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karynnj

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11. It is outrageous for a president to have this power ... and even more so a former President

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Fri Jun 14, 2024, 09:01 AM

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Johnson backs bill to allow presidents to push state cases to federal court [View all] Eugene Jun 2024 OP

DOA! Dipshit! SalamanderSleeps Jun 2024 #1

Time to feed Johnson to MT Greene and Matt Gaetz. marble falls Jun 2024 #2

EXACTLY The dipshit has been gnawing at Trump's bum B.See Jun 2024 #24

New GOP slogan: "Actually umm... presidents ARE above the law." ColinC Jun 2024 #3

No, actually it would be "OUR President is above the law." Ferrets are Cool Jun 2024 #14

To be fair, the text doesn't explicitly denote Trump as the law's sole benefactor ColinC Jun 2024 #17

To be fair, THEY would NEVER allow a Democrat to be above the law. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2024 #21

All to kiss the orange ass. spanone Jun 2024 #4

Speaker mike is playing the long game. He covers trumps ass, lets him loot the treasury, etc, Volaris Jun 2024 #7

It's the tastiest ass in Washington, you bet! Buns_of_Fire Jun 2024 #15

What a way with words! Solomon Jun 2024 #29

Violation of states' rights, former presidents no longer have political power bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #5

The one off legislation naming Slobby above the law and Constitution, anointed by Gawd and the current NoMoreRepugs Jun 2024 #6

Ass kissing to Trump but will never make it thru the Senate. Another GOP time waster dutch777 Jun 2024 #8

Isn't it what they do best? B.See Jun 2024 #25

Pretty much all they do. A shame to waste good oxygen on them. dutch777 Jun 2024 #32

Yeah right, Mikey! Like that is going to guarantee Biden's signature.... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #9

Weel now, isn't this saying, "President tRUMP is guilty of states crimes,so) bluestarone Jun 2024 #10

Now that you brought it up... GoCubsGo Jun 2024 #13

It is outrageous for a president to have this power ... and even more so a former President karynnj Jun 2024 #11

"States' rights" only when it benefits them. GoCubsGo Jun 2024 #12

Yes, but it's also evidence of inherent tug-of-wars among conservative beliefs. Model35mech Jun 2024 #28

Johnson needs to suffer serious consequences. LiberalFighter Jun 2024 #16

We're all for states rights (unless those rights get used by non-rethugs). n/t CincyDem Jun 2024 #18

They like states' rights heckles65 Jun 2024 #19

I thought conservatives wanted to let the states decide everything. Yeah, I know, you can't Martin68 Jun 2024 #20

BULLSHIT, Johnson.. We know what you're doing.. MF. Cha Jun 2024 #22

This is what some think it wise to wagon circle for? TheKentuckian Jun 2024 #23

The party of states rights is full of shit. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #26

It won't pass the Senate. no_hypocrisy Jun 2024 #27

So we're back to being the party of states' rights? 😆 Bucky Jun 2024 #30

A bill, known in Congressional circles, as.......... DFW Jun 2024 #31

They would blow up our entire Federal system and states' rights Goodheart Jun 2024 #33