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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuid Pro Quo in code is still Quid Pro Quo. Impeach that motherfucker!
Trump and the Republicans are using something like the Bush defense on torture. It's not torture if you call it something else. Fuck that!
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Quid Pro Quo in code is still Quid Pro Quo. Impeach that motherfucker! (Original Post)
shockey80
Sep 2019
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What he did was illegal even without the pro quo part. We should not make the reliance.
LonePirate
Sep 2019
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mopinko
(69,806 posts)1. when your memo reads like a monty python skit,
you parrot is dead.
LonePirate
(13,386 posts)2. What he did was illegal even without the pro quo part. We should not make the reliance.
The RW is already attacking the pro quo portion of the event as if dismissing it will dismiss the entire conversation. The crimes he committed are not dependent on the pro quo aspect and we do not need to rely on it.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)3. I understand that, but there is evidence of Quid Pro Quo.
LonePirate
(13,386 posts)4. It is immaterial to the core crime and the RW (Fox News) is already using it to dismiss the crime.
We should not fall into the trap simply because it is a handy term which most people understand yet falsely think is necessary for the crime to exist.