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rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:09 AM Jul 2018

Learn from history - it we come out of this Dems must crush Republicans

In my lifetime, Nixon was let off with a Ford pardon, Reagan/Bush were not held fully accountable for Iran/Contra, Bush/Cheney were given a pass. In each case the Republicans came back and were worse, because they didn't pay a heavy enough penalty.

This time we need to prosecute each and every one of them. None of this, "we need to move on for the good of the Country."

For the good of the Country we need to penalize them to the fullest extent, use every means possible to strip them of Govt Pensions, jail them for crimes committed against the United States. If not, then ten year later we will be dealing with something worse.

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Learn from history - it we come out of this Dems must crush Republicans (Original Post) rufus dog Jul 2018 OP
We absolutely need to go all "shaka zulu" on their asses lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #1
And strip them of their ill-begotten wealth, ALL of it. Personally I'm fantasizing fierywoman Jul 2018 #2
Would love to see not fooled Jul 2018 #10
Did some quick math on that fescuerescue Jul 2018 #15
That is the reason we are here. rusty quoin Jul 2018 #3
have you ever seen dems holding reps accountable? AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #4
Nope. We have to demand it. rainin Jul 2018 #5
To be fair, I've never, historically speaking, seen anything like this before. herding cats Jul 2018 #6
It's about fecking time someone is saying this, TY! arthritisR_US Jul 2018 #7
Ford made a grave mistake True Blue American Jul 2018 #8
Yep. IOKIYAR joshdawg Jul 2018 #9
"Grave mistake" nothing. Ford committed treason. n/t D23MIURG23 Jul 2018 #12
They are setting up a prescedent that presidents are above the law. D23MIURG23 Jul 2018 #11
Just one more reason True Blue American Jul 2018 #14
It's time for a wealth tax Johonny Jul 2018 #13
YES!!!! bluestarone Jul 2018 #16

fierywoman

(8,103 posts)
2. And strip them of their ill-begotten wealth, ALL of it. Personally I'm fantasizing
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:39 AM
Jul 2018

about the asset known as Trump Tower being seized and it's value being distributed among all the immigrant families he caused to be separated.

not fooled

(6,060 posts)
10. Would love to see
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:51 AM
Jul 2018

the kook brothers, shelly and the rest of the kleptocratic billionaires forced to disgorge the tax cuts, ALL of them going back to saint ronnie's. They have been stealing from the rest of us for decades.

Make this country functional again!

fescuerescue

(4,469 posts)
15. Did some quick math on that
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 10:54 AM
Jul 2018

works out to about $40 per individual based on Trump tower being worth about $450 million.

Of course Trump tower is totally leveraged, which brings the payout into the sub 1 cent territory.

herding cats

(19,612 posts)
6. To be fair, I've never, historically speaking, seen anything like this before.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:02 AM
Jul 2018

We're in completely new territory here.

D23MIURG23

(3,077 posts)
11. They are setting up a prescedent that presidents are above the law.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 09:47 AM
Jul 2018

It needs to stop now. I was livid when Pelosi took impeachment off the table and when we got no inquiry into torture and war crimes under W.

Beyond that, the repukes have been waging war on the dems for at least 24 years, and the dems never seem to get it. I feel like I've watched them trying to fight a gunfight with a butter knife since I've been old enough to be aware of politics.

I hope the democrats will finally learn this time. No more kid gloves, "moving on", or "reaching across the isle". Frog march the trumpsters into court, don't pardon them, and hang their crimes around the repulsive party's neck for the next generation.

True Blue American

(18,152 posts)
14. Just one more reason
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 10:46 AM
Jul 2018

Pelosi has to go.

A new poll out shows Democrats want new faces. I agree, we need a big generation change.

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