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So impeachment is officially a political, HopeAgain May 2019 #1
Impeachment isn't a legal process, but a political one in the purest sense of the word StarfishSaver May 2019 #3
I doubt you will get Repubs to support impeachment which is the one ingredient everyone wasupaloopa May 2019 #8
Not everyone ignores this Andy823 May 2019 #22
Exactly, and the reality is that the grounds for impeachment are whatever Congress decides it to be. still_one May 2019 #10
RCP is a right leaning site- any wonder why they are making the anti-impeachment argument? Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #2
Please name five Democrat Reps who "unilaterally oppose impeachment". StarfishSaver May 2019 #5
No it is not because it will not remove trump. Why do you ignore the fact that wasupaloopa May 2019 #7
Why do you ignore the fact that impeachment is not solely about removal? Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #11
No it is a waste of time. We have committees working wasupaloopa May 2019 #16
Sorry to hear you feel defending the Constitution is a waste of time Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #26
It is the old idealism vs pragmatism. You need to consider wasupaloopa May 2019 #33
No, impeachment isn't "about" any of that. StarfishSaver May 2019 #17
Stronger legal standing to crush obstruction Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #25
No stronger legal standing StarfishSaver May 2019 #31
Release of the grand jury testimony. watoos May 2019 #30
No StarfishSaver May 2019 #32
Prove it -link or slink nt Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #53
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(e) StarfishSaver May 2019 #54
+ struggle4progress May 2019 #24
If Trump won't be removed why bother? What would be accomplished? walkingman May 2019 #4
Not opening an impeachment inquiry implies acceptance of Trump's conduct Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #15
Perhaps that's what YOU infer from the fact that Congress isn't acting on your timetable StarfishSaver May 2019 #18
I totally agree with your assessment of Trump. The ongoing investigations could possibly/hopefully walkingman May 2019 #19
The House Democrats are conducting investigations. ChiTownDenny May 2019 #21
No it doesn't Trumpocalypse May 2019 #50
Impeachment will not forcibly remove this piece of shit from the White House wasupaloopa May 2019 #6
No one leaves that out of the discussion maxsolomon May 2019 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author wasupaloopa May 2019 #65
You Have It Exactly Right Me. May 2019 #9
+1 ChiTownDenny May 2019 #12
DU purists, at least, seem to believe your 'weak, afraid, unorganized' - and that is damage empedocles May 2019 #13
It's Not Just DU Purists Me. May 2019 #35
chumming stopdiggin May 2019 #29
Chumming Is The Perfect Term Me. May 2019 #38
37 have came out and publicly supported impeachment standingtall May 2019 #44
Maybe Me. May 2019 #45
There are reports that there are more but they are just gldstwmn May 2019 #61
Impeachment is a process, thus the problem with these polls & all discussions-- unconscionable hlthe2b May 2019 #14
they need to get on board EveHammond13 May 2019 #20
Oh my god! Not "recent reporting"! Those guys are realy up on things! Iggo May 2019 #23
One simple question: Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #27
Gain support of the American public! ChiTownDenny May 2019 #36
...not sure if that was clear. ChiTownDenny May 2019 #40
You gain support by pushing for impeachment not by pushing back against it. standingtall May 2019 #41
Right?! Just exactly where is that dare-not-cross red line with the "IMPEACHABLE VIOLATION" signage? VOX May 2019 #37
Well, if he were a Democrat Bettie May 2019 #56
Okay matt819 May 2019 #28
Sometimes the majority is wrong, watoos May 2019 #34
If there are not enough votes in the house for impeachment than it is the job of house leadership to standingtall May 2019 #39
I agree Poiuyt May 2019 #69
I don't support impeachment. It carries too many risks. Quemado May 2019 #42
If Trump is not impeached he will claim exoneration standingtall May 2019 #43
That is true, too. Quemado May 2019 #46
Trump will use a Not Guilty verdict in the Senate Locutusofborg May 2019 #47
The senate not convicting is not constitutional exoneration the founders didn't think so either standingtall May 2019 #48
Except he will escape punishment qazplm135 May 2019 #55
If the house votes to impeach he is impeached which will be a permanent mark standingtall May 2019 #57
oh no, not a mark! qazplm135 May 2019 #58
Impeachment is not equilavent to a criminal trial standingtall May 2019 #60
so you have a sample size of three qazplm135 May 2019 #62
Again you gain support for impeachment by pushing for it not by pushing back against it standingtall May 2019 #64
"Impeachment" is not necessarily "removal." Hard to have a conversation about it when theres so Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2019 #49
True. But fixable, while willful ignorance is terminally intransigent. Hortensis May 2019 #59
Majority supports investigations to ensure elections are not corrupted again by foreign influence. Freethinker65 May 2019 #51
We NEED the facts presented in impeachment investigation elleng May 2019 #52
Exactly - thats what the impeachment process is - investigating and setting out the facts by the Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2019 #66
People don't understand the process, elleng May 2019 #67
The I process is what the House decides it is StarfishSaver May 2019 #68
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