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Plus the DOJ would have to argue that they were prosecuting official members of the US government for just correctly describing the situation.
47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
They're either too stupid to realize it of else smart enough to realize that their brand is out of fashion and their candidates so out-of-step with America that they are extremely unlikely to adorn the White House for quite some time.Pwns wrote:I don't know if it has anything to do with how hard it is to get a conviction.∞∞∞ wrote:I think the DOJ has already said they won't pursue it (which is the correct call IMO). Only one person has ever been convicted thanks to the Logan Act...and it was in the early 1800s. I think it'd be incredibly tough to convict anyone under it today.
The problem IMO is if you let this dog off the leash you or your party will eventually get bitten by it.
If these clowns all of a sudden want treaties and shit they should be making that case to we the voters, not to the Iranians.
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
Why involve the voters at all when you can just sign an executive order and be done with it?houndawg wrote:They're either too stupid to realize it of else smart enough to realize that their brand is out of fashion and their candidates so out-of-step with America that they are extremely unlikely to adorn the White House for quite some time.Pwns wrote:
I don't know if it has anything to do with how hard it is to get a conviction.
The problem IMO is if you let this dog off the leash you or your party will eventually get bitten by it.
If these clowns all of a sudden want treaties and **** they should be making that case to we the voters, not to the Iranians.
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
We'll always have that arrow in the rebuttal quiver thanks to our Constitutional Scholar who currently occupies the WH.DSUrocks07 wrote:Why involve the voters at all when you can just sign an executive order and be done with it?houndawg wrote:
They're either too stupid to realize it of else smart enough to realize that their brand is out of fashion and their candidates so out-of-step with America that they are extremely unlikely to adorn the White House for quite some time.
If these clowns all of a sudden want treaties and **** they should be making that case to we the voters, not to the Iranians.
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I'd call that just a good start.ALPHAGRIZ1 wrote:How awesome would that be!!!
Half the senate locked up in prison for 3 years.......................![]()
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
Who needs Congressional approval to go to war anyway?DSUrocks07 wrote:Why involve the voters at all when you can just sign an executive order and be done with it?houndawg wrote:
They're either too stupid to realize it of else smart enough to realize that their brand is out of fashion and their candidates so out-of-step with America that they are extremely unlikely to adorn the White House for quite some time.
If these clowns all of a sudden want treaties and **** they should be making that case to we the voters, not to the Iranians.
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
You had it before then, you just didn't want to use it.CID1990 wrote:We'll always have that arrow in the rebuttal quiver thanks to our Constitutional Scholar who currently occupies the WH.DSUrocks07 wrote: Why involve the voters at all when you can just sign an executive order and be done with it?
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
AZGrizFan wrote:I'd call that just a good start.ALPHAGRIZ1 wrote:How awesome would that be!!!
Half the senate locked up in prison for 3 years.......................![]()
Pick 47 names from a phone book and it would be an improvement.
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I could pick 47 names from a middle-school yearbook and it would be an improvement.houndawg wrote:AZGrizFan wrote:
I'd call that just a good start.
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
Those aren't wars, they're "police actions"houndawg wrote:Who needs Congressional approval to go to war anyway?DSUrocks07 wrote: Why involve the voters at all when you can just sign an executive order and be done with it?
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Just don't forget to return it to JSO when you're done.AZGrizFan wrote:I could pick 47 names from a middle-school yearbook and it would be an improvement.houndawg wrote:
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Grizalltheway wrote:Just don't forget to return it to JSO when you're done.AZGrizFan wrote:
I could pick 47 names from a middle-school yearbook and it would be an improvement.
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Re: 47 Senators to be charged by DOJ?
We'll go it alone anyway. Nobody tells us what to do.DSUrocks07 wrote:Those aren't wars, they're "police actions"houndawg wrote:
Who needs Congressional approval to go to war anyway?
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