Second Impeachment of Trump
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Nothing against our older members, but I still think age limits are appropriate.
www.cnn.com
Sen. Patrick Leahy home from brief hospitalization after presiding over opening of Trump's impeachment trial
Sen. Patrick Leahy returned home Tuesday night from the hospital after seeking treatment out of an abundance of caution, according to a spokesman.
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I certainly wish Leahy the best.
It would throw a wrench into things if he were to die. The governor of Vermont is a Republican but has indicated he would have appointed an independent affiliated with the Democrats if Sanders had joined Biden’s cabinet. But it would create a Republican majority for a few days. And if a Democrat does take the seat, it puts Dianne Feinstein as pro tem.
It would throw a wrench into things if he were to die. The governor of Vermont is a Republican but has indicated he would have appointed an independent affiliated with the Democrats if Sanders had joined Biden’s cabinet. But it would create a Republican majority for a few days. And if a Democrat does take the seat, it puts Dianne Feinstein as pro tem.
Mind as well strip impeachment from the constitution if this trial fails to get a conviction. If you can’t convict a president for trying to overthrow his own government then what’s the point of having the law?
Trump’s Coup Attempt Didn’t Start on January 6
With each passing day, new tendrils of the former president’s efforts come into view.
www.theatlantic.com
The problem is that the GOP is so corrupt. Senators who were saying 2 weeks ago that they supported impeachment are now saying that they do not. We have even more evidence of Trump's guilt, but they have changed their story.
To be clear - they are never and were never going to vote Trump guilty unless the America people march in the streets to make it happen, and the American people have moved on.
So this will be a charade of a trial with zero chance of a conviction. Great, more wasted time in the middle of a deadly pandemic. Look, I was all for this trial when it looked like there was a small chance of a conviction. Now that has gone out the window, just move on.
If democrats are not going to get serious about holding other GOP members accountable for the things they have enabled and supported, then of course those GOP members will flock back to Trump. He's still very popular among republican voters and, at this point, there have been few consequence for being a die hard Trumper.
If democrats are not going to get serious about holding other GOP members accountable for the things they have enabled and supported, then of course those GOP members will flock back to Trump. He's still very popular among republican voters and, at this point, there have been few consequence for being a die hard Trumper.
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No - nope - no way. Further expose the GOP and use it against them in every election in 2 years
what else would you have the democrats do to hold the gop members accountable?
Here ya go Earle. Why does the family of the dead rioter need a lawyer?
www.salon.com
Trump named Capitol riot lawyer to federal board in his final days
The lawyer, who represents the family of a dead rioter, is friends with Rep. Mo Brooks, under scrutiny for his role
www.salon.com
I won't question the representation. OTOH, it was a puzzling appointment to many. Mark has been on the NASA advisory board (IIRC) for years and he's interviewed on TV for NASA-related matters. I just didn't know he had any agricultural interests. (I'll probably hear from him for this post.)Here ya go Earle. Why does the family of the dead rioter need a lawyer?
Trump named Capitol riot lawyer to federal board in his final days
The lawyer, who represents the family of a dead rioter, is friends with Rep. Mo Brooks, under scrutiny for his role
Threaten those members who continue to support a man that incited an insurrection with expulsion from congress. Germany purged itself of Hitler supporters after WWII by removing them from positions of power. That needs to happen here with Trump supporters.
i'm not positive, but i think the threshold for expulsion is pretty high. as long as the gop remains intransigent and completely loyal to their white christian nationalist base, it's going to be impossible for dems to do that.
what they do have is committee hearings and there will be plenty on the insurrection and failed coup attempt and those who incited the masses. the upcoming impeachment trial will bring a lot of things to light regardless of the gop's lack of support for conviction. it's not like the democrats are sitting back and doing nothing.
it is the gop and their base that are putting on a full court press to pretend this never happened.
Make the effort, even if you fail. It can be used against them in the next election cycle.
unlike the last trial in the senate, the dems control the agenda and there will be plenty of sworn testimony.
the white christian nationalist puke funnel will be cranked up to 11, but it remains to be seen if they still have the ability to shift the narrative at a whim without trump in a position of power.
That's my point - get the information in front of Americans. If they are not convicted, list out all of that treachery for months leading into the next election cycle. Use it against the people who conspired, and those who helped protect them.
i also wish folks would stop framing it as the democrats failing, or coming up short. they are doing their damned jobs. it is the republicans and their voters who are and have been failing our country.
this is from yesterday. this is not going away any time soon and the impeached insurrectionist's tiny fingerprints (and a big part of the gop's) are all over it
Exactly. Make them own it. In 2012, prep ads that play GOP statements about how it's not that big a deal over footage of the riots.
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