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Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Robert Heinlein
Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler
Groucho Marx
I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.
Linus, from the Peanuts comic
You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith
Alexis de Torqueville
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Fake boogeyman my ass. The CIA has overthrown 50+ governments since WWII. This is common knowledge. Only difference this time is they are doing it to the United States of America. Trump is the target of an ongoing CIA/M16 (British Empire Inc) coup. The fact that he is still standing is impressive regardless of whether you agree with his style or policies.
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Robert Heinlein
Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler
Groucho Marx
I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.
Linus, from the Peanuts comic
You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith
Alexis de Torqueville
Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it
A Zero Hedge comment
The House began public hearings this week, furthering the partisan move by the Democrats to impeach President Trump in a blatant abuse of constitutional authority. Representative Adam Schiff said in a press conference, “These open hearings will be an opportunity for the American people to evaluate the witnesses for themselves and also to learn firsthand about the facts of the president’s misconduct.”
There are several problems with this statement.
First, Schiff is already characterizing the outcome of the investigation. As the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, he serves as a key arbiter of the inquiry under the resolution. As such, he is in a position that demands an unbiased irreproachable ethic in evaluating requests for subpoenas and testimony. Any judge in a similar position would be required to recuse himself with even a hint of the pure bias Schiff has displayed, including coordination with the Ukraine whistleblower and other actions.In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton explained the problem of political motivation with the power of impeachment. He wrote,
The Democrats do not even pretend that their impeachment game is fair or actually about fact finding. This is simply about using a grant of power in the Constitution arbitrarily and politically, outside the bounds of due process and the purpose of that authority. Although the House does have the “sole power” of impeachment, that is a grant of jurisdiction, not a license to proceed on purely partisan motivation. Article One must work coordinately and not inconsistently with Article Two, which provides the legal basis upon which a sitting president may be impeached.
Second, Schiff demonstrates this is all about media play in the court of public opinion. Voters have no power or responsibility in an impeachment proceeding. The drafters of the Constitution intended the impeachment and removal process to be exercised only when there was sufficient evidence that the subject of the impeachment had committed a legally qualifying offense. This is not about whether impeachment is popular in the polls or whether a majority of Americans prefer it. Transparency in the context of this quasi judicial process is to provide fundamental fairness and due process for the president. Why are the Democrats so hellbent on blatantly refusing to allow Republican subpoenas and witnesses?
It is because it is a sham. Yet the Democrats are openly admitting that their goal is to try this in the media and attempt to dishonestly convince us that somehow we too should hate Donald Trump. They are hoping to convince us not to vote for him. That is not a legitimate or constitutional purpose of an impeachment. It is rather ironic that they claim his “crime” is an alleged quid pro quo to gain political advantage, while they are manipulating the power of impeachment for their political advantage. It is Schiff and other Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who should be impeached. There is an actual constitutional basis for that.
Third, Schiff is proving beyond doubt that this entire impeachment is merely a coordinated partisan attack against President Trump and, even more importantly, against the government of the United States. There was a bipartisan effort was against impeachment, with two Democrats and all Republicans in the House voting against the inquiry. The Democrats are abusing the power of impeachment and, if they are allowed to move forward, they are not only setting a terrible precedent that impeachment can be wielded as a political weapon that it was never intended to be, but also attacking the Constitution and undermining the rule of law.
“A well constituted court for the trial of impeachments, is an object not more to be desired than difficult to be obtained in a government wholly elective. The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or in other words from the abuse or violation of some public trust. They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated political, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself. The prosecution of them, for this reason, will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, and to divide it into parties, more or less friendly or inimical, to the accused.”
He was right. Schiff and Pelosi are not interested in real demonstrations of innocence or guilt. Their only interest is staging a political coup against their adversaries. But this is even bigger than the president. This is an attempt to overthrow the federal government from the inside.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/...ernment-within
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Robert Heinlein
Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler
Groucho Marx
I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.
Linus, from the Peanuts comic
You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith
Alexis de Torqueville
Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it
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I think that the Deep State can mean a combination of things, and it's great that it's being discussed openly.
It's not just the CIA, but all of the intelligence agencies that betray and conspire against us, government entities such as the IRS that have been weaponized against political opponents, and pretty much the entire unelected bureaucracy that remains in power regardless of the will of the people.
"I shall bring justice to Westeros. Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that."
-Stannis Baratheon
Good God.
I wish our founders could see this.
Republicans are getting really creative about complaining about checks and balances.
From "judicial activism" or "legislating from the bench" to "imagination of non existent rights" and now "abuse of constitutional authority"
Funny how no Republicans are ever willing to consider their President could do anything wrong.
Here's a challenge for you, answer me this, just to see if you're serious about truth and law, or just a bootlicker who will defend the President no matter what
1. What would a President need to do to warrant impeachment, or removal?
2. If such a thing was actually done, and proven, or admitted beyond reasonable doubt, what would the actual process of impeachment and removal look like? (and why can't I cry "coup" by then?)
3. If we held previous Presidents to the same standards as Trump is now, which President got away with impeachable offenses?
I dare you to tell me I'll wait for your ass kissing.
It costs nothing to make up a boogey man that doesn't exist. Scapegoating is cheap.
Therefore the solution is what? Direct democracy? A coup against the deep state?It's not just the CIA, but all of the intelligence agencies that betray and conspire against us, government entities such as the IRS that have been weaponized against political opponents, and pretty much the entire unelected bureaucracy that remains in power regardless of the will of the people.
"I shall bring justice to Westeros. Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that."
-Stannis Baratheon
Real coups use violence, not legal processes. To call our constitutional process a coup is to actually undermine our law. THAT is the real danger and coup. Holding our elected people accountable according to the law, in open, by other elected representatives, is the opposite of abuse of power. It's the simplest, easiest, most legal, most peaceful way to discuss our President's actions.
It's laughable how nervous Trumpbots are getting over this. This started as "Democrats have nothing so this will all backfire and help Trump win 2020" to now "This is so scary they're going to find him guuilty no matter what and it's a coup! we need to stall!"
Nunes is the worst liar.
"I shall bring justice to Westeros. Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that."
-Stannis Baratheon
Ron's suggestion of abolishing unnecessary government is at best being fiscally responsible and reducing waste, that does jack $#@! to get rid of shadow government or unelected officials that are holding elected ones accountable.
"Unelected, long-standing government entities that have operated in violation of our Bill of Rights do exist, in plain sight, so they're not exactly boogeymen. To me, these entities, even the seemingly innocuous ones, are every bit a part of the "Deep State" as the CIA."
Sounds like you just move the goal post and make up $#@! as we go along.
1. Specific Example: Extrajudicial assassination of two U.S. citizens via drone strike.
2. Crimes are meant to be investigated, not people. I cannot take the current impeachment proceeding in a vacuum without also considering the entire Mueller "investigation." The result? That Mueller did not "exonerate" Trump even though it is absolutely not the role of a prosecutor to exonerate anyone. Whether Trump be one thing or another is irrelevant; if they can get away with railroading the elected President of the United States of America, they can do much, much worse to the rest of us.
3. I would state that it is a soft coup since there were operators conspiring within government seeking to oust Trump before the motherfucker was even inaugurated.
Actually, I kind of regret responding, because from your questions you come across as a ding dong. We're on the Ron Paul forum and your suggestion is that to counter unelected government we might change to a direct democracy (lol) or stage a coup against the deep state. Are you retarded?
"I shall bring justice to Westeros. Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that."
-Stannis Baratheon
not possible. The President is the law, so what he does is judicial by definition. Try again. What part of "shoot somebody on 5th Avenue" didn't you get?
How do you investigate a crime without the criminal? Sounds like either semantics or a farce.2. Crimes are meant to be investigated, not people.
Why?I cannot take the current impeachment proceeding in a vacuum without also considering the entire Mueller "investigation."
Yeah, who asked you?The result? That Mueller did not "exonerate" Trump even though it is absolutely not the role of a prosecutor to exonerate anyone.
Who is they and what exactly is railroading?Whether Trump be one thing or another is irrelevant; if they can get away with railroading the elected President of the United States of America, they can do much, much worse to the rest of us.
none of which you can prove have anything to do with either Mueller or Ukraine.3. I would state that it is a soft coup since there were operators conspiring within government seeking to oust Trump before the motherfucker was even inaugurated.
Bootlickers love their ad hominemsActually, I kind of regret responding, because from your questions you come across as a ding dong.
Nope. You are.We're on the Ron Paul forum and your suggestion is that to counter unelected government we might change to a direct democracy (lol) or stage a coup against the deep state. Are you retarded?
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Robert Heinlein
Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler
Groucho Marx
I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.
Linus, from the Peanuts comic
You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith
Alexis de Torqueville
Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it
A Zero Hedge comment
I'm waiting for a Trump Pedo Tape to emerge,,and watch all these Ttards Heads to explode.
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
Registered Ron Paul supporter # 2202
It's all about Freedom
For the record, "Trumpbots" are not the only ones who find these impeachment hearings a farce. Here is a leftwing Bernie Sanders supporter ripping them apart.
I am 100% certain that Trump will not be found guilty. The numbers just aren't there. And the evidence isn't strong enough to push the numbers there. That said, I agree with your assessment that the impeachment itself isn't a coup, but the Russiagate investigation and how it started was a coup though a non violent one. There are such things as "bloodless coups." FBI agents tweeting each other about "insurance" to overturn the election if Trump won was not part of the "constitutional process." That said, we are where we are.
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
I agree, he won't be found guilty. Whether he is is another question, but he won't be found guilty.
How was Russiagate a coup?
Kyle's a funny guy, but Sondland isn't the only person who says there was quid pro quo.
Also, if aid wasn't help up for that reason, what was it held up for?
Are we just going to repeat the republican lie that because it was eventually released, it wasn't actually held up?
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You said it yourself. A coup is something that goes outside constitutional means. Two FBI agents texting each other about "insurance" if Trump happens to become president is unconstitutional on its face. And there is evidence coming out that FBI agents falsified documents to get the investigation started.
I'm sure you've said it. Donald Duck may have said it too. And? So?Kyle's a funny guy, but Sondland isn't the only person who says there was quid pro quo.
It was released without there being an investigation. So you have a quid but no pro quo. On the flip side, Joe Biden got a pro quo for his quid.Also, if aid wasn't help up for that reason, what was it held up for?
Are we just going to repeat the republican lie that because it was eventually released, it wasn't actually held up?
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
Strzok and Page were not how Russiagate started, and the investigations hardly depended on them. Mueller fired them immediately when he found out about their texts.
What evidence?And there is evidence coming out that FBI agents falsified documents to get the investigation started.
Got it, we'll just ignore anybody who don't want to listen to. That's your opinion in a nutshell, screw testimonies, because who cares who said anything.I'm sure you've said it. Donald Duck may have said it too. And? So?
Wait. There was a quid? Meaning there was an attempt?It was released without there being an investigation. So you have a quid but no pro quo.
never said he was innocent, throw him in prison for all I care.On the flip side, Joe Biden got a pro quo for his quid.
Simultanous Coup Attempts against a Globalist Neoconservative funded Trump & Netanyahu
Who is behind simultanous Coup attempts taking place currently against two rising stars of cause of liberty , Trump and Netanyhu, funded by same Globalist Neoconservative, the widely respected Sheldon Adelson?
Have some so called 'America-First' factions of Deep State turned against 'Deep Zionism' funded politicians?
Or timing just coincidence and no connection between the two simultanoues coup attempts?
MAGA Allies: 'Bully Israel with undeclared nukes steals land'
Dangerous conspiracy theories on Right claim MAGA fake frontgroup
Poll: Should US apologize for financing radicalization of Afghan children in 80s?
Obama-Clinton Years: A Violent Chapter in World History
Trump: If (Neocon) Adelson Backs Rubio "He'll Have Total Control" Over Him
Delta variant, death of 9 Chinese engineers in terror attack led to airport chaos & quick Kabul fall?
The Steele dossier is how it got started. That doesn't make it any better. They were certainly part of the machinery though. And Mueller firing them after they helped get the ball rolling doesn't help your argument in the least.
https://www.vox.com/2019/11/22/20977...-investigationWhat evidence?
An inspector general reportedly finds that FBI employee altered a document in Russia investigation
I don't have you on ignore. Maybe I should? And for the record, Mr. Troll, I'm one of the most anti-Trump people on this forum. But I still call BS when I see it. Just because people say "Quid pro quo" without evidence doesn't prove quid pro quo.Got it, we'll just ignore anybody who don't want to listen to. That's your opinion in a nutshell, screw testimonies, because who cares who said anything.
Are you as stupid as you are pretending to be? I hope not. "Quid" doesn't mean "attempt." Quid pro quo means something given for something else. There was something given, aid. There is no evidence that it was given for anything. Certainly it didn't result in anything being received.Wait. There was a quid? Meaning there was an attempt?
If he's not innocent....then there should be an investigation of what he did in Ukraine. If there should be an investigation of what he did in Ukraine, then the Ukrainian government should help in that investigation. If the Ukrainian government should help in that investigation....never said he was innocent, throw him in prison for all I care.
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
The Steel Dossier actually originated with a conservative group.The Steele dossier is how it got started. That doesn't make it any better. They were certainly part of the machinery though. And Mueller firing them after they helped get the ball rolling doesn't help your argument in the least.
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/25/58604...ns-the-dossier
Where'd it come from?
During the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, the leaders of the conservative news outlet Washington Free Beacon hired a private intelligence company, Fusion GPS, to conduct research into the candidates, including Trump. Early in the year, the Free Beacon's interest in the work lapsed.
So by "early March," Fusion GPS approached the law firm Perkins Coie, which represents the Democratic National Committee, offering to continue its investigations into Trump. In April, the law firm agreed, and it began to underwrite the investigation.
Why is this important? After Fusion GPS was initially hired by conservatives, Democrats paid for the phase of the work that included the compilation of the dossier.
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