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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOh, for goodness sake...just show us the cum-stained dress and get on with the impeachment!
We all see where Mitch McTurtle and the GOP "leadership" are taking this. They're in a death spiral...time for another impeachment!
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Oh, for goodness sake...just show us the cum-stained dress and get on with the impeachment! (Original Post)
Atman
Nov 2012
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Whovian
(2,866 posts)1. LOL for the best thread title of the week.
Except this time mcturtle was wearing the dress and the stain is orange.
Good one!
jody
(26,624 posts)5. Petraeus is still subject to the UCMJ even though he retired 31 Aug 2011.
Source http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj.htm#SUBCHAPTER%20IV.%20COURT-MARTIAL%20JURISDICTION
802. ART. 2. PERSONS SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER
(a) The following persons are subject to this chapter:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
(4) Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay.
(a) The following persons are subject to this chapter:
* * * * * * * * * * * *
(4) Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay.
President Obama has authority to prosecute Petraeus if the incident occurred before 31 August 2011 when Petraeus retired.
822. ART. 22. WHO MAY CONVENE GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL
(a) General courts-martial may be convened by
(1) the President of the United States;
(a) General courts-martial may be convened by
(1) the President of the United States;
AlGoreRhythms
(111 posts)6. I was wondering when
they would try to bring up impeachment.
I hope this does it, so we can get through it already.
barnabas63
(1,214 posts)7. funnnny! glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that!
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)8. Well put
and that's all this is...
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)9. Bingo!!!
Jack Sprat
(2,500 posts)10. Here's what I'd like to know.
Why do these members of congress think the FBI should notify them of their investigations? This smacks of partisanship and interference in FBI investigations. Do they want the FBI or CIA to stand down if the investigation involves an ally of the rethug party? Seems like it.