11-20-2019, 07:56 PM
(11-20-2019, 05:45 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but having requirements on our aid is not extortion. The issue, again correct me if I'm wrong, is the assertion that Trump asked for assistance in investigating a rival with the intent of hurting them politically. Putting conditions on receiving our aid is rather normal. The idea that quid pro quo is inherently unethical or a "high crime and misdemeanor" is simply not true.
Right. In fact, it is even a mandate in the law that POTUS ensure a lack of corruption before the funds are distributed in the case of the aid. The issue is that there is a whole lot to the idea that Trump wasn't actually concerned about corruption in Ukraine, but rather certain specific things that would be of benefit to him, politically. That is what moves it into the abuse of power category.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
