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In reply to the discussion: What good would impeachment proceedings accomplish if there is no conviction? [View all]SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)42. So? Why not get them.on record? Why let them dictate whether we follow the Constitution?
This is not about politics. It is about our country. Where is the concern for our country?
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What good would impeachment proceedings accomplish if there is no conviction? [View all]
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
OP
If Trump meets impeachment criteria, it's Congress' duty to impeach him.
50 Shades Of Blue
Apr 2019
#6
Whether or not the Senate convicts Trump, the House must impeach him if the evidence warrants it.
50 Shades Of Blue
Apr 2019
#24
The outcome is beyond Congress' control. It just needs to do its own job.
50 Shades Of Blue
Apr 2019
#37
He's going to do this anyway, nothing stopping him from bold faced lying about exoneration.
uponit7771
Apr 2019
#100
Couldn't we just let him serve out this term, vote him out, appoint a new Attorney General, and then
Goodheart
Apr 2019
#8
A case can be made that the GOP stole the elections in 1968, 1980, and 2000.
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#18
It will show that Dems stand for the rule of law and will carry out their constitutional duty.
SunSeeker
Apr 2019
#23
So? Why not get them.on record? Why let them dictate whether we follow the Constitution?
SunSeeker
Apr 2019
#42
how many more times are we going to chase our tails with this same discussion
EveHammond13
Apr 2019
#39
Ask Bill Clinton what it feels like to have the albatross of "he was impeached"
stopbush
Apr 2019
#45
Amen to that. Plus, Trump's ego is so inflated that it wouldn't surprise me if he resigned,
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
#76
+1, dems also lost the house the senate and the next presidential election.
uponit7771
Apr 2019
#105
I think open hearings detailing Trumpist crimes would be a good thing for the Democratic vote.
FreepFryer
Apr 2019
#51
Impeachment proceedings would accomplish those, even if the Senate were not to convict. (n/t)
FreepFryer
Apr 2019
#55
You're right, let's just ignore the whole thing. Wouldn't want to upset Trump, would we?
FreepFryer
Apr 2019
#63
Open hearings is a no brainer; this will be better then Sam Ervin's Senate Watergate Committee!
DonaldsRump
Apr 2019
#59
Moral and ethical duty. Doing the right thing regardless of outcome is still the right thing to do.
Decoy of Fenris
Apr 2019
#72
I don't really care, do you? Sound familiar? Why should we give any more fucks?
Chin music
Apr 2019
#78
Yes it would be better for the various House Committees to investigate....I agree. nt
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#84
It shows 2020 voters that we are the party that stands up for what is right.
meadowlander
Apr 2019
#87
Not starting impeachment procedures in the face of this presidential behavior emboldens the Right
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2019
#93
Which is why I feel that continuing investigations are a good way to proceed. eom
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#109
It will be on record that the House fulfilled their duty for when Trump's out of office...
Rizen
Apr 2019
#114
Whether or not the House thought the Senate would convict, impeachment should still go forward.
VarryOn
Apr 2019
#117
Impeachment will show the world that we are still that beacon of light for right. nt
in2herbs
Apr 2019
#118
If the Senate doesn't convict, if would mean a not guilty to many, and the rest of the world.
demosincebirth
Apr 2019
#119