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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:10 PM Original message |
Why is it not illegal for politicians to lie? |
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teacher gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. ha |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's not illegal for YOU to lie either! The only time a lie becomes |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. then we should demand that they be under oath when making |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. That's not exactly true; there is a crime called "unsworn falsification". (NT) |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good question. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's called the 1st amendment. n/t |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. right freedom of speech |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. We can be lied into an illegal war... |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. but they have been caught |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. not only with lies... |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. agreed |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. in bush/cheney's case I think what they were doing was/is treasonous |
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greenvpi (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because they make the laws. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. Because the real definition of "lie" is hard to pin down |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Because Bush made all lies legal. Simple, really. |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. It *is* illegal for them to lie, |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
15. Not enough prisons. |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. If a law was made against lying it would only apply to people |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. our "election" process has been privatized and is owned by corporations |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. Because everything is true. |
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