I haven't written on the shutdown because in the years I spent negotiating on a daily basis as a defense lawyer, one thing I learned was you can't analyze a negotiation strategy effectively if your negotiating partner is irrational. Trump's shutdown can't be competently analyzed.
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4/ A third possibility, but one not worth discussing because Mitch McConnell is ultimately not a functioning human soul, would be the House and Senate bypassing Trump to strike a deal that's veto-proof. I think we're many weeks away from McConnell being willing to go that route.
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Based on my personal experience dealing with severe personality disorders, I believe this analysis is spot-on and needs to be explored further. Could expose the biggest presidential health coverup since Woodrow Wilson.
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DJT meets the statutory criteria for involuntary commitment in both Washington, DC and Florida...
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Never pay for a hostage or there will be many more hostages.
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I have to agree here. And, I hate to say that the Dems need to take this to the limit as it affects so many people, but if Trump gets his way here ("his" way not America's way) then he will continue to eliminate the performance bar of the Presidency/our democracy.
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Trump’s shutdown will only end when he’s personally threatened or bribed by something. He has no responsibility, care or empathy for those on the end of his irrational and tyrannical behaviour.
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I'm hoping someone close to him is indicted to really push him over the edge into undeniable
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Yea - well now trump is threatening a National State of Emergency. That will give you a long thread to teach us about such acts. Please? What rights can he take away from us? What is added to his empowerment? How long does it last? Can Congress override it? How about
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We can only hope if it looks as though that's his pass, Congress will invoke the 25th. The man is clearly deranged.
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Congress cannot invoke the 25th, it's his, wait for it, the Cabinet.https://www.businessinsider.com/25th-amendment-how-can-you-remove-president-from-office-2017-3 …
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Read the first part of Section 4 again "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..." Notice the "or such other body as Congress" phrase. Congress has the authority
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It's like one of those "Amicable Divorce Settlement" negotiations, where everything is fine and cool, and all the major issues have been settled... until someone wants the cat, and then everything goes to shit.
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Reminds me of Good Will Hunting as they out-silence each other. 'Yes its a childish game, and I can't let him win'
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Trump is holding the pay of government workers and contractors hostage to try to force his wall demands to be met. If the wall was actually a good idea, he could argue its merits without having to resort to this kind of thing. No negotiations with terrorists.
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The ultimate solution is for
@senatemajldr to do the right thing. Bring CR to the floor. Encourage approval. Get on with the business of governing instead of supporting Trump's temper tantrum.Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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or when his republican enablers have had enough. Some of them are somewhat rational.
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Democrats, DO NOT CAVE!
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It's not just about the wall either. It's about all of these pending investigations.
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