8 thoughts on “Monday Open Thread”

1. Whatever you think of Castro's legacy, the Cuban people deserve better:

    

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   1. let music calm the waves of dispute between us.

      Then let's urge Republicans to stand up for the bare minimum of ethics and morals for the highest office in the land and let them lead the way on impeaching the Thief and his Crooked Family:

      Violation of the emoluments clause was considered grounds for impeachment by founders debating the proposed constitution. Eisen continues:

      Eisen said that Trump’s businesses, foreign and domestic, “are receiving a stream of such payments.” A prime example is Trump’s new hotel in Washington DC which, according to Eisen, is “actively seeking emoluments to Trump: payments from foreign governments for use of the hotel.”

      “The notion that his (through his agents) solicitation of those payments, and the foreign governments making of those payments, is unrelated to his office is laughable,” Eisen added.

      Not even inaugurated yet and Trump's already on the cusp of a constitutional crisis. Not that he'd know one if it bit him in the assets. Which is right where it should, actually.

      He could, of course, sell off his companies to avoid violating the Constitution and/or impeachment. Or else get “Republicans in Congress [to] admit that they endorse Trump’s exploitation of public office for private gain and authorize his emoluments as the Constitution allows.” The ThinkProgress report considers the latter "unlikely." Why, I can't imagine.

      Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe believes Trump would be in violation upon uttering the oath of office. But the Electoral College could justifiably deny him that chance:

      “[T]o vote for Trump in the absence of such complete divestment… would represent an abdication of the solemn duties of the 538 Electors,” Tribe said.

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2. Zap:

   Impeachment before he is sworn in to office?

   I am sure you are being fair and impartial and all that, but he has not yet been sworn in to office.

   Where were you when Obama was emailing Hillary on her private server, he using a fake email so the public records act could not be applied and her using the server not only to violate the public records act, but also so she could conduct Clinton Inc. business in private while conferring benefits on foundation donors?

   My guess is those activities fall below the bare minimum we should expect of our public leaders.

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   1. Trump has this ambitious list of things to do the first day in office.  How about 10am inaugural address.

      1p.m impeachment by house.

      4pm conviction by Senate

      8p.m. inaugural ball as president Pence's special guest.

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         Given the make up of the House and Senate, to borrow an expression of a now dead, not-so-enlightened, southern Democrat politician, even if he was caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, he will not be impeached.

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         1. Is gov. Edwards dead? He was my kind of scoundrel.  Just kidding on impeachment though zappy's scenario did not call for impeachment but for the electoral college to act as the framers intended, a search committee, not a rubber stamp.  I wouldn't bet the farm on that happening either.  We are in for some interesting times, you right wingers included.  Take care.

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         2. You're slow, AC. I think a large portion of Congress would be happy to show The Screaming Yam the door and replace him with Pence whom they know and have worked with. I don't care for his policy positions but Pence would be far more competent. And there has already been a lot of cloakroom chatter about what Drumph would have to do to legitimize impeachment proceedings. Remember, Congress decided to impeach Andrew Johnson and then decided on a reason. 

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3. With Kellyanne's angst over Romney possibly occupying the most prestigious Cabinet position chair, why isn't someone talking about Mitt as Secretary of HUD?  The Mormons have an great blueprint for ending chronic homelessness.  Seems like a good match for someone from Utah or with an LDS background.   

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