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In reply to the discussion: I think if we need to wait for bipartisanship before impeaching [View all]watoos
(7,142 posts)because of the Mueller report. The only way we see the full Mueller report before the election is to start impeachment proceedings. It's not really a choice for Democrats in the House. There is enough evidence, enough reason now to impeach Trump. Democrats are obliged to impeach Trump per the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi is making a political calculation that impeachment will hurt our chances in the 2020 election, I disagree. There will never be enough votes in the Senate to convict Trump, even after the 2020 elections. People who are saying to wait for bipartisanship before impeaching trump are really saying to never impeach Trump. Impeachment will allow Democrats to see the Mueller report before the election which will show more reasons why Trump should be impeached.
If people want to just look at impeachment politically, let's do it.
Not impeaching Trump will allow him to say that the Mueller report exonerated him, to say that Democrats overstepped, to say that Democrats were on a witch hunt, to say that it is Democrats who need to be investigated.
Impeaching Trump will rile up his 34% base, so fucking what? That 34% was always going to vote for Trump.
Not impeaching Trump will cause Democrats to stay home and not vote because once again Democrats have shown that they are weak.
Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Writing nice letters and asking politely will not convince monsters to stop.