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Pepsidog

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44. In law school I learned very early on that almost anything can be interpreted or viewed from many
Fri May 17, 2019, 10:05 PM
May 2019

Last edited Sat May 18, 2019, 10:13 AM - Edit history (1)

different perspectives. That’s what lawyers do and when necessary try and bend the law to fit their clients factual situation or, on occasion, try and set new precedents. However, the one of the very few indisputable, written in stone things we learn is that “shall”means “must”, not “maybe” but “must”. Practicing for over 30 years as a trial attorney, I am not intimidated by many things in court. However, a sitting Federal judge issuing a court order is not someone or something to be trifled with especially when the law says “shall”. Barr and the DOJ defy the federal judiciary at their own peril. I have gone toe to toe with federal judges but only when I had a legally reasonable argument. Trump’s lawyers should be ashamed of themselves making the absurd arguments they did and should be hauled in front of the ethics committee for lying about not having knowledge of the law as it applied to Clinton and Nixon and congressional oversight of the executive branch.

Regarding Impeachment [View all] H2O Man May 2019 OP
Nice. Chin music May 2019 #1
Thank you! H2O Man May 2019 #11
K&R, Red Don has already shot someone on 5th avenue. We should go through the process but that .... uponit7771 May 2019 #2
Right. H2O Man May 2019 #12
+1, I've spent 30 years in IT. The level of penetration into our electoral systems is gob smacking uponit7771 May 2019 #13
Good post Poiuyt May 2019 #3
True StarfishSaver May 2019 #6
Rather than being responsive to the wishes of their constituency, I think that the House Poiuyt May 2019 #7
I don't think it's "being avoided for political reasons" StarfishSaver May 2019 #8
In civil law, H2O Man May 2019 #15
Some one in the House Leadership Wellstone ruled May 2019 #4
I agree 100%. H2O Man May 2019 #17
Thank you! StarfishSaver May 2019 #26
Understandable folks are Wellstone ruled May 2019 #28
Precisely! StarfishSaver May 2019 #29
This is intriguing coeur_de_lion May 2019 #53
DC Federal Judge is demanding Wellstone ruled May 2019 #62
I hope this is their strategy srobertss May 2019 #25
Most of my money is on McConnell eleny May 2019 #60
K&R... spanone May 2019 #5
Thank you! H2O Man May 2019 #31
I agree it is a legal process... kentuck May 2019 #9
+1, I do agree that we should go through the process and that process should be outlined to us uponit7771 May 2019 #16
Exactly. H2O Man May 2019 #32
We must use the power of impeachment now, before it is too late. JoeOtterbein May 2019 #10
Agreed. The waiting itself is getting more and more dangerous for the Rule Of Law. Lock him up. May 2019 #19
I agree. H2O Man May 2019 #33
Kick lunatica May 2019 #14
Right. H2O Man May 2019 #34
Great post. Use the impeachment process to bleed republican traitors into submission. Pepsidog May 2019 #18
Right. H2O Man May 2019 #35
In law school I learned very early on that almost anything can be interpreted or viewed from many Pepsidog May 2019 #44
You are so right StarfishSaver May 2019 #46
Right. H2O Man May 2019 #47
"The Constitution states that in these circumstances, Congress "shall" impeach the president." former9thward May 2019 #61
Check ypur Constitution again. bornskeptic May 2019 #52
We're not discussing the Constitution's impeachment language StarfishSaver May 2019 #54
The post I responded to made a claim about the Constitution's langusge. bornskeptic May 2019 #58
You're right StarfishSaver May 2019 #59
Thanks Bro malaise May 2019 #20
Thank you! H2O Man May 2019 #36
Thank you for another informative and enlightening essay Hekate May 2019 #21
Thanks, Hekate! H2O Man May 2019 #37
Here's the flaw in your argument... brooklynite May 2019 #22
In a way, it's similar to a grand jury. kentuck May 2019 #24
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man May 2019 #30
Impeachment is a legal process AND a political act Martin Eden May 2019 #23
I agree H2O Man May 2019 #40
Yes -- demand a higher level than politics Martin Eden May 2019 #45
Thank you, H2O Man gademocrat7 May 2019 #27
Thanks! H2O Man May 2019 #41
Auto rec for H2O Man JonLP24 May 2019 #38
Thank you! H2O Man May 2019 #42
Kick dalton99a May 2019 #39
Thanks! H2O Man May 2019 #43
What you wrote deserves permanent visibility. dalton99a May 2019 #49
Excellent... Ani Yun Wiya May 2019 #48
For many years, the Repub party has pushed the 'republic, not democracy' line Maeve May 2019 #50
Thank you. Firestorm49 May 2019 #51
GOP doing all it can to deflect most important thing: Trump-Russia TREASON Kid Berwyn May 2019 #55
Not prosecuting grievous offenses undermines the rule of law as much as the offenses do themselves Tom Rinaldo May 2019 #56
Do you remember during the 2016 campaign when the Con said malaise May 2019 #57
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