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Docreed2003

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4. If she doesn't know what "habeus corpus" is that's frightening

Reply to Ranting Randy (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 11:25 AM

May 2025

What I think is happening is even more unsettling. Noem is intentionally performing for an audience of one. She is intentionally muddying the waters in service to Trump and that should be frightening to every American that cares about maintaining our democracy.

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'Incorrect!' Kristi Noem shamed on live TV for ignorance about habeas corpus [View all] Ranting Randy May 2025 OP

Has Noem even read the Constitution? Bayard May 2025 #1

At the very least she should have a dictionary of legal terminology FakeNoose May 2025 #20

She thinks it has something to do with mornings and.... MiHale May 2025 #21

Dangerous incompetence at the highest levels of government Mysterian May 2025 #2

Next time JustAnotherGen May 2025 #3

If she doesn't know what "habeus corpus" is that's frightening Docreed2003 May 2025 #4

Well, Her Boss RobinA May 2025 #10

She knows what it is. She is lying so the MAGA base never understands what is happening until it is far too late LiberalLoner May 2025 #13

Exactly Docreed2003 May 2025 #14

Wow!!! MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #5

Until George W. Bush came along, I didn't realize how easy it was for so many talentless people Aristus May 2025 #6

Oh, come on now!!! Little Kristi 'sposed to be able to flash her plastic smile and get away with anything because she's hamsterjill May 2025 #15

And a governor of a state before that muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #16

Thank you, Sen. Maggie Hassan. republianmushroom May 2025 #7

King Donald John of Runnygreed and his thugs best learn quick what it means Ponietz May 2025 #22

She just lies and talks over senators louis-t May 2025 #8

I think it is not that she doesn't know...she is lying to make the MAGA base believe LiberalLoner May 2025 #12

I was just calling her a ghoul johnnyfins May 2025 #9

It's hard to believe she is that ignorant of the law...and hasn't been appointed Attorney General by Trump. Yet. Midnight Writer May 2025 #11

I disagree. They're all playing dumb and have evil intentions. Oneironaut May 2025 #17

She thinks that Habeus Corpuse is a privledge that we enjoy at the pleasure of the President ToxMarz May 2025 #18

She got a brain transplant swong19104 May 2025 #19

Maddow Blog-Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #23

Our country is in the hands of the stupidest people alive for a 24/7 reality show. Initech May 2025 #24

There's something oddly creepy about Kristi Noem who didn't get her Bachelors Degree until she was 41 online LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #25

I see we still don't understand, Eliot Rosewater May 2025 #26