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Lonestarblue

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29. They'll be overturning the precedent set for Nixon and Clinton if they refuse to let the House subpo
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:27 PM
May 2020

If Trump wins this one, the Roberts Court will forever be known as an extension of the Republican Party.

KR! Cha May 2020 #1
Unfortunately I believe they will rip it... wcmagumba May 2020 #2
They'll rip it until a Democrat is in the WH, then we'll have an "independent judiciary" again. sop May 2020 #7
The minute we have a democratic president, it'll be prosecute the Prez times a million ffr May 2020 #10
Not if the Supreme Court sets a different precedent Mr. Ected May 2020 #17
And why would the conservatives on the court do that? milestogo May 2020 #20
They'll be overturning the precedent set for Nixon and Clinton if they refuse to let the House subpo Lonestarblue May 2020 #29
Agree. mountain grammy May 2020 #28
I'd happily take HRM Queen Elizabeth over Trump any day. Not BoJo, though. catrose May 2020 #3
Well, if the corrupt right-wing king-court sh!t on the Constitution... Lock him up. May 2020 #11
That was my response to Canada during the Bush years: COLD! But I almost brought myself to go. catrose May 2020 #35
"...all apply to become part of Britain again" At least we'd all have national healthcare. Yavin4 May 2020 #4
And the accidents! central scrutinizer May 2020 #5
And bad teeth Yavin4 May 2020 #19
Oh and you'd have to pay a TV license fee. mwooldri May 2020 #25
Suits me not fooled May 2020 #18
Well...uh...it's the UK Yavin4 May 2020 #22
We'd have to learn the metric system! lunatica May 2020 #24
Give my vote to the Queen too world wide wally May 2020 #6
Don't Worry....It Only Applies To repub "presidents" nt sfstaxprep May 2020 #8
Sorry, I really dislike Raw Story. Here's the actual WaPo link w/ excerpts: scarletwoman May 2020 #9
Thank you. OPs - please don't post aggregator's links - use the original where possible. erronis May 2020 #21
I tried to. I always do where possible Soph0571 May 2020 #31
If Trump wins this case I think it will become the norm for citizens bucolic_frolic May 2020 #12
The idea that you can't prosecute until a Pres leaves office is ludicrous! ecstatic May 2020 #13
If they decide that way, President Bien MUST start impeachment and removal proceedings against.... machoneman May 2020 #14
tRump Packed The Supreme Court StarzGuy May 2020 #15
I think even this SCOTUS will not want to rip up the constitution Soph0571 May 2020 #32
Neal Katyal & George Conway think it's not a good day for Trump NewJeffCT May 2020 #16
Trump isn't too keen on why we fought the American Revolution. tclambert May 2020 #23
All the countries that zentrum May 2020 #26
Come back home 🤣😀😀 n/t Soph0571 May 2020 #33
Yes! Would love to! zentrum May 2020 #34
Jill Wine-Banks just learned that the Nixon and Clinton decisions occurred too recently to be used LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #27
I set my alarm so I don't miss Charlie Pierce on Stephanie's show OMGWTF May 2020 #30
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