Consider "Both sides" of a genocide? Hmm... I guess we need to show more sympathy toward those who are actively blowing innocents into a million bits? Nah! I think I'll just call them war criminals and demand that they be locked up or sent to the guillotine. I'm very narrow-minded when it comes to considering both sides of a genocide.
Just remember, "Things go better with Coke". And I wouldn't defend Comey irregardless of what Tulsi said. Linking as usual, tomorrow, @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
As I commented yesterday on my website on a link about this story - "OH, THE SHELL FORMATION JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE AND HE DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IT IMPLIED, RIGHT. HOW STUPID DOES HE THINK WE ARE OR EVEN MORE SO, HOW STUPID IS HE!"
I think Comey is the one weaseling here, and this should be taken seriously even if he did this in jest, You and I would already be hauled in for questioning, if not jailed already, if we had made any type of threat on the president, veiled or not.
There are plenty of other things to prosecute Comey for. The fact that they are trying to prosecute him over this tells me they want to be able to crush protected political speech, which is far more important than that slimebag of a former FBI director.
You see, you and I SHOULD be able to make comments like Comey's without fear of prosecution. Only a statement urging direct and specific acts of violence break that bar.
I personally don't think it's about crushing dissenting or protected political speech, it should be looked at in the context of following the law.
18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
(a)Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
This statute is about mailed threats and otherwise makes any such threat.
However knowingly and willfully might be hard to prove in court, especially in the context of arranged shell numbers on the beach . Making Comey go through the legal process that Trump has had to do many times and still is, would only be fair retribution. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
I completely disagree. This is a deliberate attack on the First Amendment. Another one of many that have occurred ever since there was a First Amendment.
My Christian Zionist fitness instructor is appalled that I repeat "Isreal delenda est" at every opportunity. He doesn't understand that I regard Isreal to be like Old Yeller after he went rabid. I cried so hard when that dog was shot I had to be led from the theater. But even as a kid, I realized Old Yeller, the wonderful dog, was gone. I think Israel is definitely rabid and beyond help, but I don't think it was ever a wonderful country.
Old Yeller was my favorite movie, and book, for a few months anyway when I was a little boy. Made me cry, it did.
The analogy is a good one, though, for people who really did believe in all the Israeli mythos and now see it lying in ruins before them. At least they can PRETEND Israel went rabid and has to be put down.
So long at they decide in the end that 'Israel delenda est' is the only course of action, I really don't care what convolutions they go through to get there.
Of course, the Ukrainian delegation went to Ankara instead of Istanbul Thursday to meet with other people. They finally did show up on Friday.
The Coke Boys blow Europe.
You always make me laugh. 😃
Now if we could just make some money! 🤑
Consider "Both sides" of a genocide? Hmm... I guess we need to show more sympathy toward those who are actively blowing innocents into a million bits? Nah! I think I'll just call them war criminals and demand that they be locked up or sent to the guillotine. I'm very narrow-minded when it comes to considering both sides of a genocide.
You'd make a lousy liberal. Good thing you're not.
Liberal! YUCK!!! There's no need to be insulting! ;-)
Just remember, "Things go better with Coke". And I wouldn't defend Comey irregardless of what Tulsi said. Linking as usual, tomorrow, @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
I'm going to weasel a little bit here--I wasn't technically defending Comey, I was defending the First Amendment.
That's not very good weaseling, is it? Good thing I'm not a politician.
Didn't really think you were.
As I commented yesterday on my website on a link about this story - "OH, THE SHELL FORMATION JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE AND HE DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IT IMPLIED, RIGHT. HOW STUPID DOES HE THINK WE ARE OR EVEN MORE SO, HOW STUPID IS HE!"
I think Comey is the one weaseling here, and this should be taken seriously even if he did this in jest, You and I would already be hauled in for questioning, if not jailed already, if we had made any type of threat on the president, veiled or not.
There are plenty of other things to prosecute Comey for. The fact that they are trying to prosecute him over this tells me they want to be able to crush protected political speech, which is far more important than that slimebag of a former FBI director.
You see, you and I SHOULD be able to make comments like Comey's without fear of prosecution. Only a statement urging direct and specific acts of violence break that bar.
I personally don't think it's about crushing dissenting or protected political speech, it should be looked at in the context of following the law.
18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
(a)Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871
This statute is about mailed threats and otherwise makes any such threat.
However knowingly and willfully might be hard to prove in court, especially in the context of arranged shell numbers on the beach . Making Comey go through the legal process that Trump has had to do many times and still is, would only be fair retribution. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
I completely disagree. This is a deliberate attack on the First Amendment. Another one of many that have occurred ever since there was a First Amendment.
No problem and that is your right to be able to disagree according to the First Amendment. I respect that.
My Christian Zionist fitness instructor is appalled that I repeat "Isreal delenda est" at every opportunity. He doesn't understand that I regard Isreal to be like Old Yeller after he went rabid. I cried so hard when that dog was shot I had to be led from the theater. But even as a kid, I realized Old Yeller, the wonderful dog, was gone. I think Israel is definitely rabid and beyond help, but I don't think it was ever a wonderful country.
Old Yeller was my favorite movie, and book, for a few months anyway when I was a little boy. Made me cry, it did.
The analogy is a good one, though, for people who really did believe in all the Israeli mythos and now see it lying in ruins before them. At least they can PRETEND Israel went rabid and has to be put down.
So long at they decide in the end that 'Israel delenda est' is the only course of action, I really don't care what convolutions they go through to get there.