Posted on 04/19/2017 7:38:51 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A proposed resolution calling for a congressional investigation of President Donald Trump fizzled before the St. Paul City Council, which voted 6-1 on Wednesday to kill the effort. Symbolic resolutions, strictly for political purposes, when overused, become meaningless, said council member Chris Tolbert, dressing down the proposal brought by colleague Dai Thao, who cast a lone vote in support of the resolution.
Thao, a St. Paul mayoral candidate, had sought to have the council ask Minnesotas congressional delegation to investigate the presidents ties to Russia and any personal financial benefits he receives from foreign powers. Thaos resolution specifically called for the delegation to ask the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether the president is violating the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. His proposal also criticized Trumps relationship with the media. Council President Russ Stark noted that the local delegation Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum represents the House district that includes St. Paul does not sit on the House Judiciary Committee and is not in the majority party in Congress.
Im sympathetic to the underlying concept, but Ill speak against the resolution, Stark said.
This type of request is something we could do with a letter, or a direct call to our very hard-working delegation, said council member Amy Brendmoen. I dont feel that official city council action is appropriate. While acknowledging that he takes issue with Trumps actions hourly, Tolbert delivered the lengthiest remarks against Thaos proposal. Rather than symbolic political gestures, Tolbert said we need to work on police-community relations
we need to work on transit cuts.
We need to work on protecting paid leave
jobs for unemployed youth, jobs for adults. As the council members prepared to vote, Thao defended his proposal by noting that federal policies affect local ones, and said the presidents rhetoric and actions were an affront to gay rights and womens rights.
More lunacy from a LIB lunatic.
More lunacy from a LIB lunatic.
>colleague Dai Thao, who cast a lone vote in support of the resolution.
Let me introduce you to the first light of the day you ignorant POS ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SygSrGMSxME&list=RDBX-7BlRc_a0&index=13
Especially when he tries to tie this to gay and women’s rights.
Toss everything at the wall and see if anything sticks.
Pathetic.
“Dai Thao’
Another Fn ingrate
I’ve yet to see Trump propose any anti-gay or anti-women policies, executive orders or legislation.
Nor have I.
But, this is what the left does when they have no leg to stand on.
Politicians do what they do.
Real leaders lead.
I’m sure psychiatric practitioners are thrilled to see the exploding need for their services.
Maybe there’s a need for a law that all Leftists much be certified sane before holding certain jobs.
Sounds Vietnamese or Laotian or Cambodian; one who has bee miseducated and forgot what his parents went through.
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