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In reply to the discussion: If democrats like Steny Hoyer think letting trump go Scott free is a good idea, I would like to know [View all]louis c
(8,652 posts)...if the strike would close down the business for good or if the members support wasn't overwhelming, I would continue to talk at the table and not recommend a strike if the odds of success were equal to getting 67 votes for impeachment of Trump in the Senate. Now, a lock out is quite different. Then the issue is forced upon the workers and the company has made the choice. But, in your analogy, this is more like a strike vote than a lock out, and I would never advise workers to walk off a cliff in an effort to prove a point with no chance to win. It is similar. Would you want to attempt to remove Trump from office by impeachment or at the ballot box? So, when I evaluate a situation like this, we both agree that the right thing is removing Trump from office. As I weigh the options, I find that it will be far easier to obtain 270 electoral votes in November 2020 than attempting to get 67 Senators now. As we continue to use your analogy, if I determined that to sign a one year extension of a contract with the understanding that I would be in a far better position for settling a contract in my favor a year from now, that's what I'd do.
"The right thing" is not losing.