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This has me thinking: how useful, ultimately, is the Constitution without men of honor?
With Trump and his Senate sycophants trashing veterans in the past, and now Senator Ron Johnson (the newest face of self debasement) going after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, there is a serious dearth of men of honor in the Republican Senate.
Despite the fact that there is now 6 (and counting) of Trump's "best people" being sentenced to prison, and Trump himself only left to be convicted of several crimes, violations of the Constitution, and violating his Oath of Office, it appears the Republican Senate not only is devoid of honor, but there seems to be no low too low to go.
If you, or I, were lying for, and assisting, someone that has done what The Don has done, we would also be tried as accessories. OK, OK allegedly. :wink2:
This has me thinking: how useful, ultimately, is the Constitution without men of honor?
Have at it, I'm wearing my fire suit.
The Newest Face of Self Debasement in the Republican Senate: Ron Johnson
Looking for Honor among politicians is a bit like looking for a clean toilet at a pub on a Friday night.
Quite a monumental task.
However, while I think Democrats are not the best party on Earth, in fact I consistently call for the total destruction of both parties, Republicans and their supporters are beyond helping at this point, to say at this point that the impeachment investigation is based on “nothing”, is beyond not honourable, all the years under Obama these people screamed about tyrants and The Constitution, what was that all for when you’re faced with such clear and concise wrongdoing?
He’s from your tribe, so it’s fine, but know this, you are begging for autocracy.
Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption.
1. That is a no-brainer.
2. All the dictatorships in this world have beautiful constitutions but few if any men AND women of honor.
a. At least Herr Hitler was honest: He simply proclaimed himself the boss and threw Germany's constitution in the trash.
3. Our country is in trouble because the Dem candidate in 2016 was not a woman of honor. Even to this day, she has refused to accept the results of the election, thus undermining the legitimacy of the current administration.
With Trump and his Senate sycophants trashing veterans in the past, and now Senator Ron Johnson (the newest face of self debasement) going after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, there is a serious dearth of men of honor in the Republican Senate.
Despite the fact that there is now 6 (and counting) of Trump's "best people" being sentenced to prison, and Trump himself only left to be convicted of several crimes, violations of the Constitution, and violating his Oath of Office, it appears the Republican Senate not only is devoid of honor, but there seems to be no low too low to go.
If you, or I, were lying for, and assisting, someone that has done what The Don has done, we would also be tried as accessories. OK, OK allegedly. :wink2:
This has me thinking: how useful, ultimately, is the Constitution without men of honor?
Have at it, I'm wearing my fire suit.
The Newest Face of Self Debasement in the Republican Senate: Ron Johnson
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Honor doesn’t come from the uniform one wears or from the office that they hold. It comes from what is done in service to that uniform or office.
As Johnson noted in his letter to Nunes, corruption in Ukraine was endemic. That fact has been testified to by every witness Schiff has put in front of us so far. What appears to have happened is that our career state department folks had generally opted to work around that corruption rather than work against it. Johnson himself suggested that even Zelensky had chosen that path with one of his appointments. It seems that the consensus view was one of “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”.
Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption. As one of the witnesses mentioned, it hard to fight corruption without pissing off a lot of corrupt people. Well, there sure are a lot of pushed off Democrats these days.
Honor doesn’t come from the uniform one wears or from the office that they hold. It comes from what is done in service to that uniform or office.
As Johnson noted in his letter to Nunes, corruption in Ukraine was endemic. That fact has been testified to by every witness Schiff has put in front of us so far. What appears to have happened is that our career state department folks had generally opted to work around that corruption rather than work against it. Johnson himself suggested that even Zelensky had chosen that path with one of his appointments. It seems that the consensus view was one of “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”.
Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption. As one of the witnesses mentioned, it hard to fight corruption without pissing off a lot of corrupt people. Well, there sure are a lot of pushed off Democrats these days.
Are watching this hearing circus? Nunes in his questioning has Vindman on the hot seat. His lawyers all jumped in and Shifty jumped in because Nunes connected the dots between Vindman and the whistleblower even though in his deposition he claimed he did not know who the whistleblower was.
With Trump and his Senate sycophants trashing veterans in the past, and now Senator Ron Johnson (the newest face of self debasement) going after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, there is a serious dearth of men of honor in the Republican Senate.
Despite the fact that there is now 6 (and counting) of Trump's "best people" being sentenced to prison, and Trump himself only left to be convicted of several crimes, violations of the Constitution, and violating his Oath of Office, it appears the Republican Senate not only is devoid of honor, but there seems to be no low too low to go.
If you, or I, were lying for, and assisting, someone that has done what The Don has done, we would also be tried as accessories. OK, OK allegedly. :wink2:
This has me thinking: how useful, ultimately, is the Constitution without men of honor?
Have at it, I'm wearing my fire suit.
...Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption...
Honor doesn’t come from the uniform one wears or from the office that they hold. It comes from what is done in service to that uniform or office.
As Johnson noted in his letter to Nunes, corruption in Ukraine was endemic. That fact has been testified to by every witness Schiff has put in front of us so far. What appears to have happened is that our career state department folks had generally opted to work around that corruption rather than work against it. Johnson himself suggested that even Zelensky had chosen that path with one of his appointments. It seems that the consensus view was one of “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”.
Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption. As one of the witnesses mentioned, it hard to fight corruption without pissing off a lot of corrupt people. Well, there sure are a lot of pushed off Democrats these days.
...Nunes connected the dots between Vindman and the whistleblower even though in his deposition he claimed he did not know who the whistleblower was.
Diogenes would throw away his lantern.Looking for Honor among politicians is a bit like looking for a clean toilet at a pub on a Friday night.
That is a moronic talking point. What no one with a modicum of integrity and intellect can tolerate is the corruption and incompetence of the current administration. Your defense of it also says a lot.Our country is in trouble because the Dem candidate in 2016 was not a woman of honor. Even to this day, she has refused to accept the results of the election, thus undermining the legitimacy of the current administration.
Trump, it appears, had chosen to avoid such relationships of convenience and actually seek to combat the corruption.
Oh yes, Trump is a champion of anti-corruption. He promised to investigate and prosecute Hillary and his base ate it up: "Lock her up!" That was until his AG testified that was not going to happen because there was "no factual basis" for starting an investigation. Oh well.
Then, over two years into his administration, Trump all of a sudden decides Ukraine is where his focus needs to be. That is the corruption that must be addressed, and the new Ukrainian president needed to get onboard. To accomplish this, Trump asks the Ukrainian president for "a favor." The fact that his likely political rival Joe Biden was close by was simply a coincidence. Unfortunately for Trump, a whistleblower blew up that plan. Can't get that "favor" now.
Not to worry, though. There'll be other ways to get "investigations" going down the road. Maybe AG Barr will announce that the FBI is "investigating" [fill in Dem nominee name here]'s role in a pedophile slave ring about a month to two weeks out from the election. Or maybe Wikileaks will conveniently come up with some embarrassing private emails that [again, fill in Dem's name here] doesn't want disclosed but will be hammered on at every public appearance. It doesn't matter that there is no substance to any of this. Trump wants the media to be focused on the "investigations." That is a winning strategy.
The electorate, at least a good portion of it, is so gullible, easily influenced by the latest shocking headline, that Trump can virtually say or do anything and no one can hold him accountable.
That's because a good swath of the population gives details of the impeachment charges about as much time as they give to Kim Kardashian's farts, about 2 seconds. They go to their "news" show of choice so they can be told how to feel about it.
This has me thinking: how useful, ultimately, is the Constitution without men of honor?
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair;
the event is in the hand of God.
...Trump is a business con-man, he is not a criminal...
That phrase is self contradictory.
Trump is a con man, he is a criminal. They say all politicians lie - but he does it so brazenly.
Right now he is protected by the office of the presidency.
If the president was a Democrat, those senators would be holding up Lt Col Vindman as a saint and a patriot...but his testimony attacks Trump (a Republican)
For GOP senators and congressmen, it doesn't matter who you are, you're a traitor if you dare to attack them.
OMG do you just lap up everything that Trump tells you ?
Are you such a fan boy that you're prepared to believe anything ?
Trump doesn't care about corruption (unless he can do the corrupting and gain a benefit). Trump doesn't give a damn about the Ukraine, ALL he cared about was getting dirt on Biden and winning again in 2020. That's absolutely all.
Are you kidding me??? Is this all you got?
...all of the presidential candidates are protected, dumb ass....
...does the Constitution rely on the existence of honorable men in the government???
...no kidding?!?!?! Haven't you noticed that is how it is for both parties...
...do you just lap up everything the Democrats spew...
...are you such a dull thinker that you are prepared to believe everything?
...You are wrong, because you are not willing to examine all of the situation and are only able to believe what the Democrat pigs tell you to believe.....
The Justice Department is ****ed-up, because it is not a separate entity that it is supposed to be...
...presidential candidates are immune from prosecution, and that is what Joe Biden is hiding behind.
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