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applegrove

(118,808 posts)
Mon May 20, 2019, 04:27 PM May 2019

Stop complaining Pelosi and democrats are doing nothing.

Some Republicans Unsettled by Trump’s Immunity Claims

May 20, 2019 at 1:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 54 Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/20/some-republicans-unsettled-by-trumps-claims-of-immunity/

"SNIP....

“Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president’s legal claims that Congress can’t investigate whether a commander-in-chief violated the law,” Politico reports.

“That view, advanced by Trump’s personal attorney and White House counsel late last week, would upend long-held understandings about Congress’ ability to scrutinize presidential conduct — especially alleged criminal activity.”

“Institutionalist-minded Republicans are increasingly uncomfortable with the far-reaching arguments Trump and his lawyers are using to make their case, amid fears the claims of near-immunity from congressional scrutiny will set dangerous precedents. But these lawmakers also are not preparing to act in any way that constrains Trump.”

.....SNIP"

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Stop complaining Pelosi and democrats are doing nothing. (Original Post) applegrove May 2019 OP
I am so sick of belly-aching from Republicans wryter2000 May 2019 #1
THIS. But don't stop doing it out of hope for a reform in Republican respect for the rule of law... FreepFryer May 2019 #2
Yea being critical of pelosi is a tos violation apparently Fullduplexxx May 2019 #3
Republicans will pivot angrychair May 2019 #4

wryter2000

(46,082 posts)
1. I am so sick of belly-aching from Republicans
Mon May 20, 2019, 04:29 PM
May 2019

Who won't even speak out and continue to prop up the Orange Dictator.

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
2. THIS. But don't stop doing it out of hope for a reform in Republican respect for the rule of law...
Mon May 20, 2019, 04:33 PM
May 2019

...stop doing it because it's a blaring combination of fucking cowardly, fucking entitled, and plain ol' fucking stupid.

In any decent army, open cowards are removed from service.

And we're at war for the soul of America.

Fullduplexxx

(7,870 posts)
3. Yea being critical of pelosi is a tos violation apparently
Mon May 20, 2019, 04:43 PM
May 2019

Stop complaining Pelosi and democrats are doing nothing or your posts will be hidden

“"Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president’s legal claims that Congress can’t investigate whether a commander-in-chief violated the law,” Politico reports". ...

while this is good news where are the names of these senior white house officials. There are also congress people who infront of the camera talk about trump but when voting time comes they fall on line .

This------> " But these lawmakers also are not preparing to act in any way that constrains Trump.”  NO ONE is facing any repercussions from their breaking the law

angrychair

(8,733 posts)
4. Republicans will pivot
Mon May 20, 2019, 04:45 PM
May 2019

Once a Democrat is back in the WH. Until then they will ignore and obstruct and act as if nothing is wrong.

Once a Democrat is in the WH again they will pivot by saying something to the effect

"now is the time to get back to congressional norms. We can no longer sit idle and let the executive branch to continue to grab more and more power...blah blah blah"

Pivot completed, trump got what he wanted. Democrats get nothing they wanted.

It all political to them. It Party over people. Every time.

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