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1. Excuse number one - not emough votes

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 10:44 PM

Apr 2019

excuse number two - a base of ignorant voters who would be emboldened by this.

As Churchill said:

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

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There are no excuses left for not impeaching Trump. That is, if impeachment is still [View all] Atticus Apr 2019 OP

Excuse number one - not emough votes question everything Apr 2019 #1

Trump's base will vote for him whether watoos Apr 2019 #2

Must impeach must fight like hell larwdem Apr 2019 #4

I'm sorry you have such a poor opinion of democracy. Does "not enough votes" mean Atticus Apr 2019 #3

Of course not. It means that there are insufficient votes in the Senate to convict. WillowTree Apr 2019 #6

Pelosi is having a conference call on Monday with House Dems. This should be interesting. nt Hekate Apr 2019 #5

Impeachment is when the House brings charges against Twitler... Talitha Apr 2019 #7

There is a difference ... NanceGreggs Apr 2019 #8

Your "two cents" is always welcome, even when we disagree, as we do here. Atticus Apr 2019 #9

And thank you for ... NanceGreggs Apr 2019 #11

I disagree, work on policy to get a dem president, we WANT to run against Trump! Nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #10

Do it. Let history record that he was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. dalton99a Apr 2019 #12