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11-08-2018, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fast4522
He knew upfront that he would recuse, not what the President believed.
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Sessions did not know up front that he would have to recuse, he said up front that he would recuse if there were issues about his impartiality.
How could Trump not believe him if he said that at his confirmation hearing, before he got the AG job?
After Sessions recused himself, Trump stood up for him in the press. How soon we (and Trump) forget.
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President Donald Trump stood by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, releasing a statement saying Sessions did not make any misleading statements under oath during his confirmation hearings, but that he could have been more accurate in his responses to lawmakers.
"Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything wrong. He could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intentional," Trump said. "This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win. The Democrats are overplaying their hand. They lost the election and now, they have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other information. It is a total witch hunt!"
Earlier Thursday, Sessions bowed to intense political pressure and recused himself from any investigation related to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
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https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/polit...all/index.html
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11-08-2018, 11:52 PM
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#92
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Sessions should run for Alabama senate seat in 2020.
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11-09-2018, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by davew
Sessions should run for Alabama senate seat in 2020.
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Not now... Trumpworld hates him.
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11-09-2018, 12:32 AM
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#94
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Originally Posted by elysiantraveller
Not now... Trumpworld hates him.
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He's not getting any younger.As long as you have the (R) after your name, you win the statewide office in Alabama.Well except for Roy Moore, the Jailbait Judge.
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11-09-2018, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by FantasticDan
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Don't be too sure, Erick Erickson and Fan'Dan! I believe even Judge Napolitano got it , when he, a few days ago, appeared on the Shep Smith ( ) show.
From a Lefty site, but the point is made:
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The Recess Appointment Elephant in the Room
If the individual President Trump desires to serve as Sessions’ successor is Senate-confirmable, then nothing would stop President Trump from simply nominating the successor and naming someone else as the short-term acting attorney general under the Vacancies Reform Act. But on the assumption that the confirmation of a new attorney general would be conditioned by the Senate upon some promise of noninterference in the Russia investigation, it stands to reason that this option, while legally straightforward, may be off the table politically.
But now we come to the elephant in the room: President Trump’s power to “recess-appoint” Sessions’ successor. Article II, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution empowers the president “to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.” And as the Supreme Court concluded three years ago in the Noel Canning case, “the Recess of the Senate” can include just about any formal recess that lasts 10 or more days—no matter whether it’s an intersession or intrasession recess—and the vacancy at issue need not arise during the recess. (Both these holdings were over the nominal dissents of four of the more conservative justices.)
So if the Senate recesses for 10 days or more in August (which currently appears to be at least a decent likelihood), President Trump could simply recess-appoint whomever he wants to serve as attorney general until the end of the next Senate session, i.e., Jan. 3, 2019. That person would have the same authority as a Senate-confirmed attorney general, which would likely include authority over the special counsel and the Russia investigation.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...successor.html
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2018 Senate Recess Calendar (Red days = Senate not in session)
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11-09-2018, 09:43 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Originally Posted by barahona44
He's not getting any younger.
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What do you do with old geezers who can't function anymore?
Oh, I know - Supreme Court. Tape his ribs and he will be fine.
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11-11-2018, 12:04 PM
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gelding
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11-11-2018, 12:30 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Ah, SNL - the people who mock disable soldiers.
Real classy.
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11-15-2018, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by FantasticDan
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I know I'm late to this party, but massive LULZ on that tweet
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11-15-2018, 01:44 AM
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What is LULZ?
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11-15-2018, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TJDave
What is LULZ?
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The plural of LOL,especially if you're laughing at someone else's problem or are being extraordinarily sarcastic."Lots of laughs"is meaning of the acronym, the u is used,I assume,to avoid confusion with "Laughing out loud"
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Last edited by barahona44; 11-15-2018 at 09:01 AM.
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11-15-2018, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by barahona44
The plural of LOL,especially if you're laughing at someone else's problem or are being extraordinarily sarcastic."Lots of laughs"is meaning of the acronym, the u is used,I assume,to avoid confusion with "Laughing out loud"
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Your explanation makes no sense.
And what about the ‘z’?
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11-15-2018, 06:05 PM
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gelding
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Originally Posted by TJDave
What is LULZ?
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It's a thing PA says when he reads something that annoys him, but can't actually make a counter argument. Others he uses are, "cool story bro", or "I think I'm gonna shut this place down, you all suck."
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11-15-2018, 06:35 PM
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#104
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Originally Posted by TJDave
Your explanation makes no sense.
And what about the ‘z’?
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O ye of little faith. Google"lulz definition" and git yerself educated.Why should I do all the work?
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Last edited by barahona44; 11-15-2018 at 06:37 PM.
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11-17-2018, 01:09 PM
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#105
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PA Steward
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Originally Posted by TJDave
Your explanation makes no sense.
And what about the ‘z’?
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The z makes me super cool and hip...lulz
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