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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:33 AM
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If lying to Congress is a crime, and the Bushists lied to Congress...
as made clear by Will Pitt's Truthout interview with John Kerry, then shouldn't someone in Congress begin proceedings to have the Bushists punished?
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:34 AM
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1. Democrats can't initiate it; Republicans won't
apparetly--seems like the whole party is tainted, not just the Nazi wing.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:39 AM
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3. This is the worst part of it
Self-fullfilling...the right wing idiots eat it up...

IF Bush did something wrong, surely we'd here about it! Congress would investigate!

I've heard this several times. People don't realize that the republican controlled congress will NEVER allow ANY questions about Bush to reach the floor. So call the courts, the republican courts? Or the "liberal" media? Face it kids, they bought the place, and own it. Bush could literally piss on the constitution (as opposed to his figurative pissing now) and the Republicans in congress would just blame Clinton for it and tell us how great the jobless recovery is going.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:35 AM
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2. we are o longer governed by the rule of law
Edited on Mon Dec-22-03 10:35 AM by leftofthedial
it's fascism, silly.


That is SO 1990's.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:42 AM
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4. Even if congressional Dems could do something,
They wouldn't.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:43 AM
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6. Congressional Democrats are currently doing something about it.
Edited on Mon Dec-22-03 10:45 AM by BurtWorm
They're keeping their mouths shut.

PS: Imagine if the party situation were reversed. Would Republicans remain silent if the Clinton Administration lied to them? Even if they were in the minority?
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:44 AM
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7. Well, they're good at doing that
Please Mr. Bush, don't hurt us....
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 10:42 AM
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5. repub reps in the house would have to call for it...
Edited on Mon Dec-22-03 10:44 AM by ElsewheresDaughter
this fact is what makes bushco such a bold "in your face fucking liar" :grr:
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-03 11:00 AM
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8. Articles of impeachment have been written, but not sure what is happening
with those....anyone else have any news?
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