Impeachment in the House could be a done deal in 2 days if Pence says "nyet" to 25th Amendment

[Miles Archer]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/house-democrats-impeachment-plans/index.html

If Pence and the Cabinet don't invoke the 25th Amendment, Democrats have been discussing a process that would allow them to bypass the committee proceedings and move articles of impeachment directly to the floor within two days.

The discussions are expected to intensify Friday, when House Democrats hold their first full-caucus call since the attack on the US Capitol as a growing number of members press for impeachment.

This call, scheduled for noon ET, will be an important moment in terms of what's going to transpire over the next two weeks. While House Democrat after House Democrat has backed a second impeachment, the caucus itself hasn't gathered since the dramatic events transpired. The call will be the first opportunity for lawmakers to talk to leadership about the impeachment issue, the 25th Amendment issue and significant security concerns related to the Capitol.

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But one option Democrats are exploring: offering articles of impeachment through a privileged resolution. That would allow the chamber to move ahead with a vote to impeach Trump within two days, skip hearings, approving an organizing resolution, an investigation and moving straight to a vote.

[Bev54]

1. His refusal to talk with Pelosi and Schumer is a No

they are going directly to impeachment through a privileged resolution so they can skip hearings and go straight to a vote.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Prevents him from running again.

OK by me. Don't want to have this nutc threatening to run again. Let the McConnell Senate shut it down for a second time.

[helpisontheway]

5. I thought it only prevents him from running again if senate votes to convict. Nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Probably....but let's try anyway!

No downside in doing the right thing. Let's see if the McConnell Republicans want to subvert justice a second time.

[Miles Archer]

8. That was my understanding as well.

We could both be wrong, but I don't think so.

It's more of a second major stain on his legacy. Two impeachments for Mr. Two Scoops.

[Tien1985]

3. Personally, I wish

they would've had the press conference first thing in the morning and convened for a vote by 5pm. One solid day was more than enough time for Pence to decide what his obligation is.

[Miles Archer]

6. That's true, but it can't be said that they didn't give him ample opportunity

I assume Pence can read, I assume he has a TV, I assume he's been encouraged by sources to invoke the 25th Amendment. And if truth be told, this has been a common suggestion throughout Trump's presidency.

As Joe Biden said in his press conference during the incident, "Enough is enough is ENOUGH."

[Tien1985]

13. Oh absolutely

I'm worried that because we gave them as much time as we did, they gave the nectarine nazi an opening to come and pretend to play nice and he'll get away with the whole thing

[Thomas Hurt]

4. with two week left in his miserable term, what really matters is to ban him from office...

cutting his term short by a few days is just icing.

[Miles Archer]

10. I'd prefer 25th Amendment, but if that's a definite "no," then yes...this works for me as well

That's gonna be a hard one to explain in his "presidential library."

[lettucebe]

11. You'd think they'd want to ax his chance to run again, if nothing else

but they are still sticking to their erroneous belief that the "base" is republican. It is not. This group is all tRump's. They do still have a base but they don't recognize them. Thinking all repugs are aligned with tRump is going to be a costly mistake (not that I'm sorry they are making it).

[roamer65]

14. Definitely impeach.