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Trump on the campaign trail talked about "how much he loves Wikileaks", now he says he "doesn't know anything about Wikileaks". Is this a sign of his ever growing derangement or just another lie to add to the huge pile?

The first word of the act I have referred to is "Foreign" in case you aren't aware. You're welcome.

Which "our" corporations did many times over, especially prior to laws being enacted to stop them.

Or Lematti could just over rule the chief prosecutor.

It does get a bit tricky though when you get into the legal weeds. For instance one of the most glaring issues is Trump's firing of Comey to shut down the Russia investigation could be obstruction at the federal level but that is not indictable at the state level. I imagine there is a lot of legal head scratching going on these days.

We shall see where Lametti takes the case.

It's a legal interpretation problem but yea, when you have the PM threatening to sue the leader of the opposition, it becomes a bit of a partisan issue.

You say they have no proof, but I think I'll wait to see what Mueller had to say about it. If he did it to stop the Russia investigation then it could very well be obstruction. Of course Trump can pardon himself so he gets an automatic "get out of jail" card.

Ever heard of obstruction of justice? Just for starters.

They have lots on him, but he is lucky that they don't usually prosecute a president.

I'm sure Trump knows much better than that. I bet he has that pardon already signed and in his desk drawer.

True, he could decide to deal with indictment. But why would he with his history?

From what I am hearing now is that the POTUS does have the right to grant himself a pardon, and so I guess one reason he is being so stupidly arrogant is because his lawyers have advised him of that. Not sure how that works in the SDNY though Donald.

Partisan gerrymandering, which refers to redistricting that favors one political party, has a long tradition in the United States that precedes the 1789 election of the First U.S. Congress. In 1788, Patrick Henry and his Anti-Federalist allies were in control of the Virginia House of Delegates. They drew the boundaries of Virginia's 5th congressional district in an unsuccessful attempt to keep James Madison out of the U.S. House of Representatives.[6] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States

Ah you missed the point yet again. And who's the "they" you speak of here?

You underscore your ignorance as I pointed out. Hint: The act isn't to blame foreigners.

Obviously you have no knowledge of the purpose of the act.

Redistricting in the US really became prevelant after Blacks were given the right to vote. redistricting takes place in every state every ten years or so. You need to study up a bit.

So why do you figure the "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" was enacted if the corruption was all Africa's fault? I think we all get who is brainwashed here.

The EC was not designed for a two party system and that is why it was able to be used for gerrymandering. Or you can call it redistricting if that suits you better.

There are of course a lot of facets to this discussion and a lot of history. However I can take a moment to tell you I have had personal experience in Africa where a "little" American oil company spent a number of years sucking billions of barrels of oil out of the ground an in their wake left a few government people extremely wealthy while the general population still had to hunt for meat to put on the table.

I guess that's why the Underground Railway came into being so slaves could get to Canada to become slaves? Nah.

So that excuses the white people in your mind then I suppose.

I wonder who you think you dominate.

But that’s not what happened. The results were tilted toward Republicans. When the Republican-controlled State Legislature and Republican governor redrew the congressional map in 2011, they distorted how voters are distributed. They packed voters who tended to vote Democratic into four districts (the Third, Ninth, 11th and 13th). The remaining left-leaning voters were scattered among across a large number of districts in which Republicans won by safe margins. The map was still in effect this year. The gerrymandering advantage built by Republicans withstood the blue wave. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/opinion/midterm-elections-2018-republican-gerrymandering.html