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    Romney to vote to convict

    I remember Romney dining in NYC with Trump begging for a high level position in the administration. He did not get it........
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    Who in the hell would give him the time of day?
    Old redneck hillbilly borned and raised on a redwood stump.

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    And yet Romney, ends up on the right side of history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    And yet Romney, ends up on the right side of history.

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    That is debatable.
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    I believe he voted his conscience. If he did that, I have more respect for him than I do those who just voted party.

    I would venture to say that at least 25% of all votes were strict party votes with no thought of guilt or innocence .
    Individual rights are protected only as long as they don't conflict with the desires of the state .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Independent Voter View Post
    I believe he voted his conscience. If he did that, I have more respect for him than I do those who just voted party.

    I would venture to say that at least 25% of all votes were strict party votes with no thought of guilt or innocence .
    I tend to agree with most of what you have shared, however after the unfair sham job the House conducted turn about is fair play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Independent Voter View Post

    I would venture to say that at least 95% of all votes were strict party votes with no thought of guilt or innocence .
    Fixed it for you....

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    All help is greatly appreciated
    Individual rights are protected only as long as they don't conflict with the desires of the state .

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    They call this thing that happened a “trial.” It does not resemble a real trial in damned near any respect starting off the bat with a “jury” that is pre-selected and consists of members all loaded to their gills with preconceptions, opinions, self-interests & stated conclusions in many cases. There are no rules but what the “jury” elects to follow with zero evidentiary constraints on what the two sides chose to blurt out, or restraints by the presiding officer, save for a threat of admonishment. In short, the whole thing is what Texans would call a political goat rope.
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    “You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution


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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    That is debatable.
    The restraint shown by you to my stance is admirable - and I mean that sincerely. For, I pay attention to what you have to say.

    Thank you.

    For the rest of my friends here, what you heard from Romney regarding his vote was a religious response and can be examined from that point of view. If you are interested, listen to his explanation. It does not come from anger, it comes from applying his LDS beliefs. Mr. Romney responded as an LDS Priesthood Elder.

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    I listened to the entire speech last night and I found myself in almost complete agreement to Senator Romney's impassioned address to the Senate. I also gained far more respect for him in showing the courage to vote this way, in full awareness of the repercussions.

    A comment on what Hunter said---for anyone who has a deep and abiding faith, and guides their life by those principles, no matter what they maybe, there is no separating their very being from their faith---and all of it's tenants.

    I do not know how I would have voted. Yes, without a reasonable doubt, I believe trump did what he was accused of. What I am not sure of is the answer to the basic question, did those actions rise to the level of impeachable offenses. I am not equipped to answer that within the context of the Constitutional meaning. I am glad I did not have to face what Senator Romney faced---with real courage and conviction.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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    Channeling his inner McCain.
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

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    ^^^^^^^

    That is a really good way of looking at it.
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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