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blueinredohio

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57. We can be in control and make the rules

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #56)

Thu Dec 12, 2019, 07:39 PM

Dec 2019

but if no one follows the rules and nothing happens to them, then what?

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BREAKING: Moderate Dem Conor Lamb (PA) announces that he will vote *FOR* Impeachment! [View all] scheming daemons Dec 2019 OP

That's great! I admire his stand. He is a good Dem. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2019 #1

Any Dem who votes against impeachment should be primaried nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #2

Whether we lose the seat to the GOP or not, right? Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #3

If they vote against impeachment, they aren't really a Dem scheming daemons Dec 2019 #5

They are Democrats and their presence gives us a majority...we won few liberal seats in 18... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #44

There isn't anything ideological about voting for impeachment. radius777 Dec 2019 #61

Country before party, right? Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #6

Country is served by putting GOP in a seat? Like the other poster said, if we didnt have these Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #10

Country is served by failing to keep oath of office and defend the Constitution ? Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #13

SO FAR our country has been served much better stopdiggin Dec 2019 #25

exactly, for that reason alone, ANY dem is better than any gop AlexSFCA Dec 2019 #35

AOC runs in a blue district...it risks nothing for her to vote for impeachment...although I hear Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #45

It's about upholding your Oath of Office CanonRay Dec 2019 #8

I understand the point of having a democrat keep the seat blueinredohio Dec 2019 #12

What does impeachment without conviction really do? How does it uphold the rule of law? Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #43

It shows the criminals that we are watching and are not afraid of holding them accountable. blueinredohio Dec 2019 #55

And if the criminal wins the house back and another four years...what exactly have we accomplished? Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #59

We'll worry about that when the time comes. blueinredohio Dec 2019 #62

HUGE point..The party with ONE MORE SEAT than the other party Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #56

We can be in control and make the rules blueinredohio Dec 2019 #57

It is not just rules, if we are not in control there are ZERO investigations of the traitor, that is Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #58

Lamb won by 10+ points DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #32

Yes Takket Dec 2019 #53

If they vote against impeachment they are showing its about keeping their seat blueinredohio Dec 2019 #4

We wouldn't be even having this impeachment if it wasn't for those seats won in 2018 bearsfootball516 Dec 2019 #7

Thanks,and as disgusting as it would be for someone to vote against impeachment Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #9

here we go with the purity over politics crowd stopdiggin Dec 2019 #26

Yes, or common sense Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #28

I completely agree Eliot... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #40

We could lose the majority is it worth the risk? Losing the House... I say no...not without a Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #41

I say keep the seats...we need the house period. And we are not going to remove Trump as asshole Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #42

It's swing district moderates who are worried about it IronLionZion Dec 2019 #16

Not a swing district DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #33

Dem districts should be an easy vote IronLionZion Dec 2019 #47

How big of him. I, mean, it's not like we're dealing with the most criminal president in history. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #11

He's in a very tough district for Democrats. Very purple. scheming daemons Dec 2019 #14

It's such a sorry state of affairs. Impeachment and removal should be a given. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #34

I am not there...I see no reason to force moderate Democrats to vote for impeachment when we can't Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #39

You are misreading this scheming daemons Dec 2019 #48

What about the house...and what makes you think in areas the GOP are running in that Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #51

Interesting how those few Democrats who will vote against impeachment are referred to as "Moderates" jalan48 Dec 2019 #15

Moderate just means those that are to the right of the majority of Democrats scheming daemons Dec 2019 #17

To me moderate means middle of the road. jalan48 Dec 2019 #20

Liberals IronLionZion Dec 2019 #19

Because a lot of them ran center left campaigns bearsfootball516 Dec 2019 #21

So does this make all the Republicans who will vote against impeachment moderates as well? To me jalan48 Dec 2019 #24

Good for Congressman Lamb Baked Potato Dec 2019 #18

Great! Labiglabocce Dec 2019 #22

Now it's time to show Rep. Lamb that we have his back gratuitous Dec 2019 #23

He is just figuring it out now? mylightningtoo Dec 2019 #27

He's announcing it now. scheming daemons Dec 2019 #29

Congress is not a Jobs program mylightningtoo Dec 2019 #30

That's exactly what he's doing! scheming daemons Dec 2019 #31

I am speechless...so it would be OK for us to lose the house? Maybe Trump gets reelected and for Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #38

No Cosmocat Dec 2019 #49

Lamb's been wishy-washy on this for a long time DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #36

Unless we can convict which we can't...it is not worth losing the House...God forbid Trump wins Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #37

The value of impeachment isn't just necessarily if we get a conviction scheming daemons Dec 2019 #46

Considering the district he comes from DFW Dec 2019 #50

This is great news Gothmog Dec 2019 #52

I'm not in his district, but I donated to his campaign. yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2019 #54

Good call. BlueWI Dec 2019 #60