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DemoHack

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36. I still think impeachment is possible.

Sat May 19, 2018, 09:30 AM

May 2018

But the 2/3 of the Senate, 67 votes, isn't there to convict the impeachment and remove him. He'd have to dip in approval ratings even below the 35%-ish that thinks he can do no wrong.

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I completely agree with Bill Maher last night. [View all] Atman May 2018 OP

I do. Eventually. Glamrock May 2018 #1

I am prepared for the unexpected PatSeg May 2018 #54

Republican voters manor321 May 2018 #2

They are not the problem randr May 2018 #5

Voting should be required, like paying taxes PJMcK May 2018 #11

But when you have several million people who DID vote... maddiemom May 2018 #37

We can't really prove votes don't count randr May 2018 #51

See Bush V Gore. Then see 2016 presidential election/California. See also Electoral College. maddiemom May 2018 #57

That's right! 90M eligible voters DID NOT in 2016 presidential election RestoreAmerica2020 May 2018 #71

The loud mouth brat at the back of the class has taken over randr May 2018 #3

PrinciPAL masmdu May 2018 #6

thanx randr May 2018 #7

Uncharted Territory Martin Eden May 2018 #4

I saw that too and I must say it chilled me to the bone. smirkymonkey May 2018 #8

Most is highly charted. Trump can be tried in the senate and Hortensis May 2018 #9

Please do not lessen the blame of this Congress. They could do something. TNNurse May 2018 #10

Obviously, we are not a nation of laws. kentuck May 2018 #12

Exactly. If this was Watergate, he would have already destroyed the tapes unitedwethrive May 2018 #13

The Senate would never convict him. DemoHack May 2018 #14

Maybe not DownriverDem May 2018 #17

I think this is the most realistic outcome onlyadream May 2018 #23

I still think impeachment is possible. DemoHack May 2018 #36

Impeachment yes, like Clinton. onlyadream May 2018 #61

2020 - the last line of defense! DemoHack May 2018 #62

There's still cholesterol :) Pluvious May 2018 #70

Ineffective? Nasruddin May 2018 #53

With foreign affairs he has a lot of power. Nt onlyadream May 2018 #60

He's not ineffective. DemoHack May 2018 #67

Yes, they would, if they start fearing the majority more than Trump's base William Seger May 2018 #20

But we haven't seen any signs of that. DemoHack May 2018 #38

Not yet, but I'm talking about the scenario in the OP William Seger May 2018 #42

Vote him out Nasruddin May 2018 #47

I don't disagree, but in that instance... DemoHack May 2018 #66

Indeed. Codeine May 2018 #63

From what we've seen it's all about him DownriverDem May 2018 #15

Impeachment first, then send in the police -- 24 hours, tops William Seger May 2018 #16

How it works DownriverDem May 2018 #19

Theoretical, yes, but Congress can move as fast or as slow as they want William Seger May 2018 #24

he's insane but his only advantage is the left/dems complete certainot May 2018 #18

Question DownriverDem May 2018 #21

Too bad some wealthy Dems can't play by the same book. onlyadream May 2018 #25

MSNBC? oberliner May 2018 #27

I'm not saying there's no one representing us onlyadream May 2018 #35

Agreed oberliner May 2018 #45

Yes, Rachel is a treasure onlyadream May 2018 #58

talk radio is the only major medium with no direct challenge from the left certainot May 2018 #41

they have a monopoly worth trillions in global warming denial, deregulation, war certainot May 2018 #44

There are thousands of independent journalists in the country (& world)... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #29

a well protected monopoly shouldn't be considered part of the free speech spectrum certainot May 2018 #49

digitize talk radio with AI and politicize advertising on it until the monopoly is broken certainot May 2018 #40

Very cool. Thanks. ancianita May 2018 #50

I agree. Uncharted territory. Someone needs to save the country from this mobster. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #22

Who and how? oberliner May 2018 #26

I'm pinning a lot of hope on the mid-terms. Politicians care about votes. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #30

The midterms are definitely looking promising oberliner May 2018 #31

I think so, too. Here in Louisana, we had local elections a month ago...Dems swept! Honeycombe8 May 2018 #33

Here... floWteiuQ May 2018 #28

Take down his family Corgigal May 2018 #32

Now this is an avenue of something I could see happening. The states could move on the family. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #34

Federal Marshals Duppers May 2018 #39

I agree azureblue May 2018 #43

I also agree. mountain grammy May 2018 #46

The military, and whoever cuts its checks, will take out the old and follow a new CIC. ancianita May 2018 #48

When Nixon refused to release the White House tapes the judge fined him $500 a day lutherj May 2018 #52

The ZTE/China Deal disndat May 2018 #55

I would like to see Trump impeached and convicted...but if that doesn't happen, I will settle for Demsrule86 May 2018 #56

If it's as bad as your post portrays the American People will DEMAND that this Kirk Lover May 2018 #59

You can lead a voter to the polls but you can't make him vote. kentuck May 2018 #64

About only thing trump's testimony will do is catch him lying. Lying isn't going to bring him down. Hoyt May 2018 #65

Let the markets decide (everything)! moondust May 2018 #68

We are really in a constitutional crisis right now. Initech May 2018 #69