It's not illegal. ** -- JMHoo 10/31/2019 4:16PM Irrelevant ** -- WaxHoo 10/31/2019 4:33PM That’s right. ** -- JMHoo 10/31/2019 10:40PM Then why is the White House so adamant there was no quid pro quo? -- Blah 10/31/2019 4:20PM It's the, "It happens all the time. Get over it." defense used by Mulvaney. ** -- Blah 10/31/2019 4:30PM No. JM and I have argued in the context of Mueller investigation over this. -- southdenverhoo 10/31/2019 6:16PM There are few legal terms more broadly construed than "thing of value." I -- WahooRQ 11/01/2019 10:58AM But the Supremes are, above all, political. See Bush v Gore, and that was a -- southdenverhoo 11/01/2019 11:17AM Well, I guess in this instance you have what dick-with-ears Matt Gaetz -- WahooRQ 11/01/2019 11:31AM This is different from Mueller investigation which was always ... -- Blah 10/31/2019 6:46PM Remember Governor McDonnell’s bribery conviction getting overturned? -- southdenverhoo 10/31/2019 9:07PM Are you saying government call from the Oval Office ... -- Blah 10/31/2019 9:27PM I’m saying IF this was a criminal prosecution there’s a good chance THIS -- southdenverhoo 10/31/2019 9:31PM Not because they are questioning it as "an official act." -- Blah 10/31/2019 9:51PM No, I was using the parsing the McDonnell opinion did on “official act” to -- southdenverhoo 10/31/2019 10:58PM Not if there is overwhelming evidence to a quid pro quo. -- Blah 11/01/2019 12:18AM Well, obviously this is all moot since an impeachment is not a criminal -- southdenverhoo 11/01/2019 08:01AM JMHoo does not know what he's talking about. You have a far better grasp. -- Blah 11/01/2019 10:35AM "Collusion" is a meaningless term used by the media. Conspiracy is the -- WahooRQ 11/01/2019 11:13AM Lots of good points. I just say collusion because ... -- Blah 11/01/2019 11:43AM I'm sure your prosecutor friends will also tell you if he wasn't POTUS he -- WahooRQ 11/01/2019 12:10PM People were so shocked by Trump's brazen efforts to obstruct ... -- Blah 11/01/2019 12:18PM Yes, asking for an investigation of a Ukrainian company is pretty thin -- JMHoo 10/31/2019 9:19PM I of course feel there was a pretty clear quid and a pretty clear pro quo -- southdenverhoo 10/31/2019 9:26PM You are correct that this has always been about 2020. -- JMHoo 10/31/2019 10:38PM What the hell are you talking about? -- Blah 11/01/2019 12:58AM And another FOS statement. She announced the impeachment before the -- Hoodafan 11/01/2019 08:52AM She wanted an investigation. She never said she was going to impeach. -- Blah 11/01/2019 10:42AM These dudes are squirming like worms on a hook. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 10/31/2019 4:44PM