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Posted by Lynn Squance  July 30, 2020 at 7:55 am. From:  (CA)    

This morning (30/07/20), Trump “floated” the idea of delaying the November election which he has no authority to do according to Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution, such authority belonging to the Congress. If he actually tries this, I would hope that even his supporters (I won’t hold my breath!) would see this as a desperate attempt to subvert the rule of law (the Constitution) and the will of the people. This is clearly a move for his own interests since other credible options for the election have been floated but met with resistance by Trump and some Republicans. In my non legal opinion, if Trump carried out his “suggestion”, the word treason comes to mind. After all, does not his oath of office include the words “all enemies, foreign and domestic” (or words to that effect)! Trump needs to go and the sooner, the better!

Posted by jl  July 3, 2020 at 3:20 am. From: (US)    

The assumption that the G7 effort was directly tied to the bounties effort probably has too little evidence–could well be continued effort for 2016 and/or 2020 election, for example…might need to include multiple instances of actions helping Russia vs. protecting/helping U.S. to support a charge of treason.

Posted by JL in reply to jl  20 hours ago.  From:  (US)    

I think now that the postponing election idea has been floated, with condemnation by so many GOP voices, including co-founder of The Federalist Society, that this one is now the impeachable issue that will garner sufficient GOP support to actually convict.

Posted by P Bowen  July 2, 2020 at 3:56 am. From: (US)    

As the President of the United States, this man has done everything and acts for the good of Russia. As President he has lied, deflected, and acted as a foreign agent (for Putin), and has hobnobbed with the dictators. He needs to be impeached.

Posted by Lynn Squance  July 1, 2020 at 4:39 pm. From:  (CA)    

I voted “treason and impeach” however I doubt that this meets the legal definition of treason. Having said that, his actions are completely against the US common good and I would think against his oath of office. I believe he should be impeached by the House but the Republican Senate will never convict, just like the last time. But WOW — a president impeached twice during his first and hopefully only term. That is another high point, or low point if you like, to Trump’s BS residency! I hope that the law can come after him once he is out of office in 01/2021. Benedict Arnold will come up a bit only to be replaced by Donald J Trump at the bottom of the American ash heap.

Posted by Lona Goudswaard  July 1, 2020 at 4:03 pm. From:  (AU)    

I understand that strictly legally speaking this isn’t treason. Hardly anything is. But as a President, he should be impeached for it. But then he should have been impeached for so many other things too but never was, right?

Posted by Colleen L  July 1, 2020 at 11:34 am. From:  (US)    

It has come down to where tRump has gotten away with so many criminal acts, that it surprises me that he’s still capable of sitting in the Oval Office.

Again he’s using his usual saying, that he wasn’t told, or knew anything about it. When we have others saying that it was brought up to his at a certain date meeting.

He has shown more respect for Russia than he has for the U.S. We’ve seen it when he was belittling the CIA when there checking the Russia involvement with his election.

I hope they actually something about this and that it’s not just something that gets ignored or forgotten.

Posted by Joanne D  July 1, 2020 at 7:50 am. From:  (US)    

I have to draw a distinction between what is actually in the Constitution and what our principles and beliefs, as well as the use of a word in the language, overwhelmingly tell us. With that distinction, it is not treason. I could put it differently and say, sure it’s treason – butit doesn’t fit the legal definition of treason, which is so narrow that no one could ever be convicted on it. But that doesn’t mean he cannot be impeached on it. While it is not as cut and dried legally as extortion, it carries a heck of a lot more emotion, and more people in both parties are more disturbed by it than they were by extortion – especially by extortion of foreign nation – “are those even people?”

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Posted by JL June 26, 2020 at 2:55 am. From:  (US)

Health experts say it is still the first surge that was never adequately stopped…so we are not yet at the peak, which a resurgence will create an even higher peak they tell us–be careful

Posted by SoINeedAName June 10, 2020 at 9:47 am. From: (US)

I went with “Somewhat Worse” because I don’t think (at least I hope) we’ll have another outbreak in as crowded and dense a population as NYC.

It will continue to spread – particularly in those states (mostly red) which opened before recommended guidelines were met.

Posted by Lona Goudswaard June 1, 2020 at 2:52 pm. From: (AU)

It is still pretty bad as it is, so I don’t think it can get much worse and I voted for somewhat worse.

Posted by Mitch D. June 1, 2020 at 12:25 pm. From: (US)

A second wave is becoming evident elsewhere, I believe, and it will hit here, just as it did after certain Mother’s Day partying.

Posted by Joanne D June 1, 2020 at 7:04 am. From:  (US)

Just to clarify – by “make the disease worse” I mean, and I assume you mean, “increase the number of people infected.” I am not ruling out that their actions might also lead to mutations which would make the actual symptoms and/or per capita death rate; I just think that will be hard to prove.

That said, “opening up the country” can only lead to massive numbers of new cases, the only mitigating factor being governors (and some mayors) with the sense God gave lettuce.

Posted by Pat B June 1, 2020 at 7:04 am. From:  (US)

I have no confidence nor faith in this administration. Sadly, I feel that those who do not abide, read/listen, by the facts and data drawn out by CDC, and those respected medical officials and authorities who alert the communities about this, it will continue. With a vengeance, I might add. I pray that I’m wrong though.