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2016 Postmortem

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:55 PM Dec 2012

At what point do we start charging the GOP with treason [View all]

I'm dead serious. The absolute outright attempts to damage this country can not be ignored any longer. Can we make a citizens arrest of Boner, Yertle the Turtle, Ryan,et all?

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At what point do we start charging the GOP with treason [View all] Rosco T. Dec 2012 OP

I totally agree! Isoldeblue Dec 2012 #1

I called it back when Cheney outed Plame! benld74 Dec 2012 #2

me too hollysmom Dec 2012 #4

I'm there libodem Dec 2012 #3

How about....After they commit acts of treason Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #5

Grover Norquist's pledge Rosco T. Dec 2012 #10

No. Not even slightly, remotely close... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #13

+1. I completely disagree with their politics and think we'd be better off without them in congress xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #14

Your concern is noted. Paulie Dec 2012 #18

Dereliction of duty? Aren't they sworn to protect and serve the country? geckosfeet Dec 2012 #6

It would be an interesting trial considering such concepts of swearing allegiance to a lobbyist over world wide wally Dec 2012 #17

I've often thought the same thing Mona Dec 2012 #7

A political part can't be charged with a crime. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #8

When we have testimony by two witnesses of the same overt act, or confession in open court Recursion Dec 2012 #9

What they do doesn't meet the test for treason in the Constitution... Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #11

adhering to their enemies reteachinwi Dec 2012 #29

Republican's may be crap, but they are not allied with Bin Laden (who is dead) Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #30

I was being glib reteachinwi Dec 2012 #32

How about...never? brooklynite Dec 2012 #12

Treason has a very specific constitutional definition. Hosnon Dec 2012 #15

My guess would be the day after we prosecute Bush and Cheney for their war crimes world wide wally Dec 2012 #16

December 12, 2000 TexasTowelie Dec 2012 #19

Not sure 2pooped2pop Dec 2012 #20

the same day they prosecute Democrats whistler162 Dec 2012 #21

If ya want to charge them with treason including their followers and financial backers Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #22

I'd call for charging the GOP with advocating the overthrow of government and/or sedition meow2u3 Dec 2012 #23

WOW! RomneyLies Dec 2012 #24

Well, let's see: when McConnell said his job was to make the president a 1 term president or Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #25

individual repugs should be charged with whatever crime they've broken samsingh Dec 2012 #26

I've been posting this sentiment for the past year.... socialindependocrat Dec 2012 #27

The idea that you purpose is usually used by third world dictators to control spin Dec 2012 #28

K&R! butterfly77 Dec 2012 #31

agree, they have run America into the ground. They are probably immune to prosecution for anything. Sunlei Dec 2012 #33

I've been advocating this for YEARS and YEARS BanTheGOP Dec 2012 #34