Originally posted by vivifyDid you happen to watch that c-span clip of Trump meeting with all the Sheriffs? One of the Sheriffs started in on Civil Asset Forfeiture and it was obvious Trump had no clue what the hell he was talking about, but after a little back and forth he decided asset forfeiture was A OK, so just go for it you guys. Amazing.
I love this tweet:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Law_and_policy/status/827874362829238272
"Watching the President of the United States discover constitutional checks-and-balances in real time."
EDIT: Here's the link. The Sheriff who broaches the subject starts speaking at about 22 minutes and the discussion on that lasts for a few minutes. Of course cops seizing people's property without due process to fund their own operations is outrageous, but whatever, a 3 minute round table was all that was required for the Trumpster. Not just learning in real time, but only getting half the lesson, and then just acting on it. The term "loose canon" keeps coming to mind.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?423663-1/president-trump-holds-listening-session-county-sheriffs
Originally posted by finneganWhat do you mean leader?
We need a new leader of the free world now that the USA is lost to fascism.
I'd choose Iceland I think, the only country willing to put its bankers in prison. .
Obama led from behind. The world needed a leader which is why Putin and Iran stepped in.
Originally posted by SleepyguyOnce Trump is in, he's all in (at least until he talks to somebody else, preferably Big Business execs like from the pharmaceutical companies). This exchange is typical:
Did you happen to watch that c-span clip of Trump meeting with all the Sheriffs? One of the Sheriffs started in on Civil Asset Forfeiture and it was obvious Trump had no clue what the hell he was talking about, but after a little back and forth he decided asset forfeiture was A OK, so just go for it you guys. Amazing.
EDIT: Here's the link. The Sheriff ...[text shortened]...
https://www.c-span.org/video/?423663-1/president-trump-holds-listening-session-county-sheriffs
“On asset forfeiture, we’ve got a state senator in Texas that was talking about introducing legislation to require conviction before we could receive that forfeiture money,” Eavenson said.
“Can you believe that?” Trump interjected.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-sheriff-asset-forfeiture-texas-234740
Yes, it's unbelievable to think that people's stuff shouldn't be permanently taken from them on the basis that they got it from revenue from illegal activity until they are actually convicted of doing the illegal activity. Obviously any of the People's legislators who think differently should have his career "destroyed" (Trump's words).