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wasupaloopa

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3. My guess is none of us knew about it until now.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 02:22 PM

Sep 2019

Last edited Sat Sep 7, 2019, 04:36 PM - Edit history (1)

My wife reads news papers and online news. I could bet if I asked her she would not have heard about this.

I rail against the idea that we on DU are some special higher form of human.

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Barr joins renewed Trump administration push to curtail nationwide [View all] orangecrush Sep 2019 OP

He had an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. too. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #1

Dangerous times and most Americans IMO can't be bothered to pay attention. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #2

My guess is none of us knew about it until now. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #3

I don't know about the latter, but I think DU is possibly a better news source than many follow. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #7

Agree. The normal goto news WaPo, NYT, Guardian didn't report, or I didn't see it. erronis Sep 2019 #14

Glad I could be of help. orangecrush Sep 2019 #21

I used to give us a 30% chance of surviving Trump/Barr/McConnell, but it's gone down. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2019 #4

Kick dalton99a Sep 2019 #5

Barr first impeach, arrest whatever, get rid of him. notdarkyet Sep 2019 #6

I think Barr is trying very hard NOT to follow in John Mitchell's footsteps DFW Sep 2019 #8

Kleptocratic kakistrophic klusterfuck.....KKK pbmus Sep 2019 #9

It's all in the fascist autocratic handbook... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #10

so, a criminal mobster is against Democracy, no surprises here. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #11

We need to take the position of Attorney General out of the hands of the President. patphil Sep 2019 #12

... so, where are the "checks"? mahannah Sep 2019 #13

Nice try Barr, who are you kidding: yonder Sep 2019 #15

Here's them: "We don't need no stinkin' oath!" n/t sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #16

"subjected to" shanti Sep 2019 #17

+1. Nice catch. That inference went right over my head. yonder Sep 2019 #18

This seems beyond constitutional crisis. It's a planned gridlock a dictator could weaponize. ancianita Sep 2019 #19

Well said! orangecrush Sep 2019 #20