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In reply to the discussion: I'll say this now: yes, I DO want my "pound of flesh"! [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)32. Having no strong and appropriately harsh consequences
would be the second biggest mistake in US history.
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No, Obama would want the country to move on. Mandella would want the country to move on.
beastie boy
Nov 2019
#20
I'd like to know what Biden felt about McConnell holding Obama back from sharing
woodsprite
Nov 2019
#34
Obama's AG ignored a Congressional subpoena and was found in contempt and we were all fine with that
ripcord
Nov 2019
#108
Now is not the time for candidates to scream "pound of flesh"; dog whistle like the RePUBICS. nt
SayItLoud
Nov 2019
#84
Investigate every one of them. I guarantee all have criminal histories (Trump would require that).
lagomorph777
Nov 2019
#14
I agree...they wouldn't show any mercy, none what-so-ever. Time to show them that they've...
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2019
#54
Yes. This is not optional and we need to make our candidates pledge to seek justice.
lagomorph777
Nov 2019
#13
McDougal was kept in solitary for a good part of that time and shackled to a toilet..
Grasswire2
Nov 2019
#61
I hear you. But no one has been jailed for defying a House subpoena in decades
StarfishSaver
Nov 2019
#73
No more high road. Crush the bastards and no money to R districts when Dems take power.
Pepsidog
Nov 2019
#28
That's right. Republicans need to be held to account for their actions the past 3 years.
Pepsidog
Nov 2019
#60
Please. We let GW Bush, Cheney, etc get away with war crimes. No more of that.
CaptainTruth
Nov 2019
#37
Damn well said! No more just "looking forward". Cleanup the mess we will have been left.
usaf-vet
Nov 2019
#39
The reason we're going through this sh!tstorm is because we didn't prosecute the Bush Crime Family
OMGWTF
Nov 2019
#55
the candidate(s) who present clear plans for recovery from and prosecutions of Trump crimes ...
0rganism
Nov 2019
#63
Completely agree. The era of letting those who have committed major past crimes needs to be done
cstanleytech
Nov 2019
#68
I don't care about prosecution, just get them out of office. Unlikely a jury would convict anyway.
Hoyt
Nov 2019
#76
Gotta be that guy, and point out that Merchant of Venice is extremely anti-Semitic.
sir pball
Nov 2019
#92
I had no idea that OP would generate an "etymology" of sorts of the phrase "pound of flesh", but
Atticus
Nov 2019
#95
Hard time, general population. They should change who is locked up in those minimum security
brewens
Nov 2019
#103
I fail to see how demanding that Republican thugs be prosecuted in the same way other
Atticus
Nov 2019
#105
Dont hold your breath. I put the odds of anything major happening at about 15%
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#107