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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:04 PM

Trump's argument to block Don McGahn from testifying is nuts:

The White House is relying on a brand new memo from the Office of Legal Counsel claiming that, as an absolute matter of separation of powers and executive branch autonomy, Congress cannot force the President's senior advisers to testify.

Notably, the memo cites not a single court decision to support this novel proposition. The memo does begrudgingly note in passing that the only court opinion on the matter, a 2008 decision relating to testimony from former White House Counsel Harriet Miers, actually reaches the opposite conclusion: Senior advisers to the President are not immune from compelled congressional testimony.

There is also extensive precedent against the White House's position. Senior advisers to presidents of both parties have testified in Congress routinely -- and over many decades. The White House's new position would effectively put an end to that longstanding and not particularly controversial practice.

On Monday, Trump launched a long-shot effort to prevent the public from hearing live testimony from former White House Counsel Don McGahn -- the man who, perhaps more than any other, can bring to life Trump's most flagrant alleged acts of obstruction of justice.

According to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, in June 2017, Trump instructed McGahn to have then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein remove Special Counsel Robert Mueller. McGahn defied this order. Then, according to the report, in early 2018, Trump told McGahn to falsely deny media reports that Trump had tried to fire Mueller. McGahn, again, refused to comply.

This is the textbook definition of obstruction of justice, and McGahn's testimony threatens to expose this to millions of Americans across the country who haven't read the Mueller report.

If Congress is serious about hearing from McGahn, then it needs to skip the ceremonial contempt votes, take the issue to court and insist on an expedited ruling from a judge. (And if Monday's expedited ruling from a DC District Court judge, ordering Trump's accounting firm to turn over financial records to the House Oversight Committee is any indication, several judges may be willing to take swift action.)

www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/opinions/trump-block-don-mcgahn-reasoning-nuts-
honig/index.html


I looked at the memo. www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016a-d6b3-d399-afef-deb38ac30002

Congress will ask McGahn the same questions that Mueller asked McGahn. McGahn only needs to read aloud the same words he spoke to Mueller, except this time the words will be on TV. Trump has no legal argument to forbid words that are already in the public domain. Trump doesn't want McGahn to say the same words a second time, especially when those words will be broadcast to millions of undecided voters. A Congressman could read aloud McGahn's testimony in the Mueller Report, but that would not get the news coverage of McGahn reading his own words.


The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:56 PM

What about my post here, or any of the posts I've ever made in the RWED, make you think that I'm prone to going all PC when it comes to obesity?

I am a fat shamer. Being fat is not healthy.

Trump ain't my daddy though, so I really don't care. Just saying that you're probably just wasting your time if you think that his weight is going to be the thing that gets him out of office when all else fails.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Come on guys, stop saying that he's a fat disgusting slob....after all he is
a fellow human being. He can't be all bad, he golfs for Pete's sake.

Now isn't that America! Teeing off while chomping on a chicken wing, deep fried of course!


sgg

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by second:

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Go ahead and impeach. I've been all but begging for impeachment for months now.

Please. Impeach. I implore you.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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My ideal scenario is Trump has a fatal heart attack late at night and does not call 911. That way nobody would have to take a vote on whether Trump is too fat and stupid to be President. Trump's final words would be a tweet during his heart attack: "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Arrrgggghhh . . . " (Yes, that was an actual tweet from Trump at 4:01 AM - 17 May 2019)
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129341043156107264

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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I'm not at all going to argue that our current President is a poster child for the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards. I'm also not going to argue that under that suit the 72 year old has a lot of muscle either.

I will point out that the BMI scale used widely today is problematic.


Here's a list of our heaviest presidents before Trump (factored with BMI):

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Naturally, this is a question spawned by the possibility of a Chris Christie run for the presidency. It turns out, not too many presidents have been rotund. In fact, only five presidents have been “obese” according to the antiquated BMI. Taft (42.3 on the BMI), Cleveland (34.6), McKinley (31.1), Taylor (30.2), and Teddy Roosevelt (30.2). Bill Clinton was overweight with a BMI of 28.3.

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And here's a Newsweek article from February about Trump's recent climb into "Obese" territory:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-obesity-bmi-overweight-1332943



Here, is CDC page with charts on Obesity:

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/defining.html




Now... personally speaking, I don't have too many doubts that during the height of my drinking before I sobered up and got back in shape, that I was legitimately Obese when I had peaked out around 225lbs.


But back in my early to mid 20's when I spent anywhere from 35 to 50 hours per week at the gym and was a brick shithouse weighing 209lbs at only around 5'7", I was technically obese by the very fallible BMI metrics. At a 32.73 BMI, I was higher in the prime of my life after years of power lifting than McKinley, Taylor, Teddy Roosevelt and Bill Clinton. And also Trump, who recently hit 30.4.

Hell... even right now, at 165lbs and a six pack showing, I'm at 25.8, which is well within the "Overweight" category.


But my recent blood work back in Janurary came back all within the acceptable levels on all counts except for Glucose, which was 3 pts higher than the high number. After discussing my very small list of foods regularly consumed with my gluten free diet and limited source of income, I was told to just swap out my Honey Nut Cheerios with regular Cheerios and I'd be fine, which is what I've been doing for 4 months now.


Trump's doctor says he's fine. I don't necessarily believe that is true. Without even the need to delve into conspiracy theories, I'm sure one could come up

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