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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:21 AM Original message |
Is Bush's deliberate spying on Americans really an impeachable offense? |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. IMO, the proceedings should be underway... |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, Bush said he was above the law |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. So does that mean |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Why didn't CLinton think of it? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't see how it's impeachable, and yes, the president is somewhat |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. "distinctly political crimes against the state." |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. No. The state means the government, or the nation as a whole. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. I wonder if we could make a stronger case if we could show that Bush |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It's not a question of stronger or weaker, but of type, although |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Excellent post ... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It's not a post I'm happy about |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I understand that ... |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Yet a BJ isn't a "distinctly political crime against the state" |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Clinton wasn't impeached for getting a blow job |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. I understand exactly why Clinton was impeached., |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. It is a "distinctly political crime against the state." |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. It's not. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. WRONG!! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Sorry, but you're wrong. The Constitution trumps any other law |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Duh...sorry but you're STILL wrong |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. It's not "exactly what they were preparing articles" against Nixon for |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. It IS a crime against the state. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Stormy weather has a chilling effect on democracy, but it's not |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. In that sense, the "state" is "The People" |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. jobycom |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. NOBODY |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. It's not a question of whether he broke the law |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. He took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. He ordered the NSA to break the law. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Did the Bush Administration go around the FISA court process? |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:02 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. He bypassed the law passed in 1978 requiring him to get approval. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:55 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yes |
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mechanical mandible (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No it isn't.... |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. no, from what I understand, you are wrong |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
15. I like that |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. this is what I've been trying to get a hold of, the reasoning |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. Wonderfully said |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
18. Listening in without a warrant isn't just impolite, it's a felony. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. It reminds me of Colonel Jessup in a Few Good Men. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. yeah, good reference |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. Clinton got impeached for getting a hummer. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:30 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Good points, but as I'm sure you know, techically Clinton was impeached |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, it is. |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. HELL! This story will be |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yes |
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tlsmith1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. If He Broke the Law & Admitted It... |
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