Democrats Plan To Go Around Pelosi on Impeachment

[berni_mccoy]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-pelosi-wants-to-slow-walk-impeachment-dems-who-support-it-are-trying-to-recruit-other-lawmakers

Pro-Impeachment Dems Are Privately Recruiting Other Members Despite Pelosi’s Warnings

The effort is organic. But lawmakers say that, behind the scenes, the pro-impeachment faction is trying to talk other members into joining.

Sam Brodey,
Erin Banco,
Sam Stein
06.03.19 9:25 PM ET

Unwilling to wait for Nancy Pelosi to embrace their cause, pro-impeachment House Democrats have begun recruiting fellow lawmakers to their camp in an effort to put more pressure on the House Speaker.

The effort has been described by one lawmaker as “organic.” But the goal is clear: the lawmakers are hoping to build a critical mass of members that will force Pelosi to choose between defying the majority of her own caucus or moving forward with a process of removing the president from office—a step that has not been taken on in more than 20 years.

... snip ...

The mere fact that informal “whip” operations are happening is a sign of the growing impatience and frustration felt by the pro-impeachment crowd on the Hill. It also threatens to exacerbate riffs within the Democratic caucus, where some of the party’s moderate members and top leaders have resisted the push to move more aggressively on impeachment.[

[Takket]

1. That would be a VERY bad idea

[Me.]

2. Because It Worked So Well When A Small Group Tried To Unseat Her

"A senior House aide, whose boss is in the pro-impeachment camp, said that current efforts to make this case to on-the-fence members is “hodge-podge right now.”

[EffieBlack]

4. Exactly!

Some folks never learn.

[still_one]

8. and I can guess which Democrats those are.

[Me.]

12. Not A Big Leap Is It?

[still_one]

14. LOL

[Hortensis]

15. "Jeffries invoked a Ben Franklin quote, saying they were in danger

of being governed by passion, not reason."

Ambition and power seeking more like. We certainly can make a really good guess. i remember Cicilline, mentioned in the article, was one of those Pelosi bought off during the battle over the speakership and other leadership positions by creating a new position for him. This isn't about when we impeach but about the usual people using national crisis to make trouble for their own advantage.

[still_one]

19. Wow, how timely. Thanks

[EffieBlack]

3. That will probably go about as well as the anti-Pelosi "insurgency" went 6 months ago

[Green Line]

5. Led by Presidential candidate

Seth Moulton, never forget

[StarfishSaver]

7. And Tim Ryan - who is now singing her praises

[ProudLib72]

11. #fivewhiteguys and how they stand on impeachment today

Moulton = yes impeachment
Ryan = yes impeachment
Perlmutter = no impeachment
Kurt Schrader = no impeachment
Bill Foster = no impeachment

[Hortensis]

16. :) Noting this isn't about being for/against impeachment,

but a factional power play lead by those blue dogs.

[StarfishSaver]

6. I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out

I know how it will turn out, but it will be fun to watch.

[George II]

18. Of course, that's if it's really happening, which I seriously doubt.

[Mars and Minerva]

9. I doubt that they will be able to build a pro-impeachment base any faster than Pelosi. nt

[LibFarmer]

10. lol -- Daily Beast making ordinary discussions

sound like some sort of insurgency.

Naturally, the ultra left must tout it as some sort of rebellion because Pelosi is a pragmatic progressive.

[DURHAM D]

13. Exactly.

Just more of their usual drivel.

[George II]

17. This is all pure speculation and possibly wishful thinking. Interesting, unless I missed it....

no one specifically has been mentioned. The only Democratic House members who are referenced are those who have recently, PUBLICLY, talked about future impeachment proceedings on television.

They don't say who is conducting the "informal "whip" operations" which most likely aren't occurring.

[George II]

20. Clyburn has clarified his comments over the weekend:

“I’m probably farther away from impeachment than anybody in our caucus,” Clyburn (D-S.C.) told reporters Monday night. “We will not get out in front of our committees. We’ll see what the committees come up with. I’ve said that forever.”

[ehrnst]

21. Dissing Speaker Pelosi has become a sport. (nt)

[StarfishSaver]

22. True. But always a losing one

When will they learn?

[Hortensis]

23. :) The addicts, never. After all, what's more important?