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kentuck

(111,076 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:27 PM Dec 2019

Turley is weak. [View all]

He is suggesting that there can be no "Obstruction of Justice" unless it is against the Supreme Court.

Since the Supreme Court is not given the duty of oversight of the Executive Branch, it would be a dereliction of duty for the Congress to forfeit their Constitutional duties to the Supreme Court, it seems to me?

It is the sole responsibility of Congress to impeach and to file charges against the President. It is up to the Senate to rule on it.

I do not believe Turley is making very valid arguments.

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Turley is weak. [View all] kentuck Dec 2019 OP

Turley is in the situation of having to defend a guilty President. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #1

ari melber said he isnt making constitutional arguments, he is proposing mopinko Dec 2019 #2

I've been thinking that he was the only one willing to even show up BumRushDaShow Dec 2019 #3

I think you're right. I also think he might have declined if he knew what was in the Intel report StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #8

Starting to understand how he defended polygamy TheDemsshouldhireme Dec 2019 #4

Turley is Grandstanding for his own benefit! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2019 #5

He's been promised RBGs seat... even if Moscow Mitch has to keep it open for 9 years n/t maxrandb Dec 2019 #9

omg, I hadn't thought of that angle. Crap! n/t MerryBlooms Dec 2019 #10

Yeah, my thoughts too ... n/t RKP5637 Dec 2019 #11

Even though I didn't agree... Mike Nelson Dec 2019 #6

He is Barr's buddy... BlueJac Dec 2019 #7

Jonathan Turley claims an impeachable offense must be a crime -- but wrote this was a 'myth' in 2014 Gothmog Dec 2019 #12