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I imagine people have mentioned this already? DC and Maryland Attorneys General are going to be filing a lawsuit against Trump. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/bs-md-frosh-sues-trump-20170612-story.htmlquote:The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia sued President Donald J. Trump on Monday, arguing he has violated constitutional prohibitions on accepting gifts from foreign and state governments.
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Aurubin posted:This was what the Saturday Night Massacre was I think. Nixon fired enough people in the chain of command at DoJ till he found a guy that would quash the Watergate case.
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Sorus posted:I imagine people have mentioned this already? DC and Maryland Attorneys General are going to be filing a lawsuit against Trump. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/bs-md-frosh-sues-trump-20170612-story.html It's basically the same theory as existing lawsuits (that businesses harmed by Trump's business have standing) and doesn't add much beyond that it is "a state". I still think they'll all get dismissed on standing/political question grounds.
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Chilichimp posted:If Sessions is formally recused from the Russia investigation, no he cannot fire Mueller. as fas as I understand it, sessions recused himself instead of formally being order to do so, so the recusal is basically his own choice and can be reversed whenever he wants.
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Sorus posted:I imagine people have mentioned this already? DC and Maryland Attorneys General are going to be filing a lawsuit against Trump. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/bs-md-frosh-sues-trump-20170612-story.html I imagine this will go the way of the "These 15 2nd graders are filing a lawsuit against the US federal government for ignoring climate change that will impact their futures" cases
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DACK FAYDEN posted:Hey, hey. That was "a guy" named Robert Bork. He was a proto neck beard. In a decade of terrible fashion and grooming decisions, he was especially bad.
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Sessions is testifying tomorrow, correct? I think there's a good chance heads will roll in Justice later this week or next week. Also, Spicey time in about 40min
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sessions' justice department is actively working against his order to impose max sentences! we have proof! https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/874304660613603331
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WeAreTheRomans posted:E: ^^^^^^ are you seriously doing this poo poo again? Far be it from me to offer a snarky aside in this, a very serious thread.
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Maybe. The part that brings up MGM National Harbor and Bethesda North Marriott being put at a competitive disadvantage by Trump International might give it a little teeth though, yeah? e: Just watching the PBS News Hour feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoZg4phwy2k
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more in the ongoing referendum on trump, within the microcosm of GA06 https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/874307899211882496
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WeAreTheRomans posted:E: ^^^^^^ are you seriously doing this poo poo again? I believe the official reasoning was that it was a witch hunt, taking too much attention in Washington and needed to end. Holy poo poo, I just read about the Saturday Night Massacre and realized that Supreme Court Nominee of Reagan-era-fame, Robert Bork, was the man who accepted Nixons demand to fire the special prosecutor as acting Attorney General of the Justice Department. I'm now super glad Bork was filibustered, it's ludicrous to have even nominated him!
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evilweasel posted:It's basically the same theory as existing lawsuits (that businesses harmed by Trump's business have standing) and doesn't add much beyond that it is "a state". I still think they'll all get dismissed on standing/political question grounds. It has the advantage of being parens patriae, which may get relaxed standing requirements
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It occurred to me yesterday that I'm actually kind of grateful that Watergate happened. Can you imagine how much worse this whole situation would be if we didn't have the precedent of Nixon getting impeached for obstructing justice? I find it really difficult to believe the current legislative branch would come to the same conclusion, especially since they seem ready to disregard it anyway if they can. I mentioned this to someone, and he noted that 9/11 also helped out; the fallout from it included strengthening the way we handle foreign intelligence, which has been vital to catching Russia's involvement in the election. Without that, even Putin's hamhanded attempts could have succeeded. It's a weird feeling.
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farraday posted:I shop at Sacks off fifth. What happened to dems obstructing everything he tries to do?
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Ularg posted:What happened to dems obstructing everything he tries to do? It's both. Duh.
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LaserShark posted:It occurred to me yesterday that I'm actually kind of grateful that Watergate happened. Can you imagine how much worse this whole situation would be if we didn't have the precedent of Nixon getting impeached for obstructing justice? I find it really difficult to believe the current legislative branch would come to the same conclusion, especially since they seem ready to disregard it anyway if they can. you might hope that Watergate was a vaccine against Trump's corruption, but really it just gave the nation autism
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Ularg posted:What happened to dems obstructing everything he tries to do? Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical blah blah blah Actually Trump is incapable of cognitive dissonance not because he somehow suppresses the dissonance but because what he does barely counts as cognition
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Sorus posted:Maybe. That's the same argument other people raised in their lawsuits, they got competing businesses to be the formal plaintiffs.
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evilweasel posted:It's basically the same theory as existing lawsuits (that businesses harmed by Trump's business have standing) and doesn't add much beyond that it is "a state". I still think they'll all get dismissed on standing/political question grounds. The part about the BLT hotel seems like an actual concrete issue to reasonably sue about instead of just nebulous "trump is bad, impeach him" stuff other things have tried.
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Jun 12, 2017 18:03
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Trump thinks about himself when he jerks off.
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If Ossof wins in ga-06 they'll use it as vindication of lovely third way politics, rather than the fact that it's the most expensive congressional race in history in a district that voted for Trump by 1 percentage point. Forest for the trees, etc.
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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/874293744442408960 https://twitter.com/glennthrush/status/874295747436564480 https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/874297177056710657 https://twitter.com/glennthrush/status/874298655896981504
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Aurubin posted:If Ossof wins in ga-06 they'll use it as vindication of lovely third way politics, rather than the fact that it's the most expensive congressional race in history in a district that voted for Trump by 1 percentage point. Forest for the trees, etc. hand out the oven mitts and infrared goggles my dude, the thread isn't wearing the proper PPE for this incinerating take
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Give us this day our daily Trump And forgive us our Trumpspasses As we forgive those who Trumpspass against us Amen.
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Whoa gently caress - it's Killer Bob from "Twin Peaks"! 
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This is the kind of poo poo cult members would say. https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/874297130164289536
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I also don't think Trump is capable of focusing on more than one thing at a time, so if he gets distracted by DC and MD's lawsuit that's less time he's dwelling on Mueller.
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Captain Invictus posted:Well, you might have a point, but then the creator has poo poo like this all over his twitter timeline Oh maaaaaan. That game looked so cool too. gently caress. Best use of pixel art i've seen in years. At least i'll get the comedy of seeing some nerd thinking that a game about hiding from feminazi exterminator bots in the future is a serious thing.
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Alter Ego posted:I don't think it's that Trump's fat; I think it's that he's a piece of poo poo who eats crappy food because he thinks it makes the liberals mad and is doing his best to poison the rest of the country too. no, completely wrong he eats crappy food because he has a child's palate and he's only concerned about the short term pleasure of eating salty fatty hamburgers constantly and not the long term consequences of this behavior, which is what motivates most people to eat vegetables
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Sorus posted:I also don't think Trump is capable of focusing on more than one thing at a time, so if he gets distracted by DC and MD's lawsuit that's less time he's dwelling on Mueller. Trump won't be distracted by the court case unless it takes over the media narrative, which it won't. Trump caring about things is directly related to airtime on FOX & Friends and whether he holds a grudge.
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Sinteres posted:This is the kind of poo poo cult members would say. You'd have to have a cult member's mindset to work for this orange rear end in a top hat. Never do anything but praise him and his great works, constantly tell him how big his hands are, and if you even think about questioning him, you're out on your rear end and buried in lawyers for "slander".
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https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/874311750551826432 This disapproval rating matches Trump's all-time high, which he previously reached back in March.
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Aurubin posted:If Ossof wins in ga-06 they'll use it as vindication of lovely third way politics, rather than the fact that it's the most expensive congressional race in history in a district that voted for Trump by 1 percentage point. Forest for the trees, etc. you idiots are so determined to be defeated regardless of what happens
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So is it totally dead now? I doubt the Supreme Court will wish to hear it.
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boner confessor posted:no, completely wrong Old people often eat weird food because they basically came from another culture and then got hosed up sensory nerves by being old. Like how old people always like boiled/steamed greens and no one under 60 does. It's 50% cultural shift that people can eat fresh greens all year long now so they don't make due with cans of muck and then old people mouths not being able to taste how awful and bitter canned steamed greens are compared to just buying fresh baby spinach or something like a modern person.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:So in the Georgia race, if Orsoff does indeed win by a sizeable margin like some polls suggest (4-7 points) how is this thread going to frame it as a bad thing? evilweasel posted:"we could have run someone more liberal and still won! centrists Aurubin posted:If Ossof wins in ga-06 they'll use it as vindication of lovely third way politics, rather than the fact that it's the most expensive congressional race in history in a district that voted for Trump by 1 percentage point. Forest for the trees, etc. well that was quick
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Holy poo poo, I did not intend to contribute to the derail. Let me keep doing it though by explaining myself. I've sewn fitted clothes for myself and I understand that it's difficult to find fitted women's clothes that aren't knits, just because the nature of mass-produced clothes means things without stretch aren't really going to fit most people. But if it doesn't fit you okay then DON'T WEAR IT if you have any better options. Also I am wearing skants right now (like a skort, but worse). I'm also not thrilled about women's daywear being tight-fitting and sleeveless because it makes women look decorative instead of focusing on their inner qualities, but I assume that's how Trump likes the women around him to look. ReidRansom posted:Also, who cares what's on Ivanka's outside. Her inside is rotten and that's what matters. Sinteres posted:This is the kind of poo poo cult members would say.
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boner confessor posted:no, completely wrong Also, vegetables taste good if you cook them correctly and don't just boil em to they turn grey
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