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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSuggestion for Nancy Pelosi. If the Senate ignores the American people and refuses to hear witness.
I believe Speaker Pelosi shows the American people and in particular, Trump and MoscowMitch that we are still fighting. That we will not let the Senate acquit the president without a fair trial including witnesses especially John Bolton. That we will not let the MoscowMitch bend every rule to his advantage in the impeachment trial. That we have not forgotten MoscowMitch stealing a SCOTUS seat from President Obama. It's clear MoscowMitch will break ANY HISTORICAL precedent to get what he wants. ANY PRECEDENT!So with Trump already seeing the way clear for him to celebrate, to watch the Super Bowl, to spend time tweeting insults to the Democratic presidential candidates running in Iowa and then to cap off the week by using the SOTU address to lie to Americans.
I suggest that Speaker Pelosi play the same hardball game that the GOP continues to use. Remember precedent can be respected by both parties or ignored by both parties. You are at bat Speaker Pelosi and the SOTU is in your ballpark not Trump's and not MoscowMitch's home turf.
Take the ball away TURN OFF THE CAMERAS in the House no nationally televised celebration in your house. Equal branches equal rights and equal powers.
marble falls
(57,080 posts)usaf-vet
(6,181 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,417 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)Pile on the charges and hold more hearing showing their corruption and lies, and their worse enemy, the truth. As soon as they dismiss the Senate trial, announce others will be served subpoena's like ivanke and jared, bolton and Jr, and others. in the House .
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)usaf-vet
(6,181 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,001 posts)Give them nothing.
dchill
(38,481 posts)Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)It's hers.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)lastlib
(23,222 posts)Nothing says he has to make a speech to a joint session of Congress, or that it has to be annual. He just has to give Congress a message "from time to time." In earlier times, the SOTU message was written--no speech at all. It was basically after the advent of radio, and later, TV, that it was done in Congress. It is fully within Nancy's power to pull the plug on him, and tell him to post a video on youtube.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)It used to just be a letter
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)submit a letter, pr say we do not accept an impeached pResident to conduct a SOTU, that would be interesting.
Speaker Pelosi, clapback last year, what will she do to him this year?????
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)uponit7771
(90,335 posts)tritsofme
(17,377 posts)uponit7771
(90,335 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,672 posts)do not let this farce stand
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)like if more evidence comes into light. But he will always have that stain on him as being an Impeached pResident.