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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre we asking the right questions when it comes to impeachment?
We ask questions like, Will the Republicans in the Senate convict Trump? That is a question that is being asked at the wrong time. You cannot answer a question about the last step until you take the first steps. The first steps may change the answer to the question about the last step.
Maybe would should be asking questions like this; Who will really make the final decision on impeachment, Pelosi or the Democratic candidates? The nominee will become the leader of the party.
Will one of the major issues during the election and Debates be about Trumps corruption, crimes, The Mueller Report, Obstruction of Justice? The answer is yes.
If the Democrats do not impeach will Trump use that to proclaim his innocence? We know the answer to that question. This will become a campaign slogan for Trump, The Democrats did not impeach because they know I am innocent, No Collusion, No Obstruction. He will say it every day, over and over again and it will work.
Will the Democratic candidates, during a debate with Trump, accuse him of committing crimes and then defend the decision not to impeach Trump because they didn't think it would work. Trump would eat them alive. The Democrats would look like fools and weaklings.
When I ask myself these questions, I see impeachment as inevitable. The Democratic candidates may demand it. How can they win a Debate about crime and corruption without it?
Pelosi may have already made her decision. Her goal may be to gather as much evidence as possible and then impeach. I think it's fair to say Pelosi and the Democratic candidates have been having long conversations about impeachment and how it will affect the election.
The Democratic candidates are going to be forced to answer questions about Trumps crimes during the Debates. It will be a big part of the election whether the Democrats like it or not.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)It took the House investigations to finally bring the Senate along.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)Cohen's in jail for acting on Trump's direction in paying off a porn star during the heat of the campaign.
That's enough.
ITMFA.