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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow about a Pros&Cons list on Impeachment.
So it appears that will be the national topic for a while.
To Im 🍑 or not .
Thought a master list of the pros and cons might be interesting.
Pros
Its merited - Mueller showed ample Obstruction.
Preserves the Rule of Law
Warns future Presidents
Shows Dems have integrity and believe in the truth
Takes some heat off of Dems running for President (not constantly asked about it).
Cons
MSM will scream overreach by Dems
Reachable Independents arent on board (yet)
Some believe Congressional Hearings are sufficient for now
Gives Trump his number one talking point and fund raising subject
Doing GOP dirty work who can keep clean hands with no vote in Senate
There are lots more that Im sure you can list.
I just wanted to get the conversation started by naming five each.
manor321
(3,344 posts)None of those listed cons are even close to being credible.
Impeachment is all upside.
Funtatlaguy
(10,876 posts)J_William_Ryan
(1,753 posts)That alone renders impeachment pointless.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)uponit7771
(90,339 posts)FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)The Repukes will never stop trying to get their revenge, whether they're entitled to it or not.
For 8 years we had to hear about how they wanted to impeach Obama, but in the end they couldn't find anything to impeach him for. Future Democratic presidents won't be so lucky, especially if the GOP holds onto majority in the Senate. We cannot ever let them win majority in the House - ever!
Impeachment was never meant to be used as a political strategy, but the Founding Fathers had no concept what the Repukes would become in the 21st century.
flotsam
(3,268 posts)It's the beginning of the process to turn a bunch of the GOPs into cons.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)Impeach or lite the constitution on fire.