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Electric Monk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:03 PM
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Poll question: If the President does it, it's not illegal
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mcollins Donating Member (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:04 PM
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1. Jusification of morals?
I don't think so.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:06 PM
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2. America fought a revolution to get rid of kings.
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:07 PM
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3. Nope.
I was always taught that we are a nation of laws, not men, and that's what I believe.
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Electric Monk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:09 PM
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4. Corollary question: Why aren't Dubya and Cheney facing charges or locked up already?
nt
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:12 PM
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5. The proper formulation is "If the president did the illegal thing, he won't be charged for it"
I suppose the same rule applies for the guy who sticks his hand up the puppet's ass and pulls the strings.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 03:21 PM
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6. As long as the President does it with a consenting adult, it's legal. nt
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-11 05:45 PM
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7. Those he's chosen to bomb (in several countries) probably didn't give their consent
Edited on Mon Mar-28-11 06:16 PM by FiveGoodMen
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