[Magdalen] Comey testifying

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Wed Jun 14 05:13:33 UTC 2017


I imagine Pence is getting nervous, afraid that if he doesn't get things in
gear he may not have much time in office left to screw the country. We live
in hope.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember how long the whole Watergate process took...TWO YEARS! We are
> barely into the Trump presidency as it is. There are special elections
> happening here and there and a big push towards 2018, which elections are a
>  year away. The Independent Counsel/Special Prosecutor has just been
> appointed. Patience, people!
>
> Jay, who is waiting for Alexander Butterfield's doppelganger to show u p
>
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 10:24 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, since the Republicans own Congress, I don't see any of that
> > happening.
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 8:50 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Grace -- impeachment by the House of Representatives does not remove
> the
> > > President from office.  But it sets up a trial in the Senate.  As a
> > result
> > > of conviction by the Senate, the President is removed from office.
> > >
> > > Impeachment clauses in the Constitution:
> > > http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a1_2_5.html
> > >
> > > Eleanor
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > You're right about Nixon, Christopher.
> > > >
> > > > I have to confess that I don't even understand the point of
> > impeachment.
> > > > It doesn't get the person put of office--in fact, as far as I can
> tell,
> > > > absolutely nothing changes.
> > > >
> > > > It seems the only way you can get a president out of office is to
> > invoke
> > > > the 25th Amendment, which won't happen with this Congress, or for him
> > to
> > > > actually be convicted of a felony. And even in that case, with the
> > > > likelihood of never ending appeals, a president's full term would be
> > > served
> > > > before anything was actually done.
> > > >
> > > > If I sound cynical, it's because I am.
> > > > No one seems to have the will or the courage to stand up as the
> pieces
> > of
> > > > our government are being dismantled and our rights eroded, one by
> one.
> > > You
> > > > know the story of the frog in the pot of slowly heating water--that's
> > > where
> > > > I think we are, and no one seems willing to turn off the heat or take
> > the
> > > > pot off the stove.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Jun 8, 2017, at 6:55 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 8:55 AM James Handsfield <
> > jhandsfield at att.net>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Point of order - Three presidents have been impeached.  None
> > convicted
> > > > >> (Nixon resigned before he could be tried in the Senate).  Impeach
> =
> > > > indict,
> > > > >> not convict.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim,
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't believe that Nixon was actually impeached by the House of
> > > > > Representatives. The investigating committee recommended articles
> of
> > > > > impeachment, but I think he resigned before the full House ever
> acted
> > > on
> > > > > them. He doubtless would have been impeached though had he not
> > > resigned.
> > > > >
> > > > >> --
> > > > >
> > > > > Christopher Hart
> > > > >
> > > > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grace Cangialosi
> > Ruckersville, VA
> >
> > *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with
> great
> > love."*
> > *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
> >
>


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