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meadowlander

(4,386 posts)
127. Yes. Sometimes you just have to stand up and say something is wrong.
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:08 PM
Feb 2020

The one thing you can control is your own reaction and in this case, the only acceptable reaction was immediate, public and very vocal condemnation.

Was impeachment worth it? [View all] myohmy2 Feb 2020 OP
It had to been if for nothing else, to put it on the record still_one Feb 2020 #1
Yes! A 2/3 vote was never expected anyway, but this does vividly display Republican corruption. Towlie Feb 2020 #80
+++ still_one Feb 2020 #98
If nothing more it documented what killed the Republic. dem4decades Feb 2020 #2
It was. It put the case before the public. MineralMan Feb 2020 #3
+100000 Pachamama Feb 2020 #53
K&R onetexan Feb 2020 #124
It was the House's duty and they performed it well. spanone Feb 2020 #4
Yes, we could not ignore the behavior. TNNurse Feb 2020 #35
It will only NOT have been worth it if luvtheGWN Feb 2020 #83
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Quackers Feb 2020 #5
It had to be done and if history survives the Democrats will come out gleaming. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #6
"It had to be done" Nasruddin Feb 2020 #122
Yes. Ninga Feb 2020 #7
Yes, the record will show that the American people are disgusted with him and the GOP walkingman Feb 2020 #8
Yes. It had to be done. Someone had to stand up for The Constitution mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #9
Yes, impeachment was worth it Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #10
It showed that slightly more than half the country wanted to set rules and guidelines... kentuck Feb 2020 #11
Definitely. I would have been furious if he wasn't impeached. Bluepinky Feb 2020 #12
In a word, yes. catbyte Feb 2020 #13
Absolutely, yes! The record showed he was accused , jrthin Feb 2020 #14
Agreed. c-rational Feb 2020 #39
They had no choice Jarqui Feb 2020 #15
This country will kick any dictator to the curb bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #16
Exactly! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2020 #90
Yeah, then why are so many still enthralled with drumpf? lark Feb 2020 #106
We should have gotten his tax returns out of this fescuerescue Feb 2020 #17
Sure - it was always about the election, and all of this out in the open won't hurt. jmg257 Feb 2020 #18
A nation must have an historical record. So, yes. It was worth it. Impeachment prevents the ancianita Feb 2020 #19
I think the impeachment was well worth it dlk Feb 2020 #20
YES it was. Scarsdale Feb 2020 #21
Absolutely yes. Lonestarblue Feb 2020 #22
Yes. mahannah Feb 2020 #23
truth is always worth it. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2020 #24
Yes! I'll take the right side of history any day Ohioboy Feb 2020 #25
No question. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #26
It is always worth it duforsure Feb 2020 #27
Yes... but it doesn't mean they stop here In It to Win It Feb 2020 #28
This. CrispyQ Feb 2020 #31
...and who are we kidding? Trump will fuck up again. In It to Win It Feb 2020 #34
When you are fighting for the truth, it is always worth it Maeve Feb 2020 #29
ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #30
Absolutely! Ligyron Feb 2020 #32
Yep, well worth it. gulliver Feb 2020 #33
Yes. It was not only worth it but necessary. nt crickets Feb 2020 #36
Bookmark this thread SCantiGOP Feb 2020 #37
Absolutely. The electorate knows how morally corrupt the GOP is now. n/t Pobeka Feb 2020 #38
It had to be done Martin Eden Feb 2020 #40
The bare naked truth,.. magicarpet Feb 2020 #41
Absolutely n/t dajoki Feb 2020 #42
Hell YES! liberalla Feb 2020 #43
For sure, expose the Unamerican Senators BlueJac Feb 2020 #44
We had no choice. CanonRay Feb 2020 #45
For my faith in constitutional government, absolutely! Dave in VA Feb 2020 #46
They need to do it again. Call John Bolton. Lev Parnas. Now. zaj Feb 2020 #47
Yes, asap. Committee hearings. Bet a percentage of Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #61
Absolutely -- it would have been worse to do nothing. rocktivity Feb 2020 #48
Yes, of coarse it was, he is on historical record as being impeached though in a fascist state like yaesu Feb 2020 #49
It documented some of his crimes, should have been more. It was the right thing to do. Autumn Feb 2020 #50
Yes! Democracy dies in darkness. nolabear Feb 2020 #51
Yes...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #52
It was not only "worth it" it was absolutely necessary... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #54
YES!!!! hot2na Feb 2020 #55
The end was a foregone conclusion mcar Feb 2020 #56
It had to be done. I think it's made Trump almost invincible BUT... Still In Wisconsin Feb 2020 #57
Absolutely. Whether he was impeached or not, wnylib Feb 2020 #58
What an excellent speech! crickets Feb 2020 #97
When I get discouraged and fearful about wnylib Feb 2020 #110
In these words from that speech, Roosevelt wnylib Feb 2020 #112
That very quote jumped out at me. crickets Feb 2020 #115
These challenges are timeless. There wnylib Feb 2020 #133
Thanks for the link. wnylib Feb 2020 #134
Government by organized mob Cbarwitz Feb 2020 #142
Remarkable, isn't it? As if 7 decades had not passed wnylib Feb 2020 #147
YES SilasSouleII Feb 2020 #59
Yes. Game's not over, people. DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #60
Absolutely necessary. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #62
Unequivocally worth it! Thanks to the entire Dem team - great job. nt iluvtennis Feb 2020 #63
75% of polled Americans said the Senate should call witnesses robbob Feb 2020 #64
Yes it was the correct thing to do. No regrets. Now the dems need to keep their messaging loud, c-rational Feb 2020 #65
Yes! I think there is a possibility that he now might Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #66
Absolutely not Nasruddin Feb 2020 #79
Yes. It shows that we are on the right side of history and MF45 will always carry the smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #67
I say yes extvbroadcaster Feb 2020 #68
I'm on the fence. SylviaD Feb 2020 #69
If it wasn't Murcowski, it would have been KPN Feb 2020 #96
absolutely worth it gopiscrap Feb 2020 #70
TOtally worth it. rickyhall Feb 2020 #71
What was the alternative? Short term or long term it was unavoidable... Mars and Minerva Feb 2020 #72
YES YES YES YES we proved he was GUILTY and the GOP senators DON'T CARE. Cowards 1 and all. usaf-vet Feb 2020 #73
Shoeless Joe Jackson was acquitted erlewyne Feb 2020 #74
In my opinion, the second worst tactical thing the party has ever done The Mouth Feb 2020 #75
Mostly agree Nasruddin Feb 2020 #82
Couldn't Agree More RobinA Feb 2020 #135
Vengeance for Impeaching a Guilty President? Cbarwitz Feb 2020 #144
Yep The Mouth Feb 2020 #149
Probably not Nasruddin Feb 2020 #76
Yes, absolutely necessary and absolutely worth it. warmfeet Feb 2020 #77
YES! Me. Feb 2020 #78
Absolutely worth it! Trueblue Texan Feb 2020 #81
Yes. old guy Feb 2020 #84
Absolutely! It was a win win situation. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #85
YES, and impeach him again as new misdeeds are uncovered BernieBabies Feb 2020 #86
Yes, because everyone of the senators willingly practiced Trump scatophilia StTimofEdenRoc Feb 2020 #87
Definitely! H2O Man Feb 2020 #88
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2020 #89
Senate is in okay for 2020 now JCMach1 Feb 2020 #91
YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. calimary Feb 2020 #92
This was NEVER an "end justifies the means" decision Mr. Ected Feb 2020 #93
Huh? Nasruddin Feb 2020 #121
Hearing Adam Schiff and the rest of the managers made me proud. katmondoo Feb 2020 #94
For those saying it was not worth it.... Traildogbob Feb 2020 #95
Ugh Stryst Feb 2020 #99
Yep! MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #100
Potentially. If the Democrats do not back down or waver on the message. Caliman73 Feb 2020 #101
It's an insult to the two other presidents who were impeached... Rollo Feb 2020 #102
They. are. on. record. nt Baltimike Feb 2020 #103
Absolutely had to be done, couldn't not do it. lark Feb 2020 #104
More than worth it. Harker Feb 2020 #105
Nothing says... MarianJack Feb 2020 #107
Only the 3rd President to be impeached. BUT could he become... Beartracks Feb 2020 #111
Yes! burrowowl Feb 2020 #108
Sure was! Magoo48 Feb 2020 #109
How about a message to your Republican senator(s)... TryLogic Feb 2020 #113
Hell yeah! krispos42 Feb 2020 #114
Impeachment was for the Democrats to EXPOSE the Republicans' COVER UP! panfluteman Feb 2020 #116
Yes. Brother Mythos Feb 2020 #117
NO progressiveradical Feb 2020 #118
Yes Tweedy Feb 2020 #119
Democratic Party Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #120
YES YES YES two reasons (of MANY) bluestarone Feb 2020 #123
Trump is a crook, he deserved to be impeached. Beacool Feb 2020 #125
Shows the world that most of the USA does not support or respect him. Well worth it !!! Prosper Feb 2020 #126
It Shoes The World RobinA Feb 2020 #136
Yes. Sometimes you just have to stand up and say something is wrong. meadowlander Feb 2020 #127
Yes Afromania Feb 2020 #128
Pose this question as a DU Poll. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #129
Sure was! OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #130
YES! Remember HE WILL ALWAYS BE AN IM[EACHED PRESIDENT! That really ticks him off! napi21 Feb 2020 #131
Definitely worth it! Aussie105 Feb 2020 #132
It was an unpleasant thing musicblind Feb 2020 #137
Yes! It got the traitors on record. Baked Potato Feb 2020 #138
Yes....n/t bluecollar2 Feb 2020 #139
Yes, Yes and Yes RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2020 #140
I don't think a thing as serious as impeachment should be weighed on the... LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #141
Yes. stage left Feb 2020 #143
There was no other choice. man4allcats Feb 2020 #145
GOP has shown they will do anything to win if they can get away with it. NCLefty Feb 2020 #146
We will find out in November. n/t whopis01 Feb 2020 #148
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