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Ohiogal

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Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:52 PM

Jan 2019

The gun nuts were afraid this would set a precedent .... you know, the next Dem president could declare a national emergency over gun deaths, and come around and take away all their guns. I'm serious! I read that somewhere.

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About why he won't declare an emergency [View all] edhopper Jan 2019 OP

Also Ohiogal Jan 2019 #1

Agree 100%! The NRA is terrified about the precident it would set Va Lefty Jan 2019 #4

3. It would be a legitimate Pantagruel Jan 2019 #2

He will be bombing Iran later this week probably. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #3

The case would be in Supreme Court hands whether or not a president can beachbum bob Jan 2019 #5

Both !! Nt at140 Jan 2019 #6

Don't think he was initially bluffing. He saw it as another way of usurping Enoki33 Jan 2019 #7

Plus, I think it is the last chip he can play elfin Jan 2019 #8

Trump is affraid to Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #9

The GOP may be afraid of that edhopper Jan 2019 #10

The present big Donors to the Rethugs Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #11

true enough edhopper Jan 2019 #12

And what we are seeing in real time is Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #13

I think the White House Counsel.... Adrahil Jan 2019 #14

The one amusing thing is that until the reporter asked him a question, he had no idea Vinca Jan 2019 #15

And that reporter was stupid for mentioning it Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #17

He knows that he has a (very) weak hand, legally speaking Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #16