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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:44 PM Jan 2018

In declining to impose the sanctions which Congress overwhelmingly passed into law, is Trump not

BREAKING THE LAW? Is this not, in itself, an impeachable offense? Is it not his constitutional duty to impose these sanctions?

"There's the signpost up ahead. Your next stop: The Twilight Zone."

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In declining to impose the sanctions which Congress overwhelmingly passed into law, is Trump not (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2018 OP

Yes because he took an oath tp faithfully execute all laws underthematrix Jan 2018 #1

The King makes the Law. dalton99a Jan 2018 #2

Yes and yes. Also...remember that some goprs wanted to impeach Obama because he extended wiggs Jan 2018 #3

It means nothing unless the Repugnant Congress decides to act. TomSlick Jan 2018 #4

I wrote my MoC about it tonight - RandomAccess Jan 2018 #5

We are officially off the path and into the woods. dawg Jan 2018 #6

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

1. Yes because he took an oath tp faithfully execute all laws

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Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:45 PM

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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)

2. The King makes the Law.

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Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:46 PM

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wiggs

(7,814 posts)

3. Yes and yes. Also...remember that some goprs wanted to impeach Obama because he extended

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Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:49 PM

Jan 2018

the ACA sign up period by a few days because of the website issues. They were livid that he changed the letter of the law they passed.

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)

4. It means nothing unless the Repugnant Congress decides to act.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:02 AM

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I'm not counting on it.

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

5. I wrote my MoC about it tonight -

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:10 AM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210160396

dawg

(10,624 posts)

6. We are officially off the path and into the woods.

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Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:18 AM

Jan 2018

If the Republican Congress abdicates its authority to Trump in this fashion, they are all traitors.

Where would they draw the line? Anywhere?

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