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elocs

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16. The House does not need to impeach Trump right out of the gate,

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 05:40 PM

Dec 2018

but they can destroy him with a political death of a thousand cuts with enough investigations to bring him down. Then when they have built a strong case with lots of evidence, impeach him.

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I no longer care if the Senate votes for impeachment [View all] vlyons Dec 2018 OP

The proof is in the pudding (or the voting record in this case) pecosbob Dec 2018 #1

K&R totally agree... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2018 #2

Kick it Ponietz Dec 2018 #3

In addition, the House has a moral obligation to investigate all the grifters and monkey-wrenchers pecosbob Dec 2018 #4

The House does not need to impeach Trump right out of the gate, elocs Dec 2018 #16

While I empathize with the sense of, 'not care if Senate votes for impeachment', . . . empedocles Dec 2018 #5

I did write that I wanted the House vlyons Dec 2018 #8

The crime was against We The People populistdriven Dec 2018 #6

The Senate does not "vote for impeachment." stopbush Dec 2018 #7

"The Senate holds a trial" brooklynite Dec 2018 #9

Yup. Ignorance runs deep... Joe941 Dec 2018 #22

by voting guilty or non-guilty vlyons Dec 2018 #10

No. You are misusing the word impeachment. stopbush Dec 2018 #13

I got your point and it's a good one. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #26

Oh, with subpeona power, I want the Dems to do a LOT more damage, but the corporate press Baltimike Dec 2018 #11

I want criminal charges against his family drmeow Dec 2018 #12

Bingo!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #30

"although I do want the House to vote a bill of impeachment" elocs Dec 2018 #14

vote for the Dem candidates in the 2020 election, of course vlyons Dec 2018 #17

I agree...... Takket Dec 2018 #15

exactly! vlyons Dec 2018 #21

Charlie Pierce make a good case woofless Dec 2018 #18

If the house impeached it will be interesting how the Republicans will justify not convicting Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #19

If Trump is impeached, he may very well win a second term...don't impeach unless he can be Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #20

impeach or lose a lot of Democratic voters Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #23

Yup, impeachment of the Traitor-in-Chief should be the very first act of Congress. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #27

it can't be the first act Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #29

I spoke to about 50 House candidates this past cycle... brooklynite Dec 2018 #28

please re-read what i posted Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #31

Maybe if he is Meowmee Dec 2018 #24

As long as the economy is good he has a very good chance at being reelected. KWR65 Dec 2018 #25

No! We don't go down that rabbit hole until all evidence is in & the public strongly supports it. LBM20 Dec 2018 #32

I am ninety percent of the way there. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #33

CNN Poll: Fewer support impeaching Trump Trumpocalypse Dec 2018 #34

disgusting that so many back not impeaching LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #35

I have a hard time trying to find reasons why anyone voted for Trump. Trumpocalypse Dec 2018 #36