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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Because only fools make idle threats.

Sat Aug 25, 2018, 12:12 PM

Aug 2018

If you don't have the House you can't impeach. We don't have the House.

If you don't have 67% of the Senate you can't convict. We don't have 67% of the Senate.

If you have no chance of getting 67% of the Senate you have no chance of convicting alone. We have no chance of getting 67% of the Senate.

Thus we can't threaten impeachment and conviction.

Threatening impeachment alone (IF we win the House) is almost an idle threat. Doing it once to get RepubliCons and Senate RepubliCons on the record has some merit but it is not much of a threat. And until we have the House (IF) then it is an idle threat.

My next post says what we CAN do in these mid-terms.

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How to win mid-terms? Ask Repubes about impeachment. [View all] 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 OP

Who the fuck woujld say not to mention impeachment? randr Aug 2018 #1

Because only fools make idle threats. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #3

The problem all along with Democrats has been that they don't have the balls to make threats. randr Aug 2018 #5

It's not a question of some sexist gender-denying definition of courage. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #6

Dem candidates have been told not to mention impeachment. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #8

Tell the voters that the only people talking about impeachment are...GOPukes mikehiggins Aug 2018 #2

Except impeachment is all DU talks about. B2G Aug 2018 #9

Keep brands welded. Put it to voters this way: Republicons CREATED Trump, ENABLE him & PROTECT him. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #4

I guess I didn't express my point clearly. The point is to make G.O.P. candidates take a stand on 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #7

Don't mention it very often anyway. Turbineguy Aug 2018 #10