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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 03:19 AM Jan 2019

The United States has never had a president as demonstrably unfit for the office...




2. Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors can be separated into four categories. And this list is conservative. It does not include the possibility that his campaign coordinated strategy with Russia, nor his lazy approach to the job, like his refusal to read briefing books.
3. This list instead focuses on demonstrable ways that Trump has broken the law or violated his oath.

ONE: Trump has used the presidency for personal enrichment.
TWO: He has violated campaign finance law.
THREE: He has obstructed justice.
FOUR: He has subverted democracy.
4. For the country’s sake, there is only one acceptable outcome, just as there was after Americans realized in 1974 that a criminal was occupying the Oval Office. The president must go.
5. Achieving this outcome won't be easy. And it should not involve a Democratic House quickly impeaching him -- which would actually be a favor to Trump. But achieving his removal from office is more plausible than many people seem to realize.
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The United States has never had a president as demonstrably unfit for the office... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2019 OP
The closes is maybe Matthew28 Jan 2019 #1
Unfit for any public office. dalton99a Jan 2019 #2
They won't let him work at McDonalds or KFC either TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #6
Truly stunning - this stuff is EVERYWHERE now. calimary Jan 2019 #3
Dump will go down in history as the last president of the United States. roamer65 Jan 2019 #4
No need to wait for Mueller FirstLight Jan 2019 #5
Republicans simply don't care, but they had better learn to.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #7
He's merely a puppet duforsure Jan 2019 #8

Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
1. The closes is maybe
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 03:23 AM
Jan 2019

James Buchanan that made the civil war likely

Trump will certainly go down in history as a stain on this country.

calimary

(81,527 posts)
3. Truly stunning - this stuff is EVERYWHERE now.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 05:10 AM
Jan 2019

Feels like there’s momentum building toward what may be an inevitable conclusion.

Seems like Freakin’ EVERYBODY’s talking about this.

This is a truly astonishing time.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,496 posts)
7. Republicans simply don't care, but they had better learn to....
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:24 AM
Jan 2019

if they want to be a part of America's government in the future. I think most are scared shitless at this point.

I've watched the Repug party send countless unqualified people just to have a rubber stamp for right-wing think tank policy in public office.

Sorry, oligarchs - our voters didn't vote for you!.......

The main problem with that method (other than being outright corrupt) is that the rubes they must run to win populist races in red states are some of the worst humans on this planet with regard to functional public service.

............

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
8. He's merely a puppet
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:34 AM
Jan 2019

Being used by putin to undermine OUR government , and economy with to get his revenge, and trump and the gop are just compromised corrupt terrorist helping putin accomplish this now. They sold us out to putin.

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