Is Trump bluffing?

[Xenom0rph]

This is the greatest thread I've seen in a long time.

Please dont shut it down....

 

[EyeBRollin]

A democracy is a direct vote. A republic is not. Do you not understand?

That’s incorrect.

Definition of democracy

1a: government by the people especially : rule of the majority
b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

That’s incorrect.

Definition of democracy

1a: government by the people especially : rule of the majority
b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections

Definition of republic

1a(1): a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
(2): a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government
b(1): a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law
(2): a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government

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b(1): a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law

Sit down, son.

 

[Black Widow Void]

@backseatjuan

I had a question for you.
Back in 2016, there was a lot of paranoia in the U.S. about the Russians and their attempt at creating chaos and division among the U.S. people.

I'm making no accusations here. I'm asking due to curiosity. It is kind of laughable at the bickering behavior here (and I actually participated as well). Seeing as though you appear to be from Russia, does this behavior (within this posting) seem peculiar or silly to you?

Personally, I think it's kind of funny. You make a posting and then you can sit back and watch watch all the drama.

What's your opinion?

 

[EyeBRollin]

Definition of republic

1a(1): a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
(2): a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government
b(1): a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law
(2): a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government

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b(1): a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law

Sit down, son.

Thank you for confirming that a Republic is a democracy!

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

Thank you for confirming that a Republic is a democracy!

A democracy in which a few cities cannot rules over everyone else, dumbass.

 

[Spaz]

1st ur president blames ur Congress which of course blames the president back then you people get confused and starts to argue.

Just change ur system into a parliamentary democracy.

 

[Von]

It's election year in the USA.
Election year in the USA = we going at war because of x bad guys.

Repeat every elections.

Trick is the oldest in the "get re-elected for president" USA book. Heck even the Romans used it

 

[zekko]

What happens when Impeachment articles are sent to the Senate?

I have a related question (bear in mind I'm not following this closely). I heard Pelosi is stalling on sending the articles to the Senate to be voted on, and this thought occurred to me: Could she delay sending the articles indefinitely or is there a time limit? In other words, could she delay sending them until after the elections in the hope that the Dems regain a Senate majority?

 

[Xenom0rph]

Okay well back on topic:

It looks like Iran just retaliated by striking targets in Iraq....

 

[Billtx49]

could she delay sending them until after the elections in the hope that the Dems regain a Senate majority?

No.
She doesn’t have that kind of power.
Public opinion would eat her alive.
After a few weeks the Senate will proceed without her AOI’s, likely a dismissal for failure to prosecute.

 

[Billtx49]

Okay well back on topic:

It looks like Iran just retaliated by striking targets in Iraq....

If they killed any US servicemen, the main question of this thread will be answered faster than you know…

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

If they killed any US servicemen, the main question of this thread will be answered faster than you know…

I doubt they did. Official Pentagon report didn’t make mention of it. We knew what they were doing before they did it lol and so we rearranged our troops/equipment/machinery and everything to minimize any possible damage. I think it’s about time we blow these ****ers to kingdom come.

 

[Xenom0rph]

I have a related question (bear in mind I'm not following this closely). I heard Pelosi is stalling on sending the articles to the Senate to be voted on, and this thought occurred to me: Could she delay sending the articles indefinitely or is there a time limit? In other words, could she delay sending them until after the elections in the hope that the Dems regain a Senate majority?

This is definitely a grey area as nothing like this has ever occurred before. When Clinton was impeached the House sent over the AOI immediately.

There doesnt appear to be a time limit on how long articles can be held.

And there's never been a case when AOIs were purposely held until the next Congress to begin trial in the Senate.

If that's Pelosi's game then it's a major gamble. Nothing like this has ever been done before and it could set tremendous precedent for future cases.

The only upside is that in general Republicans have an advantage in the Senate while Democrats have an advantage in the House due to population distribution.

Republicans need to hold onto enough seats in the Senate to maintain a wide enough margin to prevent a 67 vote conviction in the next Congress if that's how its gonna go down...

It's a tall order but I think McConnell, Lindsey Graham and Trump can pull it off...

 

[zekko]

Republicans need to hold onto enough seats in the Senate to maintain a wide enough margin to prevent a 67 vote conviction.

Certainly unlikely the Dems could pull off that big of a reversal, and I'm not saying this was Pelosi's plan, it was more of a hypothetical question really.

 

[Scaramouche]

Hi Xenomorph,
Yes The Persians as I think of them are different to Arabs and yes they are quite like us...I drove across Iran in the mid sixties, and nicer more helpful people you could not wish to meet,from talking to Iranian expats in recent travels in Turkey,they are not happy with the current regime one bit either...The question we must ask ourselves is,can we or the Zionists live with a nuclear Iran?...Would the feelings of security they get from such posession create more responsible behaviour?

 

[Scaramouche]

Good to see you around these parts lately...hope the fires aren't a problem for you.

Hi Sam,
Just bored really,house bound as the smoke pollution makes it dangerous to go outside,been like this for three weeks....One Son has lost 1300 acres,all his fences,outbuildings and 230 Herefords,house was saved,Sister in Law lost C2.500 acres,fences,stock,Tractor,Cars,house badly burnt,another Brother and Sister in Law have a recreation facility,17 cottages and an entertainment hub badly damaged....Mate runs a Plant Nursery,lost his stock,irrigation equipment out houses,truck,but he will be OK...The rest have survived but for what?need huge injections of cash to get going again,in what seems,a never ending drought....But the problem is not over by a long shot.the fires just keep going on and on like Death!

 

[redskinsfan92]

Iran has been asking for it. They attacked Saudi Arabia. They attacked oil tankers. They attacked a U.S. Embassy

 

[EyeBRollin]

Iran has been asking for it. They attacked Saudi Arabia. They attacked oil tankers. They attacked a U.S. Embassy

Naw, you just want to follow dear leader into war.

 

[Von]

Iranians are the Americans of the middle-east. (All about money, running business, great techno music, great food, highly educated, don't give any value to religion, merchant)

The people of Iran can't wait to get rid of its government. (Arabic Islamic invaders, as they call it.. Because Islam is Arab for them). The population is afraid of the government.

95% of the Iranian oil are at the border of Iraq with a Arab population.