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I think "hollowed" is accurate. That was tp's and Miller's plan all along to hollow out the gubmint. 8-) In fairness, it's been the stated objective of the Republican Party since at least the 1980s to wreck the government in order to prove to the American people that the government doesn'...

Am I correct in assuming that tp will no longer have The Beast at his disposal? Also too, I realize he’ll have Secret Service protection, but will he continue to travel in a caravan or will it be just a few cars? I’ve never bothered to pay attention to details such as this before ‘cause I never fel...

That thread did nothing but further convince me that Trump's golf resorts are nothing more than laundromats for someone else's money. Hell, maybe Trump was greedy enough to start doing the classic money launderer move of skimming the take while he was President, knowing that the Secret Service would...

I'm quite sure I said this some time ago, but if I had the inclination to do some criming and the resources to carry it out, I could make a ton of money smuggling things into the UK. I could be a 21st Century Harry Lime . Just wait until the medicine starts getting diluted and people start dying. Co...

I still think they will divorce, but part of me hopes they don't, simply so that they can both stew in their own toxicity. I'm agnostic as to whether they will, but if she's going to dump his ass, she'd be well-advised to lawyer up and do it fast, before the investigators and creditors (not to ment...

I generally hate those comics for being racist and anti-American (which this one still is), but I'll admit that the New Zealand guy eating popcorn and Scotland getting dragged away from the EU while Northern Ireland gets held hostage images were both very amusing.

It's pretty nice how nice Boris Johnson can be when his ass depends on niceness with the US since his economy is "adjusting." I am actually kind of astonished since BJ seems to be a "burn the bridges before you cross them type." Given that every employer he's ever worked for has...

tek wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:05 am It doesn't appear that Texas is a party to that agreement?

Texas definitely isn't a party to the agreement. And, in any case, Texas doesn't get to dictate US immigration policy.

Ken Paxton should worry more about his own ass going to prison, especially since Donald Trump forgot to pardon him.

My sincerest wish is that some smart member of Congress can draft legislation to put an end to this kind of grifting nuisance litigation without slamming the door shut on legitimate plaintiffs.

I'm pretty convinced Attorney General Garland isn't going to authorize an indictment against Trump himself. He's an institutionalist, and he's going to be concerned about creating a horrible precedent of a succeeding administration indicting the former President. To Garlands way of thinking (and I'm...

Already starting on the right foot with the redecorated Oval . I deeply approve. Well, I deeply approve with the exception of one thing: My deep desire to see G.P.A. Healy's tremendous work The Peacemakers , which traditionally hangs in either the President's private study or his private dining room...

p0rtia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:25 am

fierceredpanda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:02 am Can I just say that the phrase "libelous lies" really bothers my lawyer brain?

If it was the truth, it wouldn't be libel.

My editor brain kicks in to query: Yes, but not all lies are libelous, nyet?

Right. So just say "libel."

Can I just say that the phrase "libelous lies" really bothers my lawyer brain?

If it was the truth, it wouldn't be libel.

Am I missing something, or can every DA with a victim in their county charge Bannon with stealing by deceit on the exact same facts the feds charged him on. Depends on state statutes, but it would be a lot harder. I can't link it right now, but I gave a lengthy explanation on the Bannon thread abou...

I actually find this one darkly amusing. Bannon got indicted for bilking Trump supporters with the phony "Will Build the Wall" group. Now Trump shows exactly how little regard he has for his own supporters by pardoning Bannon before he could ever face justice. Pity that Trumpists are too s...

As a non-US citizen, I have to question how many first world countries would allow a legally blind person to own firearms? This will be interesting to see the attitude of people regarding the outcome of the investigation. I foresee lawsuits. The problem is that there isn't any sort of licensing or ...

According to Bloomberg , Trump's send off to himself is to be held at Joint Base Andrews, NOT at the White House. Do they just let all sorts of folks onto a military base? Trump Farewell Planned for Wednesday Morning Ahead of Biden Oath White House officials are planning a farewell ceremony for Don...

Has Trump played golf even once in the last four years at a club he did not own? I don't think he has. Don't get me wrong. I pathologically (and apologetically) suck at golf. I tend to mistrust golfers with very low handicap, wondering what better use they could have put their lives to than getting ...

The horror of the new administration: how many days will Biden spend on the golf course :?: For me, it wasn't so much the golfing -- it was how Trump used his golf trips to subsidize his private clubs for personal gain. :fingerwag: Biden can golf all he wants. Joint Base Andrews has several courses...

The Bidens are probably fine with that. "We can find our own way, thanks. We've been here before."

I can't even with this. These people think they're patriots but then go full blown traitor and want to sell out the US? This is the same shit where the right were wanting putin as president over Obama. It's hard to grasp because most of us can't think like true zealots. These people don't want Amer...

Apologies for the multiple threadjacks. MLK Day means I'm stuck doing billing, and long expositions on Constitutional Law are a decent excuse to procrastinate.

So the Framers assumed a malign president would be impeached and removed before they could get to the point of a pardon. That seems to give more weight to the idea that they didn't think about the situation we have now at all (a flaw). If they did, I don’t think the mechanics of how that would work...

OK. IANAL, and all that. So my interpretation of Burdick v. United States is my own opinion and all that. But, here goes.... A pardon or a reprieve can only be granted to someone who has been tried and convicted under the law. A president can not self pardon because conviction can only follow impea...