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In reply to the discussion: What good would impeachment proceedings accomplish if there is no conviction? [View all]lame54
(35,277 posts)81. He is up for reelection too
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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