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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on December 02, 2018, 06:44:33 PM
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ashling (25,417 posts) https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211502757
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?
If you like your Dr., you can keep your Dr.
RDANGELO (1,943 posts)
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
shanny (3,736 posts)
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.
Star Member Me. (21,921 posts)
5. Fix Gerrymandering
and vote the sucker out
Nictuku (1,725 posts)
14. They should be under oath whenever speaking on behalf of the office they were elected to.
:whatever:
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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.
KC
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Ah did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.
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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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A matter of national security and he knew about it and ****ing lied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnFoFOyn48&t=3s