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originally posted by: allsee4eye
No foreign power, especially an adversary, should influence an election in another country. Considering the IC believes the Russian government hacked the DNC in June 2016 to help Trump win the election, this would be an unprecedented move by the Russian government since this would be the first time the Russian government did something like this ever. Whether the IC is correct or not, I believe this assessment would have warranted the suspension of the 2016 election until, in Trump's words, we figure out what the hell is going on.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
You going to site any justification for this other than "I feel"?
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says that there wasn't evidence of collusion between Russia and Trump earlier this year.
a massive check from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a top Putin lieutenant, to Manafort’s own firm, PEM. It was Deripaska who actually came to Manafort for the plan to help Putin affect Western politics.
He paid PEM $18.9 million to buy a television and media network in Ukraine, according to the Cayman Island court documents. But the deal fell through and the money was never accounted for, the documents say.
In other words, it certainly appears that Manafort pocketed $18.9 million for … other purposes.
Manafort was paid to help Russia meddle with the election. The whole thing is bogus. Do over.
A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote that a person or persons in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position: perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental. As a parliamentary motion, it demonstrates to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in (one or more members of) the appointed government.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: shooterbrody
Oh, and also -- a vote of "no confidence" - a recall, due to simply ineptitude (if not insanity) of the person in charge, does not require anything but people saying "we have no confidence."
Wiki def:
A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote that a person or persons in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position: perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental. As a parliamentary motion, it demonstrates to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in (one or more members of) the appointed government.
If Congress is supposed to represent the people, and the people overwhelmingly press on them to make a motion of no confidence, then they can do it. There's your process, and your reason.
If that's not sufficient, then you tell me, brody - you tell me why he's so great. Please.