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niyad

(113,921 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:22 PM Jan 2019

did I hear correctly--did a puke rep from OH (did not catch his name) say that protecting the

president is congress' job???

I only caught a second of the guy's comments, not sure which committee he is ranking member on.

okay, it's jim jordan of ohio, hypocrite at large. the linked article at huffpo says it all:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-jim-jordan-donald-trump-oversight_us_5c029d33e4b0606a15b5ba61

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did I hear correctly--did a puke rep from OH (did not catch his name) say that protecting the (Original Post) niyad Jan 2019 OP

That does seem the be the GOP motto. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

He needs to resign since he's not there to uphold the Constitution. Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #2

Protecting the country is Congress's job Takket Jan 2019 #3

The constitution actually MiniMe Jan 2019 #9

They officially have zilch to say about AOC now ck4829 Jan 2019 #4

That was certainly Nunes' position . . . peggysue2 Jan 2019 #5

You'll have to be more specific. Ohiogal Jan 2019 #6

He was on bdamomma Jan 2019 #7

Hope it's the same way he protected the young wrestlers malaise Jan 2019 #8

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. That does seem the be the GOP motto.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:23 PM

Jan 2019

They did the same for Reagan and Bush Jr. As did the corporate media.

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)

2. He needs to resign since he's not there to uphold the Constitution.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:26 PM

Jan 2019

At this point, anyone who says this is aiding and abetting a traitor.

Takket

(21,702 posts)

3. Protecting the country is Congress's job

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:27 PM

Jan 2019

MiniMe

(21,722 posts)

9. The constitution actually

Reply to Takket (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 05:36 PM

Jan 2019

That is what their oath of office is

ck4829

(35,096 posts)

4. They officially have zilch to say about AOC now

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:27 PM

Jan 2019

peggysue2

(10,850 posts)

5. That was certainly Nunes' position . . .

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:29 PM

Jan 2019

during the 2018 campaign. They have him on tape saying it: that a Republican Congress was there to protect POTUS from Democratic investigation and possible impeachment. I'd also add in Nunes' case, it was also a matter of protecting his own lying, complicit ass.