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Offline dutch508

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I heard on one of the TV shows...
« on: December 02, 2018, 06:44:33 PM »
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Today I heard on one of the TV shows

 
I don't remember who, or what network,but someone said, in regard to Trump lieing to the American people, that it is a crime to lie to the FBI, but no to lie to the people.

So here is the question: why?

It seems that in a democracy a lie to the American people, by a candidate in a campaign should be a crime ... as well as by an elected official. It is a serious form of corruption, the same as a bribe.

Am I crazy? ... let me restate that ...is this idea crazy?

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1. If the lie is big enough, the remedy is impeachment. n/t

“More young black men languish in prison than attend colleges and universities across America”
“We signed into law the biggest middle-class tax cut in history”
“90 percent of the budget deficit is due to George W. Bush’s policies”
“If you like your health-care plan, you can keep it”
“The Capitol Hill janitors just got a pay cut”
“The day after Benghazi happened, I acknowledged that this was an act of terrorism”
“I didn’t call the Islamic State a ‘JV’ team”
“Republicans have filibustered 500 pieces of legislation”
“We have fired a whole bunch of people who are in charge of these [VA] facilities”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/01/19/obamas-biggest-whoppers/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d1e8c01ecf03

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3. I get your point but am not sure how it could be enforced.

Politicians spin, shade the truth, misspeak, and yes, lie all the time. Other than a lawsuit after the fact (along the lines of truth-in-advertising) I don't see how to fix it. But I do disagree with the above poster who suggested impeachment as a remedy: a remedy that is unworkable is not a remedy at all.

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and vote the sucker out

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14. They should be under oath whenever speaking on behalf of the office they were elected to.

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Re: I heard on one of the TV shows...
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2018, 07:05:56 AM »
Uhm, what about all the posts on DU during the midterms that were saying their candidates were just saying what they needed to to get elected, then they could do what they really planned to do?  All that seemed fine and good just a scant month ago.  Just saying.

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Re: I heard on one of the TV shows...
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2018, 07:54:58 AM »
Ah did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.
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Re: I heard on one of the TV shows...
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2018, 08:29:40 AM »
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Star Member Me. (21,921 posts)

5. Fix Gerrymandering

and vote the sucker out
How exactly does gerrymandering affect presidential elections (except for Nebraska and Maine)?

There needs to be a test to weed out people from voting who have no idea how elections work.

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Re: I heard on one of the TV shows...
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2018, 04:54:57 PM »
A matter of national security and he knew about it and ****ing lied.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnFoFOyn48&t=3s

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