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On December 18 2019 19:32 Slomo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 18 2019 17:35 rabidch wrote:On December 18 2019 07:06 Erasme wrote:On December 17 2019 07:06 Slomo wrote:
Oh damn, the 2GD arena shooter game became an epic store exclusive. Obligatory James is an ass gotta feed his family somehow I understand the argument and I wish him the best. I'm just a little sad I'll never get to play the game. I'm just waiting for the day GGG and CDProject Red fuck up hard and I have nothing left to look forward to in the gaming world. Then I'll have to go outside and look for new hobbies. Fuck. On a related note, early reviews indicate the new Star Wars movie will be hot garbage as well. Still will make bazillions of money.
Apparently + Show Spoiler +finn got releagued to the background and will + Show Spoiler + lose his asian gf because chineses dont like black people eheh
(very very minor spoiler but better be safe than sorry)
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On December 19 2019 05:16 Erasme wrote:Show nested quote +On December 18 2019 19:32 Slomo wrote:On December 18 2019 17:35 rabidch wrote:On December 18 2019 07:06 Erasme wrote:On December 17 2019 07:06 Slomo wrote:
Oh damn, the 2GD arena shooter game became an epic store exclusive. Obligatory James is an ass gotta feed his family somehow I understand the argument and I wish him the best. I'm just a little sad I'll never get to play the game. I'm just waiting for the day GGG and CDProject Red fuck up hard and I have nothing left to look forward to in the gaming world. Then I'll have to go outside and look for new hobbies. Fuck. On a related note, early reviews indicate the new Star Wars movie will be hot garbage as well. Still will make bazillions of money. Apparently + Show Spoiler + finn got releagued to the background and will lose his asian gf because chineses dont like black people eheh (very very minor spoiler but better be safe than sorry)
Think that was part of some leaks months ago.
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Lalalaland34505 Posts
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nice one slomo
quoting spoilers smh
i expected better from someone who joined in 2010 tbh
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Finally get to see a U.S. president impeached in my living memory.
Officially impeached. Witnessing a bit of history right here.
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this reminded me of you @teddyoojo
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Can anybody give a neat summary of how trump is impeached and what are the charges ?
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im 5 years sober (yesterday) lads
a long time
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On December 19 2019 12:35 eieio wrote:
im 5 years sober (yesterday) lads
a long time
Congratulations.
On December 19 2019 12:11 goody153 wrote:
Can anybody give a neat summary of how trump is impeached and what are the charges ?
So the House of Representatives which is the lower chamber of the legislature charged Trump with abusing his power and obstructing Congress.
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On December 19 2019 12:11 goody153 wrote:
Can anybody give a neat summary of how trump is impeached and what are the charges ?
Impeachment just means he's been formally charged by the House of Representatives (the larger chamber of US government that is re-elected every 2 years). This takes a simple majority. It's similar to an indictment - it means that they think there is sufficient evidence for a trial.
To remove him requires 67/100 votes (2/3 of the Senate) for conviction in the Senate, which is controlled by his party though not overwhelmingly (53-47). General consensus is <10% chance he's convicted. The threshold is insanely high - Andrew Johnson fell short by 1 vote after basically trying to undo all of Lincoln's efforts during the Civil War after Lincoln was assassinated. It would have removed Nixon, which is why he resigned, but has only ever actually had a final effect on his presidency.
He's being charged with two articles that are essentially groups of crimes.
Abuse of Power -
This is for his dealings with Ukraine with regards to withholding military aid in return for an announcement of an investigation into Biden's (the current Democratic presidential frontrunner) family.
Obstruction of Congress -
For refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the Ukraine scandal. Previous presidents have stonewalled investigations by withholding key witnesses, but he told ALL employees not to cooperate at all.
There's no real question of whether or not he did these things by any but the most extreme partisans (some argue that he did them for what he thought were good reasons, but he still did them), the question is whether it is serious enough to justify removing him.
If you're wondering why abuse of power and not extortion/bribery - It doesn't meet the US legal definition of bribery/extortion and the democrats wanted to avoid getting bogged down in that conversation (the legal definition and the constitutional one aren't related). US constitution only lists four crimes as valid reasons for impeachment but two are very broad : Treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors. In the US, treason only applies during active wars, so no, no one can be guilty of it since 1950s. Abuse of power has been one of the things that impeachment has been used for with regards to lower elected offices throughout history (high crime/misdemeanor) and is thought to fit the Ukraine deal.
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On December 19 2019 12:35 eieio wrote:
im 5 years sober (yesterday) lads
a long time
nice la
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cg eieio
have had my first sip of wine since early october.
even avoided beer that wasnt 0,0% alc.
feels good to go About without alcohol. especially when atrociously overworked and Sleep deprived
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On December 19 2019 12:48 Nevuk wrote:Show nested quote +On December 19 2019 12:11 goody153 wrote:
Can anybody give a neat summary of how trump is impeached and what are the charges ? Impeachment just means he's been formally charged by the House of Representatives (the larger chamber of US government that is re-elected every 2 years). This takes a simple majority. It's similar to an indictment - it means that they think there is sufficient evidence for a trial. To remove him requires 67/100 votes (2/3 of the Senate) for conviction in the Senate, which is controlled by his party though not overwhelmingly (53-47). General consensus is <10% chance he's convicted. The threshold is insanely high - Andrew Johnson fell short by 1 vote after basically trying to undo all of Lincoln's efforts during the Civil War after Lincoln was assassinated. It would have removed Nixon, which is why he resigned, but has only ever actually had a final effect on his presidency. He's being charged with two articles that are essentially groups of crimes. Abuse of Power - This is for his dealings with Ukraine with regards to withholding military aid in return for an announcement of an investigation into Biden's (the current Democratic presidential frontrunner) family. Obstruction of Congress - For refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the Ukraine scandal. Previous presidents have stonewalled investigations by withholding key witnesses, but he told ALL employees not to cooperate at all. There's no real question of whether or not he did these things by any but the most extreme partisans (some argue that he did them for what he thought were good reasons, but he still did them), the question is whether it is serious enough to justify removing him. If you're wondering why abuse of power and not extortion/bribery - It doesn't meet the US legal definition of bribery/extortion and the democrats wanted to avoid getting bogged down in that conversation (the legal definition and the constitutional one aren't related). US constitution only lists four crimes as valid reasons for impeachment but two are very broad : Treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors. In the US, treason only applies during active wars, so no, no one can be guilty of it since 1950s. Abuse of power has been one of the things that impeachment has been used for with regards to lower elected offices throughout history (high crime/misdemeanor) and is thought to fit the Ukraine deal.
I only knew about the house majority only meant that Trump will be tried on the senate which has the real power to remove him tho it is slim chance cause there is almost as much republicans as democrats whereas the removing of him required 2/3 votes of the senate body.
But this is so much details thanks !
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Why is TL allowing 0 posts accounts to create threads ?
The worst that can happen is a pro having to pm a mod to be an exception
The best would be having bots spamming messages in threads, but they already do that
:o
Also on Trump, can't the democrats just make a video with all his appearances on TV/his tweets where he confirms he did it?
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you would think so wouldnt u
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Northern Ireland22213 Posts
steam sales start tonight, there are a few games on my wishlist that i'm hoping for a good discount on...
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On December 19 2019 22:35 teddyoojo wrote:
you would think so wouldnt u
i'm sure you could make a 2min video of trump mocking women/disabled/veterans and air it during christmas
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well yes but it wouldnt achieve anything its nothing everyone doesnt alrdy know
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