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marylandblue

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13. I agree, so I am ambivalent tending towards no on impeachment.

Reply to boston bean (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 21, 2019, 10:28 AM

Apr 2019

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The the way to fight authoritarian populists is to avoid the obvious, simple and wrong solution of making elections about them. The founding fathers did not know this, so they created an unwieldy, nearly useless impeachment process.

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Nixon wasn't impeached, although he would have been because the public came to support it over time. [View all] boston bean Apr 2019 OP

We are living in unprecedented times. Trump isn't Nixon, this isn't 1974. marylandblue Apr 2019 #1

We can learn from history. We have a criminal in the White House. boston bean Apr 2019 #2

The republic isn't worth saving if illiberals declare Addleall innocent Ponietz Apr 2019 #3

I guess you and I have a completely different view of the last few years. boston bean Apr 2019 #4

The US could Balkanize if Addleall is declared innocent Ponietz Apr 2019 #9

I am not talking about tearing the country apart. boston bean Apr 2019 #11

I hear you, bean Ponietz Apr 2019 #12

We can cripple him with investigations and open testimony for 2 years. boston bean Apr 2019 #16

'Stupid' didn't help you, here Ponietz Apr 2019 #17

No they do not have unlimited quarter. I am not saying that so please stop concluding I am. boston bean Apr 2019 #18

Yes of course we can learn from history! But which history? marylandblue Apr 2019 #5

I see dangers. I see republicans controlling a trial to convict the president where they declare boston bean Apr 2019 #6

Yeah, I see them doing that too. Is that all you see? marylandblue Apr 2019 #7

Yeah, I see giving them a leg up in 2020 where they control the narrative. boston bean Apr 2019 #8

I agree, so I am ambivalent tending towards no on impeachment. marylandblue Apr 2019 #13

Interesting insight. thank you! boston bean Apr 2019 #19

All roads in current crisis lead from Russia. nt delisen Apr 2019 #20

Nixon played within the rules. Buffalo Soldier Apr 2019 #10

It's not a binary argument, as many want to make it. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #14

It's like people forget what Republicans did to Hillary. Let's do the same fucking thing to Trump. boston bean Apr 2019 #15