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aidbo

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10. I think the democrats in the house should draw up articles of impeachment.

Reply to GaYellowDawg (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 02:33 PM

Mar 2019

If the senate doesn’t vote to convict, it should be seen as GOP using the senate to protect their criminal president.

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Please, before you express an opinion on impeachment... [View all] GaYellowDawg Mar 2019 OP

Agreed. TDale313 Mar 2019 #1

Wait ok but have one problem with it. Bush produced Trump.& Trump is a mob boss onit2day Mar 2019 #9

The OP seemed to be saying TDale313 Mar 2019 #13

Even before that, the House Judiciary Committee has to put together and vote on The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #2

How many "smoking gun" pieces of evidence (or rather PufPuf23 Mar 2019 #18

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #21

YESSSS, precisely!! Someone who gets it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #3

Devil's Advocate Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2019 #4

I agree. Hold the damn hearings. That will expose him. We don't need a failed impeachment attempt pnwmom Mar 2019 #7

I don't think there would be any value to a trial that FAILED to result in a conviction. pnwmom Mar 2019 #5

It's not just a trial that fails to result ... Whiskeytide Mar 2019 #22

There is a good article up on alternet agrees with you.why Nancy is wrong. There are overall notdarkyet Mar 2019 #6

There is no benefit to a simple impeachment without a conviction. That is what happened to Clinton. pnwmom Mar 2019 #23

Clinton won bc he was a stellar president. 22 million jobs etc. Chin music Mar 2019 #27

Nancy has left the door open for impeachment after "all the horrid details." pnwmom Mar 2019 #28

I thought we were waiting on muellers report, that none of us will see? Hows that compelling? Chin music Mar 2019 #30

Not most of Mueller's report -- no one knows how much we'll see of that. We have begun pnwmom Mar 2019 #33

Meanwhile...see the judges getting seated. Chin music Mar 2019 #34

this from 2018 orleans Mar 2019 #8

I agree with you. mgardener Mar 2019 #25

I think the democrats in the house should draw up articles of impeachment. aidbo Mar 2019 #10

I had an idea bounce around in my head lately..... lastlib Mar 2019 #11

What would be the benefit of that? Just to be able to say he was impeached? WillowTree Mar 2019 #14

At least future presidents would be put on notice...... lastlib Mar 2019 #16

but,but IMPEACMENT WOULD DIVIDE THE COUNTRY! I guess trump isn't dividing it already, so it's OK BamaRefugee Mar 2019 #12

There are 2 narratives I've seen about Speaker Pelosi RE: Impeachment- Amimnoch Mar 2019 #15

True bluescribbler Mar 2019 #17

+1 Chin music Mar 2019 #29

"I completely disagree with the idea that impeachment is off the table without a sure conviction" Nitram Mar 2019 #19

The Speaker is correct. TomSlick Mar 2019 #20

I know what impeachment is DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #24

Did you see the Cohen hearings? They were investigating Trump's crimes as well as Cohen's. ehrnst Mar 2019 #26

I agree with Speaker Pelosi, to wait, watoos Mar 2019 #31

There are still a lot of open investigations and Mueller's too. I think it would be a good thing... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #32

Good post. Nancy Pelosi is right. Oneironaut Mar 2019 #35

trump can't use impeachment as a talking point now, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #36