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Jul 31, 2021Liked by David Thornton

God love you David, your endless pursuit of the truth is ultimately all any of us are looking for. Most of us understand the legions of trump lovers will never be moved. What we also know is normal every day people will look at the facts and use them to make choices going forward. It's the exact reason trump lost in 2020. More people resented his presidency than loved him.

I truly look forward to Mo, bullet-proof vest, Brooks having to testify. He should be held accountable for telling the crowd to go "kick ass." I truly look forward to Jim, I don't recall when i talked to the president on January 6, Jordan having to testify. Hey dummy, your phone records will show exactly when, how many times and how long you chatted him up. Perhaps those records will jog your memory and what was exactly said.

Finally, i really, really want to see who took visitors through the White House in the days before January 6. Nope, not accusing anyone, but those visits had to be logged and if anyone provided access that was used to help the insurrectionists (BTW you are right and EE is dead bang wrong), they should be held accountable up to and including jail time.

January 6 was impossible to watch. The events were so far removed from what anyone would, could or should tolerate. The very idea the Ron Johnson's of the world are trying to repaint it is simply sick. Call it what it was, hold those accountable that did it and then we can move on. Until then it is simply a stain on our country and democracy and until we deal with those who precipitated it and nurtured it we should never forgive, nor never forget.

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Jul 31, 2021Liked by David Thornton

EE has been so utterly contaminated from partisanship that he has lost all ability to see right from wrong. A poor but common look for those that mix religion with politics. At least that's what I hope it is, because the other opinion is he is intentionally lying to try and grow his fledgling radio show.

I really wish we could have gotten a legit non-partisan review of the events of Jan 6th but republicans made that impossible. Now we just need to know how deep it goes, and how much evil the republican voters are willing to put up with to have political power.

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Jul 31, 2021Liked by David Thornton

The following would indicate the definition of insurrection is not as cut and dried as you claim.

"Insurrection Law and Legal Definition

Insurrection refers to an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government. It is a violent revolt against an oppressive authority. Insurrection is different from riots and offenses connected with mob violence. In insurrection there is an organized and armed uprising against authority or operations of government whereas riots and offenses connected with mob violence are simply unlawful acts in disturbance of the peace which do not threaten the stability of the government or the existence of political society.

The following is a case law defining Insurrection:

Insurrection means “a violent uprising by a group or movement acting for the specific purpose of overthrowing the constituted government and seizing its powers. An insurrection occurs where a movement acts to overthrow the constituted government and to take possession of its inherent powers.” [Younis Bros. & Co. v. Cigna Worldwide Ins. Co., 899 F. Supp. 1385, 1392-1393 (E.D. Pa. 1995)]"

https://definitions.uslegal.com/i/insurrection/

This "bombshell" is much like the bombshell reported by Brad Raffensperger's clerk. The intent and meaning is unclear, even if it were in Trump's handwriting.

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This is not any different than all the fantasy evidence that was presented regarding the Russian collusion, the Ukriaine phone call and the Trump Dossier. Really, when are you going to give up this fantasy. People on the left lie when it comes to the Trump administration, actually any Republican administration (See Texas and Georgia Voting rights legislation), that is fact. There is a reason that no Republicans are allowed on that Select Committee, no one on the left want real questions asked.

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I'm waiting for a Democrat to actually be assassinated: then the line will be "They had it coming!"

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