Itssoeasy wrote: » And the timing is interesting seeing as if they were that much in debt and behind why did it take until around the time that her father in law is under the kosh because his position in the ongoing investigation.
Overheal wrote: » Mike Flynn: a violent military coup like Myanmar “should happen” in the UShttps://twitter.com/justinglawe/status/1399141771997745156?s=21
dogbert27 wrote: » Could that not be viewed as treason?
gimli2112 wrote: » Uniform Code of Military Justice A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. Sedition is defined aswith intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition would he still be subject to this or is he now considered a civilian? The Military don't mess about you can be put to death for not obeying an order. I'd be shot in a week.
pixelburp wrote: » Another attempt at Stupid Krystalnacht ala January.
What.Now wrote: » Could suggestion be considered intent? don't think so myself
gimli2112 wrote: » Uniform Code of Military Justice A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. Sedition is defined as with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition would he still be subject to this or is he now considered a civilian? The Military don't mess about you can be put to death for not obeying an order. I'd be shot in a week.
check_six wrote: » I don't think the penalties should be less severe because it was such a shambles. It all seems like a bit of fun and altogether harmless looking back on it now according to the GOP. They seems to have forgotten the names of the people who died because of this insurrection. Maybe because they were not the recognisable politicians who were the target of the action? At what level of success would the insurrection have to have achieved to be taken seriously, I wonder?
Itssoeasy wrote: » So that’s Mike Flynn flapping his guns and Matt gaetz talking about the 2nd amendment and how they should use it against Silicon Valley. I can’t remember the exact percentage but in a recent poll a decent sized number of Americans believe a storm is coming and it’s not one that met Eireann could forecast. It’s utter bizarro world stuff. There was a shooting in Miami over the weekend where two people died and around 20 were injured, and when I read the alert I didn’t even react because people being killed should shock you, but in America its so common it’s not shocking.
PropJoe10 wrote: » Poor ol' Donie O'Sullivan being sent to that QAnon rally. That nonsense that Sidney Powell is spouting is horrific stuff. Syphilis of the brain seems to have really overtaken her and the rest of these clowns.
PintOfView wrote: » It would make you despair for the future of mankind when Trump is considered credible by a very significant minority of people in an advanced country like the US. From the relatively stable perspective we enjoy in Ireland it might have been difficult to understand how one man was able to take a big country like Germany along the road to madness, a mere 80 years ago. However, looking at the US this past 4 years, where the leader of that country didn't appear to adhere to even minimum standards of truth, and reason, and logic, and was aided and abetted by a Republican party whose politicians displayed little or no integrity, it puts things in perspective! On day 2 of his tenure he was labelling as fake news any reports that contradicted his claims to have had the biggest inauguration rally ever. And his supporters didn't bat an eyelid, and were happy to accept this lie, and 30,000 more over the next 4 years. How can we place any expectation of integrity on other big countries like China or Russia, when the so called 'leader of the free world' has shown that blatant lying, cheating and hypocrisy are an acceptable mo in the US? And to add insult to injury, you have a large cohort of those people calling themselves Christians!! Since when is it Christian to lie and cheat and be a hypocrite, and to cast doubt on the truth? And what kind of mental gymnastics does it take for a 'Christian' to buy into that baloney?Sorry for the rant, just exasperated at a country I would have expected more from!
Overheal wrote: » Trump seems to think he will be back in office on August. At least that’s what he’s whispering to his small donors who buy into the big lie.https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-is-reportedly-telling-people-he-will-be-reinstated-as-president-by-august/
PintOfView wrote: » It would make you despair for the future of mankind when Trump is considered credible by a very significant minority of people in an advanced country like the US. From the relatively stable perspective we enjoy in Ireland it might have been difficult to understand how one man was able to take a big country like Germany along the road to madness, a mere 80 years ago. However, looking at the US this past 4 years, where the leader of that country didn't appear to adhere to even minimum standards of truth, and reason, and logic, and was aided and abetted by a Republican party whose politicians displayed little or no integrity, it puts things in perspective! On day 2 of his tenure he was labelling as fake news any reports that contradicted his claims to have had the biggest inauguration rally ever. And his supporters didn't bat an eyelid, and were happy to accept this lie, and 30,000 more over the next 4 years. How can we place any expectation of integrity on other big countries like China or Russia, when the so called 'leader of the free world' has shown that blatant lying, cheating and hypocrisy are an acceptable mo in the US? And to add insult to injury, you have a large cohort of those people calling themselves Christians!! Since when is it Christian to lie and cheat and be a hypocrite, and to cast doubt on the truth? And what kind of mental gymnastics does it take for a 'Christian' to buy into that baloney? Sorry for the rant, just exasperated at a country I would have expected more from!
amandstu wrote: » Agreed,but you seem to expect better from Christians than others? Based on what evidence?
spacecoyote wrote: » Assume it's tied to the fact that a large cohort of his support seem to be ardent "bible basher" style Christians who hold up their religion as fundamental to their belief system, except when it comes to their choice of political leader. They're happy to be holier-than-thou on all fronts but turn a blind eye to anti-Christian behaviour if it means owning the libs
PintOfView wrote: » As regard expecting better from Christians, there are a couple of things. I think any community has a right to expect integrity from everyone, regardless of beliefs, etc., and this is especially so when it comes to public representatives, and their vocal supporters. I don't expect more from Christians, or any other religious group, I'd merely expect the same! However thanks to an Irish upbringing I'm perfectly familiar with Christian values, and so I find it grossly hypocritical when someone claims to be a Christian, and yet goes on to support the lies and dishonesty, and complete lack of integrity, as displayed by Trump and his entourage.
AlfaZen wrote: » But the whole of Christianity was built around lies and dishonesty from the start. So is it really surprising. In general Christians have an ability to turn a blind eye to "non-Christian" behavior when its one of their own. Just look at what was going on in this country right up until the late 1990's.
