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December 8, 2018

About Impeachment: I remember Watergate

Alot of people are stomping about Impeach now.

When I was in Jr. High I remember the summer and Watergate hearings being on television.
Because I grew up watching news and being interested in politics, as well as my mother and older brother and I discussing politics, I did watch the hearings off and on.
By the time I was in high school the question of impeaching Nixon was in the air. And eventually he resigned.

The democrats cannot go rushing in on Jan. 3rd and begin impeachment of Trump.

A. The democrats cannot go acting as dumb as the republicans in the late 90s with Clinton. The republicans paid a heavy price.

B. McConnoll with keep a tight grip on his republican majority in the senate and refuse to allow the 3/4 majority vote to impeach if the democrats go in like bulls in a china shop.

C. There needs to be time for Mueller to successfully complete his investigation before the democrats do anything.

And most important: There needs to be public hearings, ala Watergate, to inform the people of the crimes and those involved. They need to understand what happened and what has been going on. This will make the public more supportive of impeachment.

Impeachment is a serious thing. Not something to rush into. It needs to be done right in order to have public support and to impress on the public the seriousness of the crimes.
And to gather support from the republicans, who will do as their voters demand.

It can never be done zip bam boom.

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