Trump issues at least two pardons to service members

[JimL]

Oh, you mean the House Judiciary Committee hearings!!! No, Jim, don't be confused by the terminology -- these are just more impeachment hearings held before the Judiciary Committee, led by Nadler, yet another political hack.

Yeah, that's what I said, I didn't say constitutional hearings. What I said was that there will be constitutional scholars there who will explain impeachment to you and why Trump has violated the Constitution.

[Cow Poke]

Yeah, that's what I said, I didn't say constitutional hearings.

Yeah, I got that.... but they're not "Judicial Hearings" - they're simply more of the same by a specific committee.

What I said was that there will be constitutional scholars there who will explain impeachment to you and why Trump has violated the Constitution.

You mean, there will be constitutional scholars there chosen by the prosecution to give their opinions as to why they believe....

It still boils down to politics, Jim.... It's a political process, and those politicians have to answer to the folks in their own districts.

[JimL]

Yeah, I got that.... but they're not "Judicial Hearings" - they're simply more of the same by a specific committee.



You mean, there will be constitutional scholars there chosen by the prosecution to give their opinions as to why they believe....

It still boils down to politics, Jim.... It's a political process, and those politicians have to answer to the folks in their own districts.

Well, they should answer to their own consciences first, tell the truth to their constituents and let the chips fall where the may.

[lilpixieofterror]

Again, the argument isn't about his powers, it's about his abuse of those powers whether they be illegal or not. The military has a court for a reason, they are responsible for the rule of order in their organization, and these men were obviously guilty of horrific crimes. Trump trumped the decision of that court for political reasons and signaled to the enlisted that they are free to ignore military rule.

Is the president the commander and chief, of the armed forces?

Is Trump the president?

What did he do that was outside his powers Jimmy? Be specific because you have not a clue how the military works and it shows. Here is how the upper command structure works:

The President of the United States
The secretary of Defense
Branch secretaries (Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy)
Chief of staff
Service Chiefs of Staff

Who is at the top of the chain of command?

[Cow Poke]

Well, they should answer to their own consciences first, tell the truth to their constituents and let the chips fall where the may.

Unfortunately, these are politicians we're talking about. They get into office by padding their resumes, hiding the past, and promising the moon.

[JimL]

Is the president the commander and chief, of the armed forces?

Is Trump the president?

What did he do that was outside his powers Jimmy? Be specific because you have not a clue how the military works and it shows. Here is how the upper command structure works:

The President of the United States
The secretary of Defense
Branch secretaries (Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy)
Chief of staff
Service Chiefs of Staff

Who is at the top of the chain of command?

Again, obviously not outside his powers, lilpix, he did it. That's not the argument.

[lilpixieofterror]

Again, obviously not outside his powers, lilpix, he did it. That's not the argument.

The argument is you guys are clueless?

[JimL]

The argument is you guys are clueless?

Obviously the clueless one is you lilpix, because you can't even follow the argument.

[lilpixieofterror]

Obviously the clueless one is you lilpix, because you can't even follow the argument.

I understand it just fine Jimmy. The issue is that it is stupid. You are aware that the lead prosecutor, in one of these cases, was caught spying on the defense. Right?

[Cow Poke]

I understand it just fine Jimmy. The issue is that it is stupid. You are aware that the lead prosecutor, in one of these cases, was caught spying on the defense. Right?

There were a number of other improprieties, as well.