Real legal scholars, far more expert in constitutional law than you (patents in your case, isn’t it?) disagree with you:

https://medium.com/@legalscholarsonimpeachment/letter-to-congress-from-legal-scholars-6c18b5b6d116

As repeatedly stupid as his comments are you have to wonder if he paid to get a degree from Cooley Law School — or Liberty’s, two of the worst schools in existence. It’s a better bet his was through an on-line “send us a check and a letter explaining what color your degree should be” site.

law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/12/06/hundreds-of-law-profs-declare-trumps-conduct-clearly-impeachable/?slreturn=20191107135352

I do care about the law, the country and basic decency.

Defending Trump and/or his team indicates that with you the definition of basic decency is very flexible.

Now, ‘the country’ and caring for it should be inclusive of all fellow citizens. Given Trump’s verbal attacks, sometimes inciting violence, against those not like his base the fact that you still stand up for Trump indicates that you don’t really care about ‘the country’.

Now I guess as a lawyer, your interpretation of ‘the law’ may be different to that of others. You have demonstrated that this is the case on numerous occasions.

In which we see just how shitty a “lawyer” ricka actuall is.

You think it is decent to make stuff up and eject someone from office over made up stuff, and I do not.

Except this is not being made up. It is solidly supported by the evidence. Once again, you engage in counterfactual argument presented as your ‘opinion’ – as if this somehow validated your bullshit – which it does not.

You routinely refer – with approval – to the ‘American way’, eg.

You watch what you like and I will watch what I like – that is the American way.

This is inconsistent with not being a patriot. Yet you refuse to give a straight answer as it would undermine your bullshit.

Just as you dodged the fact that Republican refusal to impeach undermines the Constitution itself.

You are supposed to be a lawyer, so you will recognise a pattern of revealing obfuscation when you see it.

BBD asks – Are you a patriot?

Probably not – as I do not vigorously defend all of America’s actions.

America has done plenty which is wrong and which I disagree with.

I think slavery was wrong.
I think interning Japanese Americans was wrong.
And so forth.

If drafted, would I help defend America – yes.

I guess it depends on what your definition is – which is why I didn’t think I had used that term here before.

Getting me to answer your yes/no question doesn’t change the fact that I hadn’t called myself a patriot before.

I still think the Senate trial will be entertaining.

I do care about the law, the country and basic decency. It is just that my opinion on these matters differs from yours.

You think guns should be banned. I think that violates the 2nd amendment.
You think ECS is 3.0 C. I think ECS is lower than 3.0 C.
You think it is decent to make stuff up and eject someone from office over made up stuff, and I do not.
You think corporations are not allowed to engage in speech – I don’t agree.
You think it is ok to engage in name calling and I think it is rude and uncivilized behavior.

And so forth.

Just a simple difference of opinion.

I think we can agree that we disagree on a lot of issues. And that is ok. We get to do that in America.

Actually I don’t recall calling myself a patriot. Quote please.

Are you a patriot?

Yes / no

BBD says “And you call yourself a patriot.”

Actually I don’t recall calling myself a patriot. Quote please.

You watch what you like and I will watch what I like – that is the American way.