Redux Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 hours ago, jsneb83 said: I thought she couldn't vote on the impeachment since she is running for President Edit: Never mind, just read that she couldn't decide one way the other and just voted "present" What a b!^@h 3 hours ago, ZRod said: This is the stupidest post I've seen in awhile. Bro, don't call names. Feelings get hurt that way Link to comment
Redux Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Landlord said: who's the "they" that lost the Epstein surveillance footage? Did Google lose it? Or do the Democrats run their own prison I wasn't aware of? This Deep State stuff is too confusing. Yes, Google lost it. You funny bro. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/12/18/jeffrey-epsteins-first-suicide-attempt-video-is-missing.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/jeffery-epstein-surveillance-video-jail-cell-missing.amp I used Google to get yall some of them links, maybe they did do it. 1 Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Redux said: What a b!^@h Bro, don't call names. Feelings get gurt that way I didn't. Link to comment
Redux Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, ZRod said: I didn't. #Loophole Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Redux said: #Loophole #callithowiseeit By the way, I've never thought you were stupid but that post... 1 Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 23 minutes ago, Redux said: #Loophole How many times has a mod posted attack the post not the poster? That's what zrod did Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 What happened that caused her to give the stern look? 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I would think she just feels pretty good about it, like or her hate her, she has sort of "won" for lack of a better term, this round. Link to comment
NM11046 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: What happened that caused her to give the stern look? Guessing here - but she has said this is not a celebratory occasion - I think she was heading off any sort of reaction by her side. 1 Link to comment
sho Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: What happened that caused her to give the stern look? She didn't want any applause for the articles passing. Link to comment
QMany Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Alright, that's funny. 1 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 With the Senate in lock step with Trump, the Dems main hope is an unlikely white knight in the form of Chef Justice Roberts. The Senate Dems will push for the the testimony of WH staff that weren't allowed to testify by the WH - Bolton, Malcavany, etc. Roberts will be in the position to rule for or against the Dem procedural challenge. A simple majority vote could override Roberts but that may not look very good - esp for any blue state GOP senators. Roberts as the new Obi-Wan https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article238470443.html Quote In the Senate trial set to begin early in the new year, Democrats are especially eager to hear from acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security Adviser John Bolton. If Democrats make a procedural motion on the Senate floor to compel these witnesses to appear — as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would — it could be up to Roberts to decide the issue. “I would hope that Chief Justice Roberts can exert some pressure on the Senate majority leader, to say to him that everything Americans hold dear in terms of due process, in terms of the constitutional requirements for the Senate, to be impartial and to have a fair trial,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who is a member of the House Judiciary Committee. McConnell, R-Ky., has already signaled his disinterest in hearing from Bolton and Mulvaney. If he and fellow Republicans don’t like Roberts’ rulings, they could vote to overrule the chief justice by a simple majority. Some House Democrats are counting on this scenario, which would force GOP lawmakers to publicly defy the chief justice. “Having the chief justice say that [the witnesses] are relevant will put senators in a position where they’d have to vote against the rules that they were relevant,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, a Democrat serving on the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees, The notion that Roberts will rule in their favor is an improbable expectation that reflects the political weaknesses Democrats face entering a Senate trial, where Republicans hold the majority and are operating in concert with the president. Senate Democrats may be more realistic than their House counterparts about the likelihood of Roberts intervening in lawmaker disputes over witness testimony. “We know that the mechanism for decision-making in the midst of the trial is a majority vote for the Senate, and I would assume that he would give us our constitutional opportunity to debate things, or at least to discuss them and to reach that vote,” said Senate Democratic Whip d!(k Durbin of Illinois. “Beyond that, I don’t know that there’s much he has power over.” Some Democrats said they might have more success in compelling witness testimony if they can get Republicans to vote with them. Republican converts could come from a coalition of Trump allies who want exculpatory witnesses for the president, paired with moderates who are sympathetic to Democratic demands. “The simple answer is yes, I hope the Chief Justice will take a more proactive role. The tradition has been that he’s more passive,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who is leading a lawsuit alleging that Trump violated the emoluments clause. “I think our best hope is actually convincing a number of our Republican colleagues that the only way to achieve a fair and full proceeding is to give the American people the witnesses and documents they deserve to see and hear,” Blumenthal said. Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article238470443.html#storylink=cpy 1 Link to comment
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