist and sexist to have ever walked this earth, but when it comes to being useless you are still the champ.
Oh wait, how could I forget Mr. "It's totally cool Obama was a homophobic bigot in 2008 because we needed that homophobic bigot in the White House to bring about true change!" I guess you're the second most worthless person to ever exist, Back. While you're just completely clueless about how much you are being used, people like Ashliana know full well they are being used, they just don't care because they are so entrenched in their "blue vs red" bullshit that they will actually vote for and support a man who is against gay marriage and gay rights (even though he is gay himself) because the Democrats told him to vote for him.Quote:
You've outdone yourself with retarded bullshit, Dreaven. Bravo! - Ashliana
Back is correct, the attempted insurrection in January posed a far greater existential threat to the United States than 9/11 did. Trump's mob was a matter of feet away from murdering Congress and the vice president you voted for. Your refusal to watch the footage of the storming of the Capitol reflects on you.Quote:
Tgo01]Oh piss off. Nothing of consequence happened that day. You act like the capitol building was burned down or something. The only reason it is being treated as a bigger deal than it was is because the Democrats and media have been hyping it up so retards such as you will think it was a bigger deal than it was.
Tell me, what exactly came out of this "insurrection"? Oh right, you can't, because it really wasn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.
No congressperson was hurt or ever really in danger. No police officers were murdered despite the lying media telling you otherwise. The only bloodshed was a murderous cop that you and the rest of the Democrats are now suddenly praising as a hero when you all have spent years vilifying all cops as racist bigots. It was so horrible that hours later they went back to verifying the election results. SO MUCH DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY!
Fuck you.
What were words that "incited" violence again? Surely it's not as bad as that time Maxine Waters literally told people to harass members of Trump's administration.
Fucking moron.
The Democrats played you and continue to play you for nothing but power and money. Where are those 2000 dollar checks, Back? Where the fuck are they? Oh right! Those poor idiots who fell for Democrats' bullshit once again just have to keep waiting because it's super duper important we go through with this impeachment trial for someone who lost election months ago and has been out of office for weeks.
You need food? Money to pay for your gas so you don't freeze to death this winter? TOUGH SHIT! Bad Orange man still bad! We became filthy rich by becoming members of congress, we have ours! Now just sit down, shut the fuck up, and be more like the good little stooge Back here. He knows it's more important we get more power than it is to help people suffering. Have we mentioned how bad Orange man is yet?
You're worthless, Back. Bhaalizmo may be the biggest racist and sexist to have ever walked this earth, but when it comes to being useless you are still the champ.
You made the same mistake with me that you made with Back: deluding yourself into believing that your bad faith, intellectually dishonest argument somehow constitutes a reasoned position. Spoiler Alert: It doesn't. I've explained to you why LGBT Americans overwhelmingly backed Obama in 2008, and would have even if Obama's pro-gay record as a state senator wasn't a factor. So you'll either have to:
A) pretend to be too retarded to understand why LGBT Americans supported the most pro-gay presidential nominee in history until that point (and continue to support the same party, given their track record of accomplishments), or
B) are actually that retarded.
Which do you imagine reflects better on you? At least you have somewhat of an excuse if you're really that stupid. Alas, performative right-wing stupidity is the likelier option, as I doubt even you're that retarded.
You're being told it was.
It's being hyped up by the media/Democrats who have a score to settle..
Stop falling for it.
Impeachment is a tool to remove a sitting President. It literally says so in the Constitution.
It is not a tool to go after political enemies who no longer hold office.
This isn't the first time it's been used like that. If you had actually bothered to read any of the legal analysis about the constitutionality of the impeachment -- even from conservative sources -- you'd know that, and that there's no issue with it, and the alternative is giving presidents a "get out of consequences free" card in the last bit of their term. But in reality, you, without a shred of irony or self-awareness, are repeating right-wing pundits' talking points while accusing others of doing the opposite.
Willful ignorance is the defining feature of modern-day Republicans, though, so there's no surprise there.
I've seen enough evidence and can make that determination myself. Thanks for the concern.
The events of the last 4 years culminating in Jan 6th will be talked about for as long as this country exists. Get used to it.
1 republican changed their vote for constitutionality of the trial after the opening case by the house impeachment managers. This is the most bipartisan impeachment in history. <--- Correction: 1 republican changed their vote on constitutionality of the trial after the impeachment managers made their case for that specific vote before the actual trial.
Why go to all this effort after gaining the executive and both branches of the legislative? Arguing that random irrational dislike of someone is the most flimsy of excuses that can be easily disproved when you provide examples of behavior by an individual that is counter to human decency.
It is not time to let it go. We've been letting it go for too long. Thats why what happened happened. Its time to hold people accountable.
NSFW CAUTION: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE
https://youtu.be/ybzgRN5ZxfI
So lets see if I understand you.
A president stokes racial division in this country that threatens me, my family, friends, and co-worker's lives and livelihoods.
This same president knowingly lies to his supporters claiming the last presidential election was rigged.
This same president tells people to come to Washington DC on Jan 6th for a "wild" event.
This same president tells his supporters on Jan 6th to march down to the capitol and fight like hell.
Those supporters in tactical gear armed with weapons fight law enforcement to break into and ransack a federal building called the US Capitol where Congress is confirming the votes of the American people while chanting death threats including to hand the vice president.
I watched all of this as it happened.
And I'm getting played by democrats?
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Someone is getting played. Thats for damn sure. But it ain't me, pal.
Let's put aside the fact you're talking out of your ass.
The majority of the Senate voted that for the purpose of their business the ability to impeach a President once he's left office is constitutional, following the presentation of evidence and as determined by prior precedent.
If the Orange man following this action wants to file a petition to the Supreme Court to challenge the jurisdiction of he Senate, he's more than welcome to. But that has no hope of derailing the trial following his second impeachment.
Given your history on this forum, you understanding anything is something of a miracle.
Do you have an actual quote of a President.. not only acknowledging you, your friends or your co-workers (guess your claim of owner/manager of a restaurant just went bye bye..) let alone threatening you?Quote:
A president stokes racial division in this country that threatens me, my family, friends, and co-worker's lives and livelihoods.
You mean when he said "peacefully march"? Or are you still believing "peacefully" means "Riot" in some special "ok" signal type of ZOMGWHITESUPREMACY code?Quote:
This same president knowingly lies to his supporters claiming the last presidential election was rigged.
This same president tells people to come to Washington DC on Jan 6th for a "wild" event.
This same president tells his supporters on Jan 6th to march down to the capitol and fight like hell.
I watch plenty of riots in 2020... but like I said.. your selective outrage is hilarious.Quote:
Those supporters in tactical gear armed with weapons fight law enforcement to break into and ransack a federal building called the US Capitol where Congress is confirming the votes of the American people while chanting death threats including to hand the vice president.
I watched all of this as it happened.
Incredibly stupid people are easily played... you've been doing it for as long as you've been posting here.Quote:
And I'm getting played by democrats?
That's the best part of Democrats.. they play their fools and their fools have no clue.Quote:
Someone is getting played. Thats for damn sure. But it ain't me, pal.
Senators voting on something does not make it Constitutional.
I honestly hope he does. Impeachment is a tool to remove a sitting President. President Trump is no longer the sitting President.Quote:
If the Orange man following this action wants to file a petition to the Supreme Court to challenge the jurisdiction of he Senate, he's more than welcome to. But that has no hope of derailing the trial following his second impeachment.
Hey now.. the "Trial" is being presided over by an unbiased Senator Patrick Leahy. He's above reproach and will look at just the facts. I don't even know if he's a Republican or a Democrat... that's how unbiased he is!
He's so unbiased that he will literally be Judge, Jury and Witness in this "trial". And sure.. he said some rude things about Trump in the past.. but I'm sure that's just water under the bridge. He promised to be impartial, so that should be good enough for everyone...
Because they are Constitution dictates that the Chef Justice will preside when the one being tried is the President of the United States. Private Citizen Trump is no longer the President. Period. Had that chicken shit McConnell not kept the Senate in recess, then Chief Justice Roberts would have presided.
Pretty obvious you don't understand English. Nor do you have any concept of Congress or the President's obligation to uphold the constitution. Had the Senate held, again for the purposes of the trial, that it wasn't constitutionally authorized to impeach a former official, the proceedings would have stopped. However, a bipartisan group found it to be consistent with their obligation as constitutionallly elected officials.
So, in your opinion, it's McConnell's fault that Chief Justice Roberts isn't presiding?
Can you go over that with us one more time so we can get the timeline on how this happened please?
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While I agree this isn't going to go anywhere because neither party is going to impeach their own. I think the Senate still has the power to try the case. He was impeached while still in office and the Senate has the power to try all impeachments. Had they tried to impeach after he left office I would feel differently.
Given that the nation's first impeachment, which was carried out 20 years after the nation was founded, was against William Blount and was done AFTER he had already been removed from the Senate, any arguments that you can't impeach someone who has left office are utter garbage. (He was convicted in the Senate, btw)
If people had actually bothered to check the historical record, we've impeached many people after they left office going as far back as the 1700s.
There is absolutely no factual or legal basis for the argument that you can't impeach or try someone after they've left office.
None.
You're extremely incorrect. The Senate dismissed the impeachment proceedings saying it didn't extend to senators. The only time an impeachment and later conviction ever worked on a person no longer in office was someone that tried to resign to escape it. In any other case the impeachment was shot down. Instead of telling people to do their research, you need to do yours.
You're right to call me out on the Senate's final decision- I remembered that incorrectly. But the facts of the case still make it very clear that both the House and the Senate believed Blount could be impeached and tried even after leaving office:
1) The House's special committee determined that Blount was impeachable. They then recommended the Senate to expel him (he didn't resign) and then to compel him to show up for the Impeachment trial.
2) The Senate did both of those things in that order.
3) Blount requested extra time to prepare for the trial, and it was granted. (If they didn't think he could be tried, they wouldn't have given him time to prepare for trial)
Everything about the impeachment proceedings make it abundantly clear that neither the House nor the Senate believed he was immune to impeachment based solely on no longer holding office. The fact that the House expected him to show up to answer to the articles of impeachment after he had been expelled makes it clear that they didn't find these two things to be incompatible.
The fact that the Senate did exactly those things makes it clear that they also found nothing problematic about trying a former office holder.
So yes, I was wrong about him being having been convicted in the end. But it doesn't change the fact that both the House and Senate agreed to first turn an official into a former official and then to try him in the Senate.
Now they did ultimately decide he wasn't impeachable **during the trial**, but that was largely based on concerns about the "lower" House having the ability to force Senators out of the Senate.
The Senate still completely dismissed the impeachment, they said they couldn’t convict him because he was no longer a an officer of the Government. Your basis was 100% incorrect and I don’t know why you typed anything more than admitting you were wrong. When they voted to sequester his seat, it wasn’t because the lower house asked them to, it was because he refused to return to the Senate and was trying to flee.
I keep hearing Blount being trotted out as an example.. but it didn't end the way you believe it did. Might want to hit the google and actually read the link. Here.. I'll even provide it for you:
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory...mpeachment.htm
My favorite part is they are using Eric Swalwell as an Impeachment Manager.... and his claim to fame is farting on camera and falling for a Chinese Honeydew trap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XK797-vj4k&ab_channel=EveningStandard
LOL @ Trump's lawyers. I think they got their defense plan from reading posts by our resident Trump apologists on the PC!
They should just vote on disqualification since its a simple majority and be done with it.
https://law.justia.com/constitution/...ification.htmlQuote:
Unlike removal, disqualification from office is a discretionary judgment, and there is no explicit constitutional linkage to the two-thirds vote on conviction. Although an argument can be made that disqualification should nonetheless require a two-thirds vote,855 the Senate has determined that disqualification may be accomplished by a simple majority vote.856
I think the most telling piece of evidence that the former president did indeed incite the insurrection is he didn't lift a finger to send help or tell anyone to stop as it was happening.
Fucking bullshit. The Capitol was "breached" at around 2:10PM and Trump sent out the tweet at 3:13 PM.
8:00PM is when the police said the Capitol was secured.
So kindly take your gaslighting fucking bullshit and go spread it all over your favorite echo chamber on the internet where I'm sure you'll be seen as a genius for falling for fake news yet again.
Take a look at this little tidbit about a call between inciter and McCarthy.
The bastard knew exactly what he was doing. He knew he lost the election. He stoked the whole thing to stop congress, intimidate Pence, and take the country by coup. Thank god the militatry wasn't with him. Although something does not seem right with how defenseless the Capitol was and how long it took for anyone to help.Quote:
In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did.
"Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are," Trump said, according to lawmakers who were briefed on the call afterward by McCarthy.
McCarthy insisted that the rioters were Trump's supporters and begged Trump to call them off.
Trump's comment set off what Republican lawmakers familiar with the call described as a shouting match between the two men. A furious McCarthy told the President the rioters were breaking into his office through the windows, and asked Trump, "Who the f--k do you think you are talking to?" according to a Republican lawmaker familiar with the call.
Back: You know how I know Trump is guilty of inciting a riot? He never told them to stop.
Me: Except he did tweet it out and Twitter took it down.
Back: Yeah, okay, true. But Trump is still guilty.
You do this shit every fucking time. You fall for fake news, I point out you fell for fake news, then you ignore that you were fed fake news, get mad at me for telling you you were lied to, and proceed to continue with your dumb shit as if the fake news was still true.
Stop it already. How much more does it take for you to realize you're being played and used?
Really? Bullshit. Keep lying.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52874652
The tweet that said stay peaceful happened 38minutes after the Capitol was breeched. And that tweet was AFTER his tweet saying Pence didn't have courage that went out 24 minutes after the breech. That tweet about Pence came after he was told Pence was in danger by the way. He never told anyone to go home until 3 hours later in a video in which he praised the rioters and told them they were loved.
I saw it happen as it happened so spare me your false claims of my being lied to. And I never get mad at you for your posts. I do get disappointed when you resort to foul language and name calling me or anyone else on this forum. But you know that already.
Like I told someone else who said I was being played... I witness the former president attempt a violent coup and I'm the one getting played? If anyone is playing anyone here its people who refuse to see what happened on Jan 6th as anything but a coup attempt. The people getting played are the people who were told the lie that the election was stolen. The people getting played are the ones who are being told they just randomly decided to gather on that day in tactical gear. The people getting played are the ones who are being told the mob just spontaneously decided, after randomly gathering at the Capitol in tactical gear with zip cuffs, bear mace, bats, walkie talkies, constructing a fucking gallows on the mall, that they just then bust into the building to stop the certification of the free and fair election that had taken place.
Please. Spare me the bullshit.
And he is acquitted. Again.
Who thought Trump was taking the L? All that dude does is WIN.
2024 - He's coming back for your asses. LOL.
Fuck that guy. Try to start over and find yourself a new person to idolize. Hopefully one that isn't morally bankrupt, literally bankrupt, and slimy as fuck.
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LOL - Saw this posted and made me chuckle.
2016: A New Hope
2020: The Empire Strikes Back
2024: Return of the Jedi
Are Democrats going to push those 2k checks out the door now? Or they going to continue to string idiots like Back along?
Option B. For Back.
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Only the dumbest of the dumb thought this was anything but a political stunt.
Best part about it being done... nowhere for Dems to hide now. Actually must GOVERN. Get to it. No orange man there to complain about. You have the levers of power. What you going to do with it?
I think they're scared shitless the citizenry will actually pay attention to the shit they're doing/not doing now.
I give it 2 weeks before another "crisis" happens as they try to distract.
What's weird about the "stimulus packages".. people are idiots and think it's for them. Little math for ya..
350mx2000 = 700,000,000,000 (700BN) - So this number everyone in America - 2k. Easy peasy math.
Meanwhile politicians are "negotiating" how much for the American People... bullshit - they're seeing what other stupid paybacks they can slide in there to their friends.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/27/trum...his-week-.html - seems pretty simple yes?
Tell me again where that 900 billion went? And they already want another 1.6B in under a month after taking power? Fucking morons. It's a money grab, but of course... derp derp derp.
I'm still waiting for all the establishment Republicans to side with Democrats to pass something so Trump can't run again in 2024. They want to avoid this at all costs.
BTW: Loving what suddenly comes out after the election about the Lincoln Project... Almost as if the LP no longer is needed by the media...
Now we should just investigate and find out where most of the money went.
Yeah, all the shit going on with the LP is pretty damn shifty.
ROFL. Only Trumpers would see 2 impeachments as noteworthy achievements. GG!!
It's because unlike most leftists, who are typically miserable and bitter and jealous people, like you for example, we can still have a sense of humor about things.
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Democrats failed twice lololololololololololol
He can put those trophies on the shelf next to his bankrupcies.
Back - you think I actually care he lost? I've thought on this some.. and I actually think it's for the best he lost.
Why you may ask? Well let me tell you.
He was the bull in the china shop.. he exposed everyone while he was in office. He exposed the corruption. He didn't give a fuck, so he was able to put it all out in the open for everyone to see.
If he had won - it would have been wah wah wah for another 4 years. By losing he exposed the hypocrites, the corrupt, and the abused system. Now they are all scrambling because they have nothing to hide behind.
I'm actually excited for the next 4 years - because Biden and the corrupt will actually have to govern without anything to blame it on. I believe in people, and I believe that people will be like WTF are you all doing???? when they see the bullshit that will try to be done.
So, enjoy your victory. I'll enjoy the betterment of the citizenry as they fight against the utter insanity that your side will try to implement. No hiding now.
Edit: As a side note - why no coverage on the martial law in Washington DC currently? There are still what 5k+? troops there?.. Surprising no one's acknowledged it yet. Of course, they had an impeachment to worry about.. but fact is.. martial law is currently in effect in Washington DC. Now that's some shit. Hopefully a reporter asks about that soon. Thankfully, Trump is gone.. and per the rhetoric of the past 4 years.. martial law is what a dictator would do right? So Biden is a dictator. Yea.. reason flip that shit. Jackasses.
I would normally agree with you if Trump had been a normal politician. He fucked up the system so bad they had to go full retard. And you never go full retard. I think 90% of the populous (us normal folk) are going to be like WTF instead of the 45/45 split they could keep fighting while he was in office.
I give him credit.. he exposed them all. And those idiots will keep going thinking it's business as usual. The human spirit will throw off the yoke of oppression eventually, and these jackasses think they have it figured out... only because they had someone to blame/hide behind. Fortunately, no more hiding and their exposure will be complete.
2022 is going to a bitch for you, back.
They are the fucktards that the Left was able to get into the senate from Georgia by having people "move" here to vote, stuffing ballot boxes, vote harvesting and so on. They are Stacy Abrams hand picked losers and ass kissers that even with the cheating, barely scraped by.