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Everyman Jackal

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49. Who says the Senate will even get a vote before the election?

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 06:05 PM

Jul 2019

About a week before the election the House should let the public know that they will be voting to impeach on the following charges. Give them exact reasons for the impeachment take a week to do in and vote for impeachment 5 minutes after all the polls close.

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Impeachment is not for the purpose of removing Donald Trump. [View all] kentuck Jul 2019 OP

Hear, hear. n/t Mister Ed Jul 2019 #1

How does a trial that results in acquittal hold him accountable? onenote Jul 2019 #2

Perhaps not accountable to the political process.... kentuck Jul 2019 #7

You are essentially acknowledging the undeniable fact that impeachment is a political process onenote Jul 2019 #16

I found the post Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #48

How does silence and inaction in the face of despicable abuses of power fulfil Dem's oath of office? Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #56

Silence? Inaction? ehrnst Jul 2019 #63

We will know when we have 218 House members who MineralMan Jul 2019 #3

Exactly. onenote Jul 2019 #17

I think they have that number already but are holding back because... kentuck Jul 2019 #19

Maybe. I don't know. There are some Democratic House members who MineralMan Jul 2019 #22

How and why did they win their seats in those Repub districts? kentuck Jul 2019 #24

I imagine that varied from district to district. MineralMan Jul 2019 #25

Most districts? Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #50

Generally, when "red" districts were won by "blue" candidates Bettie Jul 2019 #52

Higher turnout... DaDeacon Jul 2019 #60

That's what I've been saying too Bettie Jul 2019 #62

Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Have The Votes To Impeach Trump Gothmog Jul 2019 #27

Exactly. She doesn't have the votes, and believes that MineralMan Jul 2019 #34

It's a backwards philosophy to not bring up an impeachment inquiry until Poiuyt Jul 2019 #4

Trump will probably fight any investigations out in the courts. MineralMan Jul 2019 #23

Not a good argument Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #30

Look at the overall polling around Trump. MineralMan Jul 2019 #33

Why are his approval ratings rising? Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #47

I have no answers for that. MineralMan Jul 2019 #53

It would be good to have this on record, also... Let his name be a dark blot on our history pages. secondwind Jul 2019 #5

How will impeachment contain him? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #6

If we are so far gone that the Senate would not convict for any reason... kentuck Jul 2019 #10

Impeach because it will contain him but who knows if wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #31

I never said it was a good choice. kentuck Jul 2019 #32

Yep. triron Jul 2019 #8

"Contain" how? AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #9

Self immolation apparently. Nt BootinUp Jul 2019 #21

Spontanious cumbustion... AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #35

I'm for starting. Because the public isn't yet aware of the worst of Trump's crimes and wiggs Jul 2019 #11

At some point, after congressional investigations and/or counterintelligence wiggs Jul 2019 #12

That's not exactly the approach she took with Dubya FiveGoodMen Jul 2019 #41

been yelling this for months now. nt Grasswire2 Jul 2019 #13

I think that is a nice view fescuerescue Jul 2019 #14

Televised Impeachment Hearings will be the Best & Cheapest Commercials HiloHatti Jul 2019 #15

Was the televised Mueller hearing a great commercial for us? onenote Jul 2019 #18

The next round of polls about impeachment will be interesting. kentuck Jul 2019 #20

You're right....but it won't be an increase in support for. AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #36

Did You See the Unhinged Trump? HiloHatti Jul 2019 #40

Impeachment without removal is a vain and useless act Gothmog Jul 2019 #26

It will be a stain on his 'presidency' and it will drive him out of his fucking mind. spanone Jul 2019 #42

Impeachment has never been a positive of the impeached for the control of government ***NEVER*** uponit7771 Jul 2019 #57

Again, we are fortunate that it is Speaker Pelosi who is making this call Gothmog Jul 2019 #58

I disagree. Nixon was removed by "the impeachment process". He resigned... PoliticAverse Jul 2019 #28

How will it contain him? There never is a rational wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #29

YES! YES! YES! onecaliberal Jul 2019 #37

It is critical to restore the checks and balances of our system. lastlib Jul 2019 #38

K&R... spanone Jul 2019 #39

K&R Thanks for emphasizing that point. alwaysinasnit Jul 2019 #43

Nixon would have been convicted in the Senate bluescribbler Jul 2019 #44

Will History show..... Catch2.2 Jul 2019 #45

AGREED! FirstLight Jul 2019 #46

Who says the Senate will even get a vote before the election? Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #49

Amen!!! Moostache Jul 2019 #51

So much this. K&R. n/t ms liberty Jul 2019 #54

As usual I agree 100% with your statements The Liberal Lion Jul 2019 #55

agree. In the least it would be sensureship, as in the Clinton situation, although what Clinton did onetexan Jul 2019 #59

How does a failed impeachment Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #61