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shockey80

(4,379 posts) Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:22 AM Dec 2017

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Legal question. What is the penalty for breaking your oath of office? Is it just useless words that

mean nothing? What would have happened if FDR said the attack on pearl harbor may have not been done by Japan. Fake news.

This is exactly what Trump has done with the Russia attack on our democracy. It's fucking madness. Do republicans only believe an attack can happen if bombs are dropped? What the fuck is wrong with these people.

Trump has broken his oath of office. He denies the attack. He has not asked for an investigation. He is not defending America, the constitution and our democracy. Yet , he pays no price from the people who voted for him. It doesn't get more dangerous than that.

The future of our democracy depends on one man, Mueller. He must bring conspiracy charges against the entire Whitehouse. All of them must go down. Hopefully I will not go insane before that happens.

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Legal question. What is the penalty for breaking your oath of office? Is it just useless words that (Original Post) shockey80 Dec 2017 OP

We are now seeing the ugly truth emerge. Many of our democratic ideals Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #1

There are other birds...... MyOwnPeace Dec 2017 #2

I think such oaths are pretty much tradition, without a lot of meaning. There are other laws Hoyt Dec 2017 #3

They will be happy to spout "democracy" when the Senate acquits Trump world wide wally Dec 2017 #4

Means no more Bayard Dec 2017 #5

tRump will try to take advantage of the huge loophole in the oath he took... SeattleVet Dec 2017 #6

Irish_Dem

(46,772 posts)

1. We are now seeing the ugly truth emerge. Many of our democratic ideals

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:24 AM

Dec 2017

mean nothing.

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)

2. There are other birds......

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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:26 AM

Dec 2017

beautiful birds, bigly birds, the best birds..........

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. I think such oaths are pretty much tradition, without a lot of meaning. There are other laws

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:31 AM

Dec 2017

that might apply, but depending on an politician's -- or anyone else for that matter -- is about like holding people to their marriage vows.

world wide wally

(21,739 posts)

4. They will be happy to spout "democracy" when the Senate acquits Trump

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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:53 AM

Dec 2017

Bayard

(22,035 posts)

5. Means no more

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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:55 PM

Dec 2017

Than testifying under oath for these people. If you have no morals, no conscience, no problem lying, an oath is an act.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

6. tRump will try to take advantage of the huge loophole in the oath he took...

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 04:52 PM

Dec 2017

it clearly states 'to the best of my ability', and he has absolutely NO ability.

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