#215714 by Kramerguy
Wed May 29, 2013 4:06 pm
Wed May 29, 2013 4:06 pm
OF COURSE my earlier posts were opinion.
I stated my OPINION that I believe she's guilty of wrongdoing. What that wrongdoing is can EASILY be confirmed by teh DOJ obtaining warrants and raiding the IRS files, emails, and phone logs, among many other physical evidence sources.
I stated my OPINION that I believe she was within her rights to refuse to talk. The 5th amendment gives us the RIGHT to stfu at any point in questioning, when such questioning will lead to self-incrimination. The 5th is written in a way that appears to be intentionally vague. Any 4th grader can form an argument for or against the use of the 5th outside of a criminal trial, which this was not.
You keep bringing up this lawyer who in YOUR OPINION, is smarter than all other lawyers (who are arguing on both sides of how the 5th applies to a congressional inquiry), and who you feel owns the trademark on understanding the exact interpretation of the 5th. Well, sorry, but he doesn't. Feel free to use him as a source, but don't pretend he's the end-all of it. He's not. He's just another guy among many who are qualified and staking an opinion based on their interpretation of the amendment. Stop acting like you win just because you agree with one side of the argument. It's dishonest and frankly, it's insulting my intelligence.
I did enough investigation to learn that she's not the first person to invoke the 5th at a congressional inquiry. In fact, she's not the 50th. Or the 100th person either. Where was your outrage when john poindexter or oliver north invoked the 5th?? Where was the outrage when Kenneth lay and charles keating invoked the 5th?? And where was the outrage when monica goodling invoked the 5th?? All the above, done at congressional inquiries.
But this is bigger than watergate, right? right?
Hypocrite.
I stated my OPINION that I believe she's guilty of wrongdoing. What that wrongdoing is can EASILY be confirmed by teh DOJ obtaining warrants and raiding the IRS files, emails, and phone logs, among many other physical evidence sources.
I stated my OPINION that I believe she was within her rights to refuse to talk. The 5th amendment gives us the RIGHT to stfu at any point in questioning, when such questioning will lead to self-incrimination. The 5th is written in a way that appears to be intentionally vague. Any 4th grader can form an argument for or against the use of the 5th outside of a criminal trial, which this was not.
You keep bringing up this lawyer who in YOUR OPINION, is smarter than all other lawyers (who are arguing on both sides of how the 5th applies to a congressional inquiry), and who you feel owns the trademark on understanding the exact interpretation of the 5th. Well, sorry, but he doesn't. Feel free to use him as a source, but don't pretend he's the end-all of it. He's not. He's just another guy among many who are qualified and staking an opinion based on their interpretation of the amendment. Stop acting like you win just because you agree with one side of the argument. It's dishonest and frankly, it's insulting my intelligence.
I did enough investigation to learn that she's not the first person to invoke the 5th at a congressional inquiry. In fact, she's not the 50th. Or the 100th person either. Where was your outrage when john poindexter or oliver north invoked the 5th?? Where was the outrage when Kenneth lay and charles keating invoked the 5th?? And where was the outrage when monica goodling invoked the 5th?? All the above, done at congressional inquiries.
But this is bigger than watergate, right? right?
Hypocrite.