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mcar

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18. This is what I don't get

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #15)

Tue May 21, 2019, 11:30 AM

May 2019

Why do so many on this board believe impeachment will magically open doors? If Dotard and Co are ignoring subpoenas now, why couldn't or wouldn't they ignore them in an impeachment hearing?

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Madame Speaker's number in Washington: 202-225-0100 [View all] Goodheart May 2019 OP

Nope. MrsCoffee May 2019 #1

You'd rather lose voters? Goodheart May 2019 #3

You do what you gotta do. MrsCoffee May 2019 #5

Animosity? Goodheart May 2019 #7

Holy shit. MrsCoffee May 2019 #8

You won't vote Democratic in 2020? mcar May 2019 #17

Yup. gldstwmn May 2019 #21

I called and asked for impeachment to begin immediately. Joe941 May 2019 #2

Thank you! Goodheart May 2019 #4

There is a process - it is called investigate, cross "t's", dot "i's", when you have asiliveandbreathe May 2019 #6

They can't investigate because all the witnesses are OliverQ May 2019 #9

Judge Mehta made it perfectly clear in his judgement with regards to Docs... asiliveandbreathe May 2019 #11

Nixon didn't have the entire Republican party protecting him. OliverQ May 2019 #13

You think impeachment proceedings will somehow make these witnesses comply with subpoenas? StarfishSaver May 2019 #15

This is what I don't get mcar May 2019 #18

Exactly. And they'd be MORE likely to ignore them (if that's even possible) since the stakes would StarfishSaver May 2019 #19

The process is failing Goodheart May 2019 #10

Well, we will just have to agree to disagree...I am not in the doom and gloom camp... asiliveandbreathe May 2019 #12

Call YOUR congresswo/man instead! WhiteTara May 2019 #14

THANK YOU! StarfishSaver May 2019 #16

"Let them know daily" TwilightZone May 2019 #20

Yes, if that is true, help spread the word WhiteTara May 2019 #22

+1 jalan48 May 2019 #23

Nope. n/t cynatnite May 2019 #24