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Offline TomSea

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Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« on: November 15, 2017, 04:28:44 pm »
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Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
Brent Budowsky, opinion contributor

Discredited former Alabama Judge Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate. Either Alabama voters will unite in a coalition of decency to defeat him or he will never testify under oath about the allegations against him, which he would be forced to do if he wins the Senate election and Senators consider whether he is unfit to serve.

The Senate Judiciary Committee should call Moore to testify about allegations against him or send counsel to interview him under oath. This would give Moore a chance to clear his name and would give Alabama voters the chance to know the best possible evidence before voting on Election Day. 

Moore will never agree to this because if he did, he would be subject to prosecution for perjury, without any protection from the statute of limitations that has already run out for the allegations against him involving disgusting behavior in the 1970s.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/360461-roy-moore-will-never-serve-in-the-senate
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Offline Frank Cannon

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Re: Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2017, 04:33:04 pm »
This is written by a genuinely stupid person. Why would the Senate hold hearings on shit that isn't even a crime?
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Re: Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2017, 04:34:54 pm »
Long on moral high mindedness, short on facts.
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Re: Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2017, 05:19:04 pm »
This is all bluster.  If Moore wins, he serves.

There is no way the Senate is going to open this can of worms.
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Re: Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2017, 06:12:48 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on November 15, 2017, 05:19:04 pm
This is all bluster.  If Moore wins, he serves.

There is no way the Senate is going to open this can of worms.

The appropriate committee can put him under oath and he would be at risk of perjury if he states falsehoods. Didn't read the article?

 In a vote on this, if Moore did not answer questions honestly, I don't even see the likes of Ted Cruz giving him a pass. So, then, it would be up to a 2/3rds majority to recommend removal. Can one find 34 Senators who would allow him to remain? Likely not.

I don't see how Moore escapes an ethics investigation.
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Re: Roy Moore will never serve in the Senate
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2017, 06:17:59 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on November 15, 2017, 06:12:48 pm
The appropriate committee can put him under oath and he would be at risk of perjury if he states falsehoods. Didn't read the article?   

I did read the article.  I'm saying there's a world of difference between what they can do and what they will do.
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