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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:26 PM Jan 2017

Young Turk Cenk Uygur calls for Trumps impeachment over Sally Yates: What choice do we have?

Cenk Uygur of “The Young Turks” said Donald Trump had triggered a constitutional crisis with only one real remedy: impeachment.

Trump fired the acting attorney general, Sally Yates, on Monday night when the Obama appointee refused to disobey a court order halting enforcement of an executive order banning travelers from certain majority-Muslim nations from entering the U.S.

“A federal court tells you, you are not allowed to do that,” Uygur said. “Do you respect the rule of law or don’t you respect it?”

Uygur accused the Trump administration of violating the constitutional check on executive power by the judicial branch — and he said the legislative branch should execute its own check on executive overreach.

“We have a President who says ‘I don’t follow the law, I don’t care, I’m already sitting in the seat,’” Uygur said. “There really isn’t any other legal action to be taken against the President who won’t follow the law other than impeachment.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/young-turk-cenk-uygur-calls-for-trumps-impeachment-over-sally-yates-what-choice-do-we-have/

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Young Turk Cenk Uygur calls for Trumps impeachment over Sally Yates: What choice do we have? (Original Post) BigBearJohn Jan 2017 OP
I honestly think... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #1
At a minimum tazkcmo Jan 2017 #2
He was a Hillary-basher throughout the campaign oberliner Jan 2017 #3
That seems rather relevant to the premise LanternWaste Jan 2017 #7
I wish he had been more active in making sure Trump didn't get elected in the first place oberliner Jan 2017 #8
Indeed. I am hoping to start seeing Impeach! banners among the rallies (nt) question everything Jan 2017 #4
What choice do we have? NCTraveler Jan 2017 #5
After his shilling against Hillary during the campaign, leftynyc Jan 2017 #6
What he says, as usual, makes no sense. randome Jan 2017 #9
+1 It makes no sense to serve up softballs that the other side can easily hit out of the park. onenote Jan 2017 #13
Yes, we need to worry about being the EFFECTIVE opposition. Yo_Mama Jan 2017 #16
Too little too late. liquid diamond Jan 2017 #10
Remember what a huge deal the gop made out of travelgate/Clinton WH? And their wiggs Jan 2017 #11
All of that stuff Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #14
Fuck him....and Trump. nt LexVegas Jan 2017 #12
But her emails ... dawg Jan 2017 #15
There will be no impeachment until Trump screws over Republicans. And he will. Vinca Jan 2017 #17

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)
2. At a minimum
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:31 PM
Jan 2017

Herr Twittler von Shot Gibbon's mental health should be questioned and examined by professionals. This alone is enough to impeach his crazy, shit flinging ass. He's unfit to serve in ANY capacity within our government.

Sorry for language but it can't be helped when I discuss Shit Gibbon.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
8. I wish he had been more active in making sure Trump didn't get elected in the first place
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:10 PM
Jan 2017

Would be the connection I was making.

(Then we wouldn't have to worry about getting the Republicans to agree to impeach him)

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
5. What choice do we have?
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:35 PM
Jan 2017

Standing with Clinton should have been your first choice you ratfucking ass. The election of Trump helps to line his wallet with articles like this. People seem to have short memories as to who this guy has been serving.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
6. After his shilling against Hillary during the campaign,
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:37 PM
Jan 2017

I'm not in the least bit interested in what he has to say. What the degenerate did was perfectly legal so obsessing over this isn't productive at all.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
9. What he says, as usual, makes no sense.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:14 PM
Jan 2017

First, Trump can fire anyone who isn't appointed by Congress. Secondly, that is NOT what Yates said. Uygur's deliberate misreading of what occurred shows he is not really on our side, after all.
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onenote

(42,715 posts)
13. +1 It makes no sense to serve up softballs that the other side can easily hit out of the park.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:48 PM
Jan 2017

No federal court ordered the federal government not to defend the EO. Yates took the position that the EO wasn't lawful and thus DOJ wouldn't defend it. She knew she'd be fired, but stood up as a matter of principle. But she wasn't fired because she wouldn't defy a court order. And while there was nothing illegal about what she did, there also was nothing illegal about Trump's response. In short, she was fired because she lawfully defied the person with legal power to fire her for doing so.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
16. Yes, we need to worry about being the EFFECTIVE opposition.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jan 2017

I take no position on this guy being on our side or not, but the point is that this comment and claim sets anyone who supports it up to be exposed as either foolish or lying. Either way, not good.

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