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Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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WOW that was the intersection of dumb and pathetic. If I were you I wouldn't have posted this as it makes you look to be both as well.
Now to the meat of what Lieu said. He quotes Article 1 section 9, making it the first time in recent memory that a liberal remembered that we had a constitution. I will skip over the hypocrisy and pretend that Ted actually cared enough to try this motion when HRC was literally selling favors from her office, while she was Sec of State, and collecting millions directly for foreign rulers to purchase influence in the American gov, which is exactly what Article 1 section was designed to prevent.
The key focus here was that our founders understood that people like HRC would exists and that they would use their own personal corruption to enrich themselves. Where that section of the constitution does not apply here, is that Trump is and has sold real products to the general public for more than 30 years. This is called business, I know liberals dont understand that word, but try to follow along. Business is when you offer a product or service to the public. This is VERY different from the intent of the law, where it was written to prevent politicians from selling influence. For example if a sec of state were to sell off a strategic asset like 20% of our uranium to a foreign power in exchange for a donation to a fake charity that would be illegal. By contrast Trump makes rental income among other types from offering real property to the public. This is also true of many members of Congress to include Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), two wealthy lawmakers who receive rent payments on a bundle of properties — more than 100 apiece. McCaskill was paid at minimum $3.3 million in rent generated from 290 assets and Blumenthal received at least $1.95 million from 109 properties. People like former obama whitehouse ghools Rham Emannual, and Valerie Jarrett, also fit here. The reason that what they do is legal is totally lost on Congressman Lieu, or maybe it isnt and he just puts this out so that unthinking sheep can follow him down the path of stupidity.
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SSG Trevor S.
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Jame Johnson
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SSgt Christopher Brose - You are lying there was 9 investigations that proved HRC was NOT selling favors from her Secretary of State position. Where is the proof? You are repeating what the RWNJS say over and over and over and over and over again.
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Cpl Joshua Caldwell
Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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Jame Johnson I can tell you this as a retired federal law enforcement officer. There are times when investigations are just for show and the investigators are pretty much told to not look real hard. In the case of HRC she was never even questioned. That should tell you how serious those investigations were. They were for political show. There is massive evidence of HRc selling favors, directly in the Panama papers and Podesta emails. Oddly enough neither of those sources have ever been subpoenaed
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SSgt Christopher Brose
SSgt Christopher Brose
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Jame Johnson - 1. I didn't say HRC was selling favors from her SecState position anywhere in this thread, so you are (A) confusing me with someone else, or (B) confusing/conflating a discussion on possible constitutional violations with accusations against HRC.

2. The fact that she was not charged as the result of "9 investigations" does NOT "prove" she wasn't selling favors from her SecState position. It merely means charges were not brought forth.

3. I doubt the rigor of any Obama administration investigation into HRC. One need look no further than FBI Director Comey's testimony before Congress, which spelled out HRC's guilt in certain matters regarding her handling of classified materials before declining to prosecute.

4. There IS substantial proof, despite Hillary's best efforts to destroy records and evidence, that she closely coordinated with the Clinton Foundation, arranging meetings and donations, when she was Secretary of State. We might never have known about it had it not been for the leaked emails, but they WERE leaked, and now we have an unintended window into the dealings of HRC and the Clinton Foundation.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/24/clinton-foundation-emails-donations-server-payforplay-trump-glenn-reynolds/89205512/
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LTC Orlando Illi
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The Nominating Committee by unanimous consent determined that this post rises to the level of imbecilic logic worth of this honor.
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SSG Jessica Bautista
SSG Jessica Bautista
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LTC Orlando Illi - It's obvious that it was not sarcasm, unless you meant the opposite of what you stated. Do you even know what sarcasm is?
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SSG Trevor S.
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LTC Orlando Illi
LTC Orlando Illi
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SSG Trevor S. - as well as some Single Malt
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SSG Trevor S. - As a fan of both bacon and beer, I approve of your message.
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SGT William Howell
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Rep Lieu is a idiot. The people that voted him in are idiots. The people that post articles about Rep. Lieu are idiots.
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SSG Jessica Bautista
SSG Jessica Bautista
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SGT William Howell - Did I? That doesn't sound like something I'd say. "Treat others as you want to be treated." Don't lecture me when you're in the wrong.
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SN Greg Wright
SN Greg Wright
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SGT William Howell - Honestly I don't even know why she sticks around. Not a single person would ask about her 6 months later. Actually scratch that. She just loves to foment discord. Knowing that she will never be accepted here, she settles for pissing everyone off. Much like the child you reference.
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SGM Erik Marquez
SGM Erik Marquez
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SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" -

SGT William Howell
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agree to disagree and choose not to interact in topic that cause you both to be unprofessional..right now the choice is left to you. Very soon that choice will be taken away and admin's will choose for you. Much more pleasurable for all when we self police
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SGT William Howell
SGT William Howell
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SGM Erik Marquez - Thanks SMG. Words of wisdom that did not end with, "Now get on your face!"
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