(12-28-2019, 06:58 PM)Last42min Wrote:

(12-28-2019, 10:43 AM)mikesez Wrote: Nazi is a state of mind, not an ideology. Socialism or communism are ideologies.  A Nazi doesn't care about how much of the economy is under the government's control. A Nazi just wants all government power to be invested in a strong dictator, and he will call you unpatriotic or worse if you dare say anything bad about the leader, and God help if you're not the same religion or ethnicity as the leader..

This is hilarious.

What's your opinion on how Nazism fits in a political spectrum? Did I say anything false? Is your  view informed by facts? Have you ever done a comparative study of how Lenin dealt with, say, labor unions, compared to how Hitler dealt with them?

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(12-28-2019, 07:24 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(12-28-2019, 04:31 PM)mikesez Wrote: Rational words sound bizarre to bizarre people.

The prosecution goes first.
After the prosecution rests, the defense has its turn.
Does that sound rational or bizarre to you?

I hope it was rational because the next part is like it but just a little more complicated... If the people subpoenaed by the prosecution show up to answer questions under oath, the people subpoenaed by the defense should do the same.
However, if the prosecution does not get a fair response to its subpoenas, neither should the defense.

So, practically, Biden has no obligation to respond if Bolton and Mulvaney and Pompeo do not respond.

Round and round we go. Biden does not have Executive Privilege as does Trump. It will be great to watch Trump destroy him at the debates over this.

Executive privilege means whatever five justices on the supreme Court says it means. And I don't think they'll agree with your definition, or with Trump's.

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(12-28-2019, 07:47 PM)Byron LeftTown Wrote:

(12-28-2019, 04:31 PM)mikesez Wrote: Rational words sound bizarre to bizarre people.

The prosecution goes first.
After the prosecution rests, the defense has its turn.
Does that sound rational or bizarre to you?

I hope it was rational because the next part is like it but just a little more complicated... If the people subpoenaed by the prosecution show up to answer questions under oath, the people subpoenaed by the defense should do the same.
However, if the prosecution does not get a fair response to its subpoenas, neither should the defense.

So, practically, Biden has no obligation to respond if Bolton and Mulvaney and Pompeo do not respond.

By your logic, the Senate should hold a secret trial in the basement and drive a false narrative through selective leaks.

If you don't think Senators are discussing their next move behind closed doors right now, I suggest that's naive.

The House did discuss Trump/Ukraine behind closed doors.  Then they held public hearings.  Then they voted.  The Senate is basically going to do the same thing. They will cycle between closed and open door meetings,, until they finally vote on the articles.

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