US Politics Thread

[gordondaviesmoustache]

This is an insane claim even by Trump's standards.

Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution"

The former president's lawyers argue why he cannot be barred from running for office for allegedly violating the 14th Amendment.

www.newsweek.com

Fucking embarrassing (and absurd) argument to be instructed to advance.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Fucking embarrassing (and absurd) argument to be instructed to advance.

Pass the NY bar exam and you too can advance such noncesense.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Pass the NY bar exam and you too can advance such noncesense.

Yes, I’ll make I do that in all the spare time I have at my disposal.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Yes, I’ll make I do that in all the spare time I have at my disposal.

You aren't even tempted a little by the prospect of charging higher fees and not getting paid by corrupt grifters?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

You aren't even tempted a little by the prospect of charging higher fees and not getting paid by corrupt grifters?

I’m perfectly content with what I’ve got :-)

 

[Username Required]

This is an insane claim even by Trump's standards.

Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution"

The former president's lawyers argue why he cannot be barred from running for office for allegedly violating the 14th Amendment.

www.newsweek.com

Desperate stuff. I've read through it a few times to be honest. To me this smells of operating in bad faith and unreasonably.

 

[grunge]

Uphold/adhere to/support - All amount to the same thing.

It's like trying to argue that someone 'violently ending a life on purpose' isn't 'technically' murder because it doesn't specifically use the word 'murder'.

I totally agree. But it’s one of the many defences they raised.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

But it’s one of the shittest defences ever raised.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I totally agree. But it’s one of the many defences they raised.

Up next...

The "I had my fingers crossed at the time" defense.

 

[SWP's back]

Network founded by Koch brothers endorses Nikki Haley for president

Americans for Prosperity Action plans to spend millions to try to unite Republicans behind Nikki Haley's presidential bid.

www.cbsnews.com

Koch Brothers are backing Haley.

*brother is…