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In reply to the discussion: Nancy Pelosi Nailed It Again [View all]CentralMass
(15,265 posts)27. If the Speaker hadn't "taken impeachment off the table* during the Bush
Administration and then preemptively declared that " trump was not worth impeaching," I might agree with you.
If a President has committed impeachable offenses the house has a constututional obligation to protect the people. It not a flip a coin choice or a political one. Impeachment is a protection for the people against the abuse of power and it apparently doesn't exist anymore. This is not some crooked bill being worked in back rooms. "Well we dont have the votes." That is irrelevant. The House has an obligation to bring Article of impeachment against this cretin if he is found to have committed Impeachable offenses. tRump is exactly the kind of tyrant that the founding fathers were worried about when the created the mechanism
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No...it's right on point. She can count to 67 even if some other people can't.
Baltimike
Mar 2019
#6
There's that and there's making statements that would be used against us if she did.
SlogginThroughIt
Mar 2019
#17
No she's not, Nixon didn't have Faux News and presidents aren't kings even ones with their own news
uponit7771
Mar 2019
#28
We are upholding the rule of law and if Red Don goes to jail tomorrow MAGA Cult will claim a win
uponit7771
Mar 2019
#40
It's been clear for some time that Mueller's investigation likely was not any worse than
Hoyt
Mar 2019
#22
+1, " the house has a constututional obligation to protect the people." Nixon didn't have FAUX News
uponit7771
Mar 2019
#29
The Fix: Nancy Pelosi just handed Republicans veto power over impeaching Trump
BeyondGeography
Mar 2019
#20
One shouldn't need an opinion piece to understand the reality of the situation.
TwilightZone
Mar 2019
#23
yeah.. thats smart.. come out and tamp down the collusion and conspiracy claim... the one they have
lancelyons
Mar 2019
#18
NP is factually wrong, Nixon didn't have FAUX News so there will never ever be a time for
uponit7771
Mar 2019
#30
Impeach, don't Impeach. It like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!
GulfCoast66
Mar 2019
#37