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So let's say Mueller issues a damming report of impeachable offensives and the GOP Congress (Original Post) Chasstev365 Sep 2017 OP
i know..:( samnsara Sep 2017 #1
They might want Mike Pence, since he is more their guy yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #2
Trump is their useful idiot. dogman Sep 2017 #7
While we talk about his tweets Soxfan58 Sep 2017 #11
I know, the future looks bleak 😒 arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #3
Shutdown the internets and take them on. democratisphere Sep 2017 #4
Ken Starr bpj62 Sep 2017 #5
Pos Ken Starr should be indicted joeybee12 Sep 2017 #9
I don't know that there's anything we CAN do. ImpeachTheGOP Sep 2017 #6
They certainly are acting like a party that does not need to worry about elections again davekriss Sep 2017 #8
I'll let Tracy tell it NotASurfer Sep 2017 #10
what a blast from the past, and we can only hope! nt TheFrenchRazor Sep 2017 #15
Take to the streets. kacekwl Sep 2017 #12
I read some 70% of people are against kacekwl Sep 2017 #13
It maybe one of the reasons he's taking his time. defacto7 Sep 2017 #14

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
2. They might want Mike Pence, since he is more their guy
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:28 PM
Sep 2017

than Trump. Trump is so stupid, they can manipulate him, but Pence maybe more of their style of animal, ready to run in the race and win, with Republicans. He is also ultra Religious which may pick up many of the Religious Right people.

What is so fucked up about Trump is he only appeals to his base, and the rest of us can go fuck ourselves... Republicans are deplorable in any case.

bpj62

(999 posts)
5. Ken Starr
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:38 PM
Sep 2017

According to Ken Starr the President can be criminally indicted. Starr wanted to indict Clinton but he wasn't certain he could get an indictment. Impeachment is a political act that only removes the officeholder. I am fairly certain that the Republican controlled house would simply pocket the Impeachment referral. If Mueller is able to get an indictment against Trump I am quite sure the challenge will get to the Supreme Court in no time. We are approaching uncharted territory.

 

ImpeachTheGOP

(89 posts)
6. I don't know that there's anything we CAN do.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:41 PM
Sep 2017

The GOP is acting like a party that will never have to compete in a free and fair election again. If they don't want to do anything and the outcry is only 50-50, nothing will happen.

davekriss

(4,616 posts)
8. They certainly are acting like a party that does not need to worry about elections again
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:56 PM
Sep 2017

I speculate that the fix was in for some time and leadership of both the House and Senate were in on it. Thus McConnell's pocketing of Obama's Supreme Court nominee. To me it looks like he knew that any short term cost was soon to be rewarded with long term benefit. We are royally screwed, I'm afraid.

kacekwl

(7,016 posts)
12. Take to the streets.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 09:50 PM
Sep 2017

I'm not talking about just Washington or New York but every corner of the US. Not everyone can get to DC or NYC but I can damn sure gather in my area with like minded people to put a stop to this shitshow. I can't afford to miss work but most weekends are free . If this is to stop we need to get someone's , anyone's attention.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
14. It maybe one of the reasons he's taking his time.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 10:35 PM
Sep 2017

Find out how '18 goes and make the move when favorable.

If Congress and/or SCOTUS pull the rug out, a general strike is all we have. If we aren't courageous or motivated enough to pull off a major nation wide general strike to cripple buisness and government, it's over and we are had.

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