Chief Justice John Roberts strikes out
Posted By: Magnante, 1/31/2020 5:15:46 AM
Chief Justice John Roberts doesn't seem to have the judicial acumen of a traffic court judge. (snip) If the chief justice had instructed the House managers to stop committing perjury, then perhaps their posturing in calling witnesses to get at the truth may have been be more credible. If there is no penalty for perjury, then why have any witnesses? So far, this entire impeachment is just more D.C. political blustering and fake news reporting theater of the absurd that Americans hate at so many levels.
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Spoken like a true elitist.
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The rise of the South, the establishment of the Confederacy was not an overnight,
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