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“Flynn acknowledged lying during the FBI interview by saying he had not discussed with the then-Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, sanctions that had just been imposed on Russia for election interference by the outgoing Obama administration. During that conversation, Flynn urged Kislyak for Russia to be "even-keeled" in response to the punitive measures, and assured him "we can have a better conversation" about relations between the two countries after Trump became president. The conversation alarmed the FBI, which at the time was investigating whether the Trump campaign and Russia had coordinated to sway the election's outcome. In addition, White House officials were stating publicly that Flynn and Kislyak had not discussed sanctions.” [Hidden Content] Long story made short is that the FBI was interviewing Flynn about having conversations with Russian reps prior to the 2016 election, which Flynn denied. It turns out that he had, in fact, been negotiating with the Russians on Trumps behalf prior to the 2016 election. That’s the charge to which he pleaded guilty. Kinda like when Martha Stewart went to prison for lying to investigators.

Read a little. He pleaded guilty when Trump was in office (2017) because he was guilty.

It says the same thing… that in 2017 (Trump was President) Flynn pled guilty of lying to the FBI about conversations that he had with Russians prior to Trump being elected. He was sentenced to prison. Trump pardoned Flynn in November of 2020 just before leaving office…. Between losing the election and the insurrection at the Capitol, lol. He wasn’t too busy to pardon Flynn. Trump has now authorized a payout to Flynn. Before accepting a plea, the court always requires the defendant to admit guilt (he did) and verify that no one is forcing them to plead guilty (he did). To me, it looks like a reward to Flynn for keeping his mouth shut about Trump’s involvement with the Russians, but what do I know? The difference between 2020 and 2026 is that they used to be independent. In 2020 they were allowed to prosecute crimes that occurred. In 2026 they are simply Trump’s personal vengeance team… just ask Jerome Powell.

Flynn did the crime. Flynn PLEADED GUILTY, admitting that he did it. Then Trump pardoned Flynn and approved a settlement to compensate Flynn. Drain the swamp, huh? Every time Trump pardons a fraudster, the victims get knocked out of restitution. Do you even understand what you’re celebrating? There’s corruption going on in real time like this country has never seen.

He did. Then he lost 50+ lawsuits trying to overturn the results based on fabricated claims of later fraud that were all debunked.

Actually, the people who said “if Trump wins, we’re all screwed” were right all along. Our boys should be dying in Iran within the next week. You’ll just need to watch for gambling propositions to flood in right before it happens, that’s a way better predictor than me.

No…. But a lot of Christians do. My point is that you’re okay with the law enforcing religious beliefs… as long as it’s your religion. But my guess is that most of y’all don’t want to be legally held to the same standards to which Pentecostals hold themselves.

I did not… but I agree that a religion that tried to invoke rules or laws which are contrary to our laws aren’t valid, period. But my argument doesn’t change. We’re free to worship and live under whatever religion or rules that we wish… but you can’t force anybody else to live under yours, either. Whether we’re talking about enforcing Sharia Law, banning pornhub, forbidding gay marriage,or outlawing abortion.

We have the freedom to exercise religion guaranteed in the first amendment. People like to say “we’re a Christian Nation” and they’re wrong. We’re a nation where we’re free to be a Christian. Or not. You can be Athiest, Hindu, or even one of those Muslims if you want. We haven’t ever been a nation where Catholics and Protestants bombed each other. And I hope it stays that way. Both political parties recognize that tribalism is the best way to get people to vote. The border crisis during the Biden administration was a powerful motivator that the right used to win elections over the last couple of cycles. Now that it’s over, they’re trying to use Islam as the scapegoat. Banning certain religions is as unconstitutional as it gets.

Do you believe the first amendment should be repealed?

A few weeks ago I read an article that stated the Ds had turned 28 seats (state) from red to blue since Trump was elected, while the Rs had turned exactly zero seats from blue to red. With a 34 percent approval rating for Trump this week, it looks like a historic blowout could happen in November- but it’s a long way until then. The party formerly known as Republican has to figure out a way to motivate what’s called the low-propensity voters who only show up to vote when Trump is on the ballot.

Oh, I’m sure Trump will be equally gracious if the Dems win in ‘28.

To be honest, the republicans need a little bit of fraud to exist so they have something to blame the losses on.

I read an article yesterday that I think sums things up…. “Trump does a lot of good stuff, and does a lot of bad stuff from a conservative standpoint… but what’s very clear is that they (MAGA) believe he does nothing wrong, period.”

Which five states have a REAL ID that proves citizenship? An ID that’s better than the one in Texas that made it tougher to vote illegally and eliminated election fraud by non-citizens. New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont and Washington. Which of those five states would you consider the reddest? [Hidden Content]

I’m sorry… I’ve been using ChatGPT for my responses and I guess I forgot to proof that one. I ask it to make me sound like CB, and to not be overtly insulting. I guess it’s kinda working.

Well, would you accept confirmation from the man you want to be the next state senator from Texas? [Hidden Content] So are me and Ken Paxton correct when we say that we could only find 33 instances from 2024 to investigate? It makes me wonder how many actually voted illegally? All 33? 10? None? We know it won’t be more than 33. One of things need to happen… you need to either apologize for being obstinate and admit that non-citizens voting in Texas elections is a complete lie by the Trump administration, or admit that Ken Paxton is a no-good lying RINO whose hiding millions of illegal voters and promise not to vote for him. Because one of them has to be lying. So which one do you believe. Trump or Paxton? Son, you should thank me for the education I provide to you free of charge, other than some embarrassment to you. But if you ever even have a dream in which you think I’m wrong, you need to apologize to me when you wake up.

I just posted the link. In Texas alone in 2024, 11.3 million people voted. The REPUBLICAN Secretary of State identified 33 potential instances where noncitizens MIGHT have voted. 33 out of 11,300,000. That is what we call statistically non-existent.

Okay… you apparently don’t understand the most basic premise of law. A woman walks into the police station and says “TheMissingBand raped me.” Do the police arrest me and say “ok, Mr Band… prove that you didn’t rape this woman.” The person making the allegation has ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVING THEIR ALLEGATION. And that’s the problem… Trump made his accusations about fraud, and never proved a single thing. Never provided the first shred of evidence. But the most gullible among us think that it’s up to democrats to “prove that voter fraud didn’t happen.” That’s not how it works. My contention isn’t that fraud occurred, and in 5.5 years Trump just hasn’t finished proving his case. My contention is that fraud didn’t occur, and Trump and his acolytes can’t even come up with the first shred of evidence that widespread fraud occurred. Trump and Gabbard seized the ballots in Georgie and Arizona since he took office. Don’t you think he’d be in front of a camera talking about all of the fraud they found as a reason to pass the SAVE Act? Of course he would … but there’s no fraud to be found, because it was all a lie, which easily fooled the most unsophisticated of my brethren on the right. 11.3 million Texans voted in 2024 The Republican Secretary of State was able to identify 33 people who voted illegally. “Texas officials have been actively looking for any possible noncitizens on the rolls, spurred by political pressure to “secure” elections. In June, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R) announced that her office identified 33 “potential noncitizens” who voted in the 2024 election and referred their names to Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Roughly 11.3 million Texans voted in 2024. “Noncitizens must not be allowed to influence American elections,” Paxton said in June. Paxton has a history of aggressively pursuing nonvoting allegations, often with little evidence. In 2019, his office backed a purge attempt that falsely flagged nearly 95,000 registered voters — most of them naturalized U.S. citizens. Despite the effort, Paxton’s decades-long campaign to expose voter fraud has produced few convictions, especially in cases involving noncitizens. While the investigation continues, as of late July, no charges have been filed, and officials have offered no public evidence that any of the 33 voters knowingly violated the law.” [Hidden Content] I just proved once and for all to anyone with an IQ above room temperature that illegals voting in our elections is a statistical non issue. 33 out of 11.3 million voters were listed as potentially breaking election laws.

So ICE is changing up their policies and procedures for this deployment? That’s good news, because three Americans were murdered by ICE on their last one. Honestly, though… I did see where Trump asked the MAGA agents to NOT wear their masks at the airport, so that’s a step back towards where they should be.

That’s the difference between a smart person and someone who isn’t very bright. Someone can say “there’s all kinds of voter fraud going on” and the sheep will say “of course there is… there’s no way Joe Biden got more votes than Donald Trump! I have never even seen a Biden hat!” They believe that unsubstantiated claim without hesitation. But when somebody says “there was no fraud,” the response is “proof please.” And that’s the beautiful part of an accusation of wrongdoing. One should be able to prove their accusation of wrongdoing… that’s why the burden of proof exists solely on the prosecutor (the person making the charge of wrongdoing), not the accused. Quite simply put sir, one can’t ever prove that something didn’t happen, but if it did actually occur, it must be proven. Trump should be able to prove his accusations of voter fraud, but he hasn’t, because he can’t… and reasonable people recognize that it’s because the fraud never occurred. That’s the problem with anybody who believes that election fraud exists… they’re always believing in things unseen and unproven, while simultaneously ignoring facts. Like an idiot would do.

And exactly none of them voted.

This is America in 2025… a sheriff from California is running for governor as a Republican. He seized 650,000 ballots because he believes that there was fraud. Are y’all cool with that? “Depends… does he support Trump?” [Hidden Content]

No, it doesn’t. It’s reality. When the President has declared: 1. The Dems can’t win a single election without cheating. 2. The federal government should seize control of elections. 3 Election security is the biggest problem in America today. 4 He will not recognize the results of this election unless he agrees with them 5 Plus he tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power after he lost in 2020 6 continues to express belief if the debunked “election fraud” lies of 2020 7 his political party is facing an almost certain defeat in this political cycle, which would derail his agenda and almost certainly lead to impeachment proceedings in Congress I’m sure that he’s just pushing this issue for the good of the country. Question for you… the Rs won bigly in 2024. Why the sudden need to make over the election process? Why fix what isn’t broken? Because he’s about to lose, sir.

I think Ol Dawg just covered it. Your Texas ID as a citizen is identical to that of a non-citizen. And unless there’s a reason to re-register, like… the state purging thousands of names from the roll in Texas, like they did this fall, or you move, or change your name… you shouldn’t need to re-register. My gut feeling is that with the save act and a federal takeover of federal elections, Trump would immediately order that all democrats must re-register. If you think about it, we’ve all said that your situation shouldn’t trigger a need to re-register… but the same would be true of the millions and millions of (imaginary) people committing widespread voter fraud… they’d be grandfathered in like you are. The headaches of re-registering (cost, time, aggravation, and potentially losing the right to vote) would land solely on the Dems, hopefully securing an illegitimate win for the Rs. Why else would he be pushing so hard? The Rs won both chambers of congress and the presidency less than two years ago… but now fixing voting is more important that any other issue in America, according to Trump? It’s a move towards authoritarianism, in my opinion.