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In reply to the discussion: What good would impeachment proceedings accomplish if there is no conviction? [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)And the more emboldened the Right becomes the more they will undermine our democracy in the future. They think "bleeding heart liberals" are "wimps" to begin with. They will mobilize armed "citizen militias" to intimidate legitimate government actions. They will use the Justice Dept to prosecute their enemies on "Trumped" up charges.
Once we argue that it is, for any number of reasons, "impractical" to impeach we ourselves have abandoned the rule of law
Mueller has provided a solid basis for impeachment. I was among those who argued that we needed to receive his report before moving forward in that manner. Now we have, and now we must. Not to do so exposes the weakness of our ideals and our convictions. And weakness does not win elections, for those concerned with practical considerations.