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Post by onelasttime on Apr 21, 2022 15:32:26 GMT
So says Majorie Taylor Greene in a video that was done prior to January 6, 2021.
What I want to know when are we going to care enough to hold these guys responsible?
IMO this video is enough to boot her out of Congress today.
But then maybe we are ok with the fact that sitting members of Congress were in on scheme to overturn a legally certified election.
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 21, 2022 15:44:15 GMT
It is insanity that she is in any position of power. MG.
I can't wait to watch that live feed tomorrow.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 21, 2022 16:19:40 GMT
She is a freakin’ lunatic. Who wants to bet she will easily win re-election?
ETA assuming she’s allowed to run in the end. Frankly, I will be shocked beyond belief if she actually does get thrown off the ballot.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 21, 2022 17:40:38 GMT
Where is it live feed tomorrow?!?
She is dangerous!! peaceful transition how Biden wants... What, the transitions have always been peaceful. Just one past had an issue.
And she says she is convicted?? Surely lack of education!!
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Post by epeanymous on Apr 21, 2022 18:11:48 GMT
Both-sides-ing ourselves right into the end of the republic.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 21, 2022 18:26:00 GMT
Time is running out before the mid-terms and if the Democrats lose the majority two things will happen. Those in Congress and the White that had a hand in the planning of the events of January 6 will never be held accountable. And the Republicans in Congress will spend two years going after their perceived enemies.
“Opinion: The Jan. 6 committee and Merrick Garland must protect our endangered democracy”
By E.J. Dionne Jr. Columnist
“Our democracy is sleepwalking toward catastrophe. It is the task of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — and the coup attempt it was part of — to awaken us all to the dangers confronting our republic.
It is also Attorney General Merrick Garland’s obligation to decide sooner rather than later whether the Justice Department’s own investigation and the Jan. 6 committee’s work justify an indictment of Donald Trump. If the evidence is there (and public comments from committee members suggest that the panel has it), Garland’s department must prosecute him.
Worry about what might or might not look “political” is itself a political consideration that should not impede equal justice under the law. If a president is not above the law, a defeated former president isn’t, either.
A central lesson from the ambiguous end of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections is that both the Jan. 6 committee and the Justice Department must be explicit about any crimes they determine Trump committed and take appropriate action. Otherwise, Trump and his minions will loudly claim exoneration, even in the face of revealed facts to the contrary.
This is why the Jan. 6 committee should not be reluctant to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department if it concludes that Trump broke the law. Yes, there is legitimate debate about this. Especially if Garland is already moving toward an indictment, some committee members worry that a referral might make legal action look — that word again — political.
Here again, however, concerns about appearances should not get in the way of directness. As one committee member, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), has put it: “If in the course of our investigation we find that criminal activity has occurred, I think it’s our responsibility to refer that to the Department of Justice.”
The committee deserves praise for its painstaking thoroughness. But its decision not to hold a major public hearing this year until it finished investigative work has allowed people’s attention to drift away from the ongoing threat to our democracy.
Trump’s lieutenants continue to use wacky legal theories to try to decertify President Biden’s election. Their litigation may be hopeless, but it reflects a determination to undermine the electoral system over the long run.
“This is the clearest and most present danger to our democracy,” J. Michael Luttig, a conservative lawyer and former appeals court judge, told the New York Times, which reported this week on decertification efforts. “Trump and his supporters in Congress and in the states are preparing now to lay the groundwork to overturn the election in 2024 were Trump, or his designee, to lose the vote for the presidency.”
With the Jan. 6 committee expected to hold hearings soon — in May or early June — it is urgent that its members deliver a clear and compelling account of what Trump did and why it matters.
“Every piece of evidence that Trump committed a crime should be at the forefront of these hearings,” said Fred Wertheimer, who is part of the Not Above the Law Coalition, which is dedicated to holding Trump accountable. “And it should be made clear that this is the first coup attempt in American history designed to overturn a presidential election result.”
The committee has already signaled that it has the goods. As Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the panel’s vice chair, told CNN’s Jake Tapper this month: “It’s absolutely clear that what President Trump was doing, what a number of people around him were doing, that they knew it was unlawful.” It was, she said, “a massive and well-organized and well-planned effort that used multiple tools to try to overturn an election.”
Litigation over the committee’s subpoena of Trump legal adviser John Eastman led to a remarkable ruling last month by a federal district judge asserting that Trump “more likely than not” sought to disrupt a government proceeding, which is a crime. Trump, Judge David O. Carter ruled, “likely knew” that his voter fraud justification “was baseless, and therefore that the entire plan was unlawful.”
As for Garland, his methodical approach to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, has subjected him to unfair criticism. He has been right to take care with an explosive case. Because Garland has so studiously avoided grandstanding, any move the Justice Department makes against Trump will have exceptional credibility.
But going forward, Garland cannot allow an understandable uneasiness over prosecuting the incumbent president’s leading political opponent to compromise his obligation to enforce the law and protect U.S. institutions from violent coup efforts.
It was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) who said, in reference to Trump, that “former presidents are not immune from being held accountable.” The Jan. 6 committee should make Trump’s law-breaking clear. Garland should act. And McConnell should stand by his words.”
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 21, 2022 21:20:57 GMT
If Republicans gain control, they will never concede an election. They will continue to pass voter suppression laws, they will try to impeach Biden, they will hold hearings on Hunter Biden, end the Jan 6 investigation and continue with the culture wars.
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Post by mom2jnk on Apr 21, 2022 21:27:53 GMT
She's "very convicted," huh? The depth of her ignorance just astounds.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 21, 2022 23:32:40 GMT
I love her opening line: "I am very convicted...."
Let's hope so, MTG.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 22, 2022 3:08:04 GMT
Who will replace him... Jordan? Gosar? MTG?
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Post by edie3 on Apr 22, 2022 3:56:40 GMT
Where is it live feed tomorrow?!? Midas Touch on their You Tube channel, according to their twitter account.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2022 11:55:22 GMT
Very convicted ? There's no wonder she's a Trump supporter. Neither of them can articulate, the simplest of statements , even in their own language.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 22, 2022 12:45:15 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 22, 2022 13:37:59 GMT
Where is it live feed tomorrow?!? Midas Touch on their You Tube channel, according to their twitter account. Yes, thanks!!!
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 22, 2022 14:13:42 GMT
I’ve listen to just a bit of the hearing and it appears it boils down to if that court can order her name removed from the ballot or if it should be left up to the voters to decide.
Once again, thanks to trump, this country is in uncharted waters.
The reason that I say that it’s clear she should not be in Congress. The peaceful transfer of power is one of the cornerstones of the foundation of this country. And to have a sitting member of Congress say “We can’t allow a peaceful transfer of power” and then be a part of the plan to actually prevent a peaceful transfer of power to happen for no reason should disqualify them from being in Congress.
But the question is can one trust the voters to do the right thing and boot her out?
And if you leave it to the voters and if they re-elect her then what?
We have to have some standards for those who are elected to government positions. And if the voters ignore those standards there must be some way fix their negligence when they voted them into office.
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 14:32:26 GMT
Live feed is on CSPAN on tv
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:18:08 GMT
Omg this judge is biased?
She’s evading the first question
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Post by naby64 on Apr 22, 2022 15:19:46 GMT
She is stepping around all the answers. I was watching on YT and just as she got up to the stand the feed stopped. I quickly started looking for new ones.
This judge needs to step carefully.
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Post by naby64 on Apr 22, 2022 15:21:16 GMT
The prosecutors need to change their questioning. They will end up losing this case.
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:21:20 GMT
She is stepping around all the answers. I was watching on YT and just as she got up to the stand the feed stopped. I quickly started looking for new ones. This judge needs to step carefully. Put tv on CSPAN. Omg this is so upsetting she’s refusing to answer
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Post by naby64 on Apr 22, 2022 15:21:56 GMT
She is stepping around all the answers. I was watching on YT and just as she got up to the stand the feed stopped. I quickly started looking for new ones. This judge needs to step carefully. Put tv on CSPAN. Omg this is so upsetting she’s refusing to answer At work, alone thank goodness and I have it on CSPAN on computer. Infuriating!!
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:23:00 GMT
I’m swearing at the tv..answer you bitch
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:24:48 GMT
I feel like she’s rattling the prosecution. He’s got to get control. Ugh
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Post by naby64 on Apr 22, 2022 15:25:41 GMT
I’m swearing at the tv..answer you bitch There are some pluses to working in a church office. I can't(well, shouldn't) yell profanities here. I am working so hard to keep my BP down. She knows just how she is answering and acting(well maybe not acting) dumb on how things work/how social media works. The judge again...
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:30:13 GMT
I’m swearing at the tv..answer you bitch There are some pluses to working in a church office. I can't(well, shouldn't) yell profanities here. I am working so hard to keep my BP down. She knows just how she is answering and acting(well maybe not acting) dumb on how things work/how social media works. The judge again... This judge is starting to remind me of the judge on the other trial that guy who went free who shot the protester.
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Post by oh yvonne on Apr 22, 2022 15:31:50 GMT
Omg this prosecutor has already lost his cool. I get that he’s mad but it’s not a good look. His voice is even getting tight. Ugh
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Post by edie3 on Apr 22, 2022 16:20:55 GMT
Just started watching. Is it going any better? Not sure I can listening to her whinny lying voice.
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Post by naby64 on Apr 22, 2022 16:24:02 GMT
Just started watching. Is it going any better? Not sure I can listening to her whinny lying voice. No. She doesn't recall saying anything. She doesn't recall who had access to her social media account. She had "people". She doesn't recall liking a certain Twitter about Nancy Pelosi. Are we surprised?
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Post by edie3 on Apr 22, 2022 16:32:33 GMT
Stupid bitch can't remember shit.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 22, 2022 16:38:01 GMT
I get the Speaker of the House has a certain amount of power but I don’t think that power would extend to somehow closing a border on their own.
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