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Fiendish Thingy

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41. They do NOT have "absolute" power
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:02 PM
14 hrs ago

That is a dangerous myth.

They have control over the executive branch, and very little else, including the states.

They have the power to sow chaos and destruction, but that doesn’t mean they have control over the outcome or results.

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It's TREASON not sedition [View all] 4bonhoffer Wednesday OP
the 'obvious treason' - would be the picture on the wall .. ? stopdiggin Wednesday #1
Treason is narrowly defined Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #2
Really? Cirsium Wednesday #7
Did Jane Fonda get charged with treason? How about the Rosenbergs? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #12
lol Cirsium Wednesday #14
She went to Hanoi and had photo ops with various NVA officials Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #15
I know what she did Cirsium Wednesday #16
You don't know the difference between adversary and enemy, do you? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #17
Sure Cirsium Wednesday #19
Was he convicted of "aiding and abetting an enemy"? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #21
Goalposts moved again Cirsium Wednesday #22
The goalposts remain the same Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #23
I didn't say that Cirsium Wednesday #24
Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #29
It was a serious question Cirsium 16 hrs ago #30
I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #32
Facts Cirsium 15 hrs ago #40
Facts are good Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #42
The last 100 years? Cirsium 14 hrs ago #45
*sigh* go reread my post Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #47
I've read all your posts in this thread, and I didn't know any of them were "tongue in cheek" until I came to this one. ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #48
When Jane Fonda was president? Cirsium 8 hrs ago #49
Oh, I forgot about that one. ShazzieB 1 hr ago #51
That doesn't change the legal definition of treason EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #18
What?? Cirsium Wednesday #20
No EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #44
The "definition" Cirsium 7 hrs ago #50
Execute Trump for sharing state secrets then PATRICK 16 hrs ago #31
I would be in favor of rendering him to The Hague once his term is over Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #35
It's not what can see and call out... lame54 Wednesday #3
But only for awhile. calimary Wednesday #25
"Low treason" mr715 Wednesday #4
Everything he does benefits Vlad in a big way! debsy Wednesday #5
Of course the "experts" on what is treason wlll be out in force. Maybe add quotes around it "treason" erronis Wednesday #6
Confederacy of conspirators aiding and abetting traitorous destabilization. BattleRow Wednesday #8
and of course if you're just doing a 'rant' .... stopdiggin Wednesday #9
Impeachment is always an option Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #13
That remedy PATRICK 16 hrs ago #34
I wasn't suggesting impeachment was likely, only possible. Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #36
True in one thing at present PATRICK 15 hrs ago #39
They do NOT have "absolute" power Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #41
That Bush ancestry PATRICK 16 hrs ago #33
Excellent. Food for thought. erronis 15 hrs ago #38
... kinda reminds me of that scene in the movie Nuremberg Six117 Wednesday #10
The Democratic party is timid. Plays nice too often. Democrats who can hid hard are marginalize by the leadership. Denvermosaic Wednesday #11
That's what we have to fix. calimary Wednesday #28
Trump let Israel influence his decision leftstreet Wednesday #26
100% a traitor to this country vapor2 Wednesday #27
Number One guys deposed, executed PATRICK 15 hrs ago #37
Trump and Putin are on the same side. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #43
What did Krasnov do w/ all that purloined classified material he moved to Merde-A-Loco??? ultralite001 13 hrs ago #46
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