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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,712 posts)
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 07:37 PM Aug 2023

House Republicans barrel toward Biden impeachment inquiry -- but some hesitate

House Republicans are barreling toward an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with some saying the conference should pull the trigger as soon as next month when Congress reconvenes.

“It’s a must,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) told The Hill in an interview. “I mean, if not now, when?”

-snip-

Other GOP lawmakers, however, say they are not ready to take the plunge.

“I think before we move on to [an] impeachment inquiry, we should … there should be a direct link to the president in some evidence,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told The Hill in an interview. “We should have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor, not just assuming there may be one. I think we need to have more concrete evidence to go down that path.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republicans-barrel-toward-biden-212604658.html

How about doing a budget first you fucking assholes?

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House Republicans barrel toward Biden impeachment inquiry -- but some hesitate (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 OP
Guaranteeing Biden in 24 yankee87 Aug 2023 #1
Don Bacon (R-Neb): "We should have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor." Irish_Dem Aug 2023 #2
That's never stopped republicans before. Ray Bruns Aug 2023 #8
Wow NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #9
"Evidence??!? WE don't need no stinkin' EVIDENCE!" lastlib Aug 2023 #11
"But shouldn't we have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor?" struggle4progress Aug 2023 #3
Reminds Me NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #10
I'd be surprised if they had impeachment hearings so early... WarGamer Aug 2023 #4
Impeachment as a grudge tactic. DFW Aug 2023 #5
Go ahead, I dare you to impeach Pres. Biden on faked up evidence. We need something to SWBTATTReg Aug 2023 #6
Post removed Post removed Aug 2023 #7
Biden Should Agree on One Condition NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #12
Go ahead. Biden has had his mug shot taken already. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2023 #13
How many of them will have even the smallest of backbones? My guess is 2! Wonder Why Aug 2023 #14

Irish_Dem

(81,986 posts)
2. Don Bacon (R-Neb): "We should have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor."
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 07:43 PM
Aug 2023

Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told The Hill in an interview. “We should have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor, not just assuming there may be one. I think we need to have more concrete evidence to go down that path.”

Having actual evidence, what a novel concept for an R.

NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
9. Wow
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 01:05 PM
Aug 2023

What a concept. You need EVIDENCE first. Give this guy a cookie or something.

"I think before we move on to [an] impeachment inquiry, we should … there should be a direct link to the president in some evidence,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told The Hill in an interview. “We should have some clear evidence of a high crime or misdemeanor, not just assuming there may be one. I think we need to have more concrete evidence to go down that path.”

NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
10. Reminds Me
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 01:09 PM
Aug 2023

Kind of reminds me of junior high English class with Mrs Rest. The room was in the center of a wing so no windows and a higher ceiling. There were four rooms in the center. Two walls slid (one side and the back) so it could open four rooms into one huge room.

Anyway... Spit balls were a big thing back in the late 70s. I remember them all over the wall above the blackboard. Kind of like RepubQcans are doing. Let's just throw a bunch of sxxt at the wall and see if anything sticks.

WarGamer

(18,802 posts)
4. I'd be surprised if they had impeachment hearings so early...
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 08:04 PM
Aug 2023

I'd expect after the beginning of the year to interfere with Trump legal issues and fling poo during campaign season.

DFW

(60,353 posts)
5. Impeachment as a grudge tactic.
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 08:04 PM
Aug 2023

How very Republican. To them, being inaugurated as a Democrat is the highest crime a Democrat can commit. They can‘t wait until they have a Chief Justice who feels the same way.

SWBTATTReg

(26,352 posts)
6. Go ahead, I dare you to impeach Pres. Biden on faked up evidence. We need something to
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 11:27 AM
Aug 2023

really nail republican doorstoppers who aren't doing anything in Congress but stall on everything that the democrats have proposed for the good of the Country. Do you realize republicans, that your efforts are hurting the Country, by ignoring the common good etc. and concentrating solely on issues that tRUMP wants? He's not even in government anymore.

Traitors all. Insurrectionists all, 14th Amendment to all of them who participated in any part on the events of 1/6.

It kind of pisses me off that Garland isn't doing the initial honors in not allowing tRUMP from running again for president, that someone else had to sue tRUMP from running as a valid candidate.

If they had a process where we as individual voters could sign onto this lawsuit to prevent tRUMP from running ever again for any elected office, sign me up (and for that matter, any of the other elected representatives of the republican Congress that participated in the 1/6 events). It's funny that not a word has been uttered about what the others were doing, I do know that there have been some discussions etc., such as w/ Jordon (gym) and tRUMP (what did they discuss, I wonder) etc.

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NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
12. Biden Should Agree on One Condition
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 01:14 PM
Aug 2023

First the House Committee starting this has to agree to waive Immunity for anything they say that isn't true. They would suspend the Speech and Debate clause protections
Thus making them liable for slander and defamation if something is not true.

In other words... tell the truth under penalty of being sued.

I believe Joe Biden has done nothing wrong. I also don't believe all the BS claims about millions being passed to him. If they want to publically imply hes committing crimes let them be forced to prove it.

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