Can Bernie be charged with blackmail?

[Tavarious Jackson]

Demanding to oust people from convention that he has no right to? Any legal beagles around that can assist with this question?

[PoliticAverse]

1. Can Internet posters be charged with trolling? n/t

[JudyM]

53. Yeah new one spamming the board, bringing "intelligent question" that belongs in Hillary group.

Whatever.

[ljm2002]

64. Reply #1, In for the win! n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Cool story Bruh.

[bvf]

3. What the fuck is a "legal begal," Tovenious?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

51. I like legal bagels with Dream Team Cream Cheese.

[bvf]

56. Televodious appears to have fixed the typo.

But not a word of thanks!

Harrumph!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

57. Too bad he can't fix the typo in his username. The football player spells his name, Tavaris Jackson

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarvaris_Jackson

[islandmkl]

60. no...he is 'various'...you know, like assorted...

thank jebus he's not Tavarius Williams...i hope:

http://www.houstonpress.com/news/tavarius-williams-alleged-dog-flipper-on-the-loose-6736063

[TheKentuckian]

62. I always wanted to go to the Regal Beagle, maybe buy Chrissy and Janet a drink.

[Scootaloo]

4. Somewhere, billygoats are traipsing over a bridge all willy-nilly

[QC]

5. This is silly even by brockbro standards. n/t

[senz]

6. Do you want to alienate every single Bernie supporter?

[Demsrule86]

34. After reading about Bernie's latest lawsuit

who cares?

[NorthCarolina]

44. Good, guess he should just run third party because,

like you say, who cares?

[cali]

70. Any Clinton supporters with a functioning brain.

Do you want her to win the general election?

[NWCorona]

7. ...

[MisterP]

9. DUzy

[840high]

8. Go to bed.

[msongs]

10. big fish from the second smallest pond are used to throwing their weight around nt

[One Black Sheep]

11. This post is a good example of the caliber and brain power I've seen from Brock

and his paid online "correct the record" pro Hillary army...

[John Poet]

29. Aye!

[NorthCarolina]

45. Brock is buying quantity, not quality. -nt-

[jfern]

12. That's not blackmail

[Tavarious Jackson]

13. It's not?

Is there anything that can be done legally?

[Live and Learn]

16. Nope and nope. nt

[Demsrule86]

36. I think this coming to light now

will really hurt Bernie in California and of course, he is suing California too.

[NorthCarolina]

48. Yeah, Hilldog will probably win CA by

110%, at least!

[Pat Riots]

65. Yeah it is bound to knock the email story...

...right out of everyone's mind. A major political figure lying is not as newsworthy as a procedural motion by a candidate jostling for position in an upcoming convention. Wow. Scandal!

[bvf]

14. You didn't even thank me, Taverlious.

But you're welcome just the same.

[ms liberty]

32. I think I love you, bvf

Your replies in this thread have left me

[bvf]

67. We grammar nazis have got to stick together.

[akbacchus_BC]

15. Are you out of your mind? Who is Mr. Sanders Blackmailing?

This is some shit from no where. What is wrong with you?

[Tavarious Jackson]

18. The DNC.

[Demsrule86]

37. the DNC

He has threatened to shut down the Democratic convention unless the DNC gives in to his demands...sounds like blackmail to me...he lawyered up and had them send as letter to the DNC...it is on this site. At the end of this campaign...when Bernie is dragged out kicking and screaming...it will be easier to list those entities he hasn't threatened to sue or sued.

[SMC22307]

61. I like sweeps.

On Sat May 28, 2016, 08:08 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Are you out of your mind? Who is Mr. Sanders Blackmailing?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2072894

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Personal attack. The original post is dumb, but there is no need to attack a member's mental health like this.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat May 28, 2016, 08:11 AM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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[Warren DeMontague]

19. "Music is a violation of my personal privacy!"

"He's breaking the law!"

[bjo59]

25. Oh... love that Rodney Dangerfield!

[cali]

20. Just how _____ are you?

[cali]

21. What is blackmail, Mr. Jackson? Here:

black·mail
ˈblakˌmāl/Submit
noun
1.
the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
"they were acquitted of charges of blackmail"
synonyms: extortion; More
verb
1.
demand money from (a person) in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
"trying to blackmail him for $400,000"
synonyms: extort money from, threaten; informaldemand hush money from
"he was blackmailing the murderer"

[Tavarious Jackson]

22. Thank you.

Well it's agressive bullying I would say.

[NurseJackie]

42. It's not limited to only money or payments or financial gain ...

The crime involving a threat for purposes of compelling a person to do an act against his or her will, or for purposes of taking the person's money or property.

[cali]

43. Where is the threat?

[anotherproletariat]

23. I'd love to know what is going on behind the scenes in the Democratic party. You know

some plans are being hatched, either for use to tame Sanders now, or punitively after he withdrawals. There is no way that the high ranking Dems are just sitting back and taking this.

[Tavarious Jackson]

30. I'm sure they have somethiing planned.

[bjo59]

24. Wow. You are totally relentless.

[melman]

26. Yes

Seems there has been an influx of supper-aggressive Hillary posters recently.

[libtodeath]

27. Please start 20 more threads just like this to show how idiotic Hillary shills look.

[Demsrule86]

38. Did you read the letter?

Honestly, how could anyone even a Bernie supporter justify threatening to shut down the convention...Bernie the bully.

[Pat Riots]

68. Bully? Oh come now

1) Hillary's team is supposed to be seasoned and she is supposed to be the one who is strong enough to withstand GOP slime better than Bernie, and yet wilts before a pre convention procedural tactic (with OMG LAWYERS)...?

2) Bernie being willing to fight for advantage at the convention is what the people who voted for him want him to do. Tough luck if you don't like it. We didn't like DWS throwing her weight around the entire primary and we are not going to passively accept committees being chaired by active attack surrogates. This is a competition. 3) The DNC knew what the probable reaction to appointing Malloy and Frank was going to be and did it anyway. Who is the bully? 4) If this kind of thing is bullying, Hillary will be no match for Trump. The gnashing of teeth about this does not inspire confidence. However, Bernie is proving that he does not quit easily. That attitude is long overdue in the left.

[Vinca]

28. Maybe they'll put him in an adjoining cell with Hillary so they can talk about old times.

Your posts are a riot! I'm now picturing Bernie as a Mafia don sending his goons out to "enforce."

[Demsrule86]

46. I think Jane is more danger

And not because of any GOP source either...I signed many mortgages and to lie on mortgage documents is fraud. That is the allegation against her...and not only by GOP sources. Time will

[Pat Riots]

69. And Hillary still won't tell us what she told...

...a whole roomful of people connected to mortgage fraud but that is OK because you are with her. Oy

[ucrdem]

31. Probably not but at the rate he's going he'll be lucky if he's allowed on the premises.

The Nevada State Democratic Party filed a complaint against his campaign to the DNC which seems to me under the circumstances a reasonable cause to yank his credentials. I'm sure he'll be very busy outside anyway.

[senz]

66. The Nevada State Dem Party has no valid complaint against Bernie

Rumors propagated by the Clinton campaign are just that: rumors.

http://www.snopes.com/did-sanders-supporters-throw-chairs-at-nevada-democratic-convention/

[Warren DeMontague]

33. PUT HIM IN THE IRON MAIDEN

[insta8er]

35. Looks like its about volume and not about substance. That million is

Quickly spend this way.

[Tavarious Jackson]

39. Thats all you have to say?

You don't care about the recent flood of information coming down?

[insta8er]

40. That's all I have to say to you, but keep it up I guess you have to make

a living to.

[DebDoo]

49. About Hillary's private server? Yeah I care about that info!

[hobbit709]

41. 13 days, 365 posts, 3 hides, and about 350 of them saying crap about Bernie.

I hope you are earning your keep.

[Autumn]

47. Any fool is welcome to try. Check the yellow pages and hire a lawyer.

Get busy dude.

[karynnj]

50. No, but this post can be described as disingenuous

Please be clear on what exactly you are accusing him of threatening.

Don't you think your time could be better spent trying to defend Hillary Clinton to Sanders supporters - rather than attacking Bernie and them as well. It is pretty obvious that Hillary will be the defacto nominee in about 2 weeks and there is virtually no way that Bernie can change that. Therefore even just laying low for two weeks -- other than defending Clinton -- might be a better strategy in getting the independents who have been inspired by Bernie.

Bernie's support has included both people who have always voted for democrats, some who have donated time or money to them AND some non aligned independents, who "belong" to neither party. Clinton surrogates, paid or unpaid, on TV or on message boards, should worry that they could even push some of the first group to the point that they will grudgingly vote for HRC, but will not really be able to "sell" HRC to others. (I KNOW how hard it was phone banking or canvassing for Corzine in his election against Christie - even calling JUST Democrats to GOTV was painful and it really was impossible to get disgusted people to commit to vote for him.)

The latter group will be the part of the real battlefield. These are people who are not aligned to a party - getting them out is a harder lift. The Republicans have given us a gift of a truly unqualified nominee, but that does not mean we will not have to work very hard to get out both the Bernie and Clinton primary voters AND many who did not vote at all. One note of caution should be taken that when added together, more people voted in the Republican primary than in the Democratic one in many many states.

Follow where HRC was going (before the email outburst). She is transitioning to the GE -- and trying to unite the Democrats behind her. I hope that she chains in Brock et al - because, frankly they can't be attacking Sanders while she is herself reaching out - it is too cynical by half.

[Renew Deal]

52. No

Courts don't like to get involved in party fights.

[Jester Messiah]

55. What post count do you usually get to before discarding and retreading? n/t

[BainsBane]

58. Negotiation isn't blackmail

No matter how annoying.

[islandmkl]

59. "T" getting tedious...that was one heavy rock, apparently...

and now having to trudge it around, too!!

Is there a manual for all these 'pertinent' questions you ask?

Blackmail?...oh wait, I see you have suggested 'bullying'....

please let us know when those legal beagles...or the shih tzu detectors...whichever you hear from first...get back to you

[TheKentuckian]

63. Do you run. around crying blackmail and extortion when. you go to the grocery?

I mean you have to eat and here they are making demands in exchange for food you must have to survive?

Hell, I think you have a stronger argument against the grocery. Still beyond utterly ridiculous of course but maybe more merit than the OP for sure. After all, you really do need to eat.

This is deeper in left field that a five year old trying to mount a suite against his mother for making him finish his dinner before he can have ice cream.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

71. Hi Tavaris

Loved you in your time with the Vikings. Cheers.

[chascarrillo]

72. Member since: Mon May 16, 2016, 10:02 PM