Step by step: Democrats play the long game against Trump

[Vidal]

"First came the sternly worded letters. Then the subpoenas. Now the votes to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress.

As House Democrats plod ahead investigating President Donald Trump, against unprecedented stonewalling by the White House, they are pursuing a long-game strategy that’s playing out in the committee rooms, the courthouse and in the court of public opinion. And it’s going to take time.

Some Democrats say the administration’s blockade is leaving them almost no choice but to open an impeachment inquiry — not necessarily to impeach Trump, but as part of a legal strategy to force the administration to comply with their requests for documents and testimony.

“Things are coming to a tipping point,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the Judiciary Committee. “We’re running out of options,” said another on the panel, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla. “I think we’re on the road,” said Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif."

Read More: https://www.apnews.com/b1005ff321144a58856cd1d43937dc03

[Hekate]

1. Kick

[anarch]

2. hey, if it ends up with a scenario that completely ends the GOP...

well I'll be impressed. Surprised, too.

I get the line of thinking here; I just worry that we don't have time for all that.

But what a world it would be if we didn't have a major political party constantly working against the interests of the people. We should be debating how best to combat climate change and mitigate its impacts to peoples' livelihoods; we should be working collectively to actually provide for the general welfare, not carving up taxpayer money amongst cronies, and pandering to wealthy corporate interests rather than seeking consensus from constituents, etc. We don't have a functional government right now, and it's because one of our two major parties has decided not to even bother governing, and just to seek ways to entrench their own power and wealth, just letting the corporations do whatever the hell they please in the pursuit of profits, with no real consideration of anything else.

[EveHammond13]

3. time to speed up