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Retrograde

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19. Think this through

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 01:49 PM

Oct 2020

1) The House and the Senate are independent bodies
2) The House initiates impeachment. The Senate has nothing to do with impeachment until the Speaker of the House delivers the articles of impeachment to them
3) The Senate votes to confirm or deny presidential appointees, not the House
4) The Attorney General has nothing to do with the confirmation process officially. He can resign today and the confirmation vote could still be held.
5) Even if would make any difference, until the AG is removed by a 2/3 vote of the Senate he's still the AG: President Clinton kept working throughout his impeachment process

This is grasping at straws that aren't there. It's as effective as praying that McConnell will suddenly get struck by lightening or develop a sense of patriotism. Put your efforts into flipping the Senate while there's a chance.

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last-ditch effort to delay Amy Coney Barrett vote -- by impeaching Bill Barr [View all] UCmeNdc Oct 2020 OP

Sounds like a plan. Maybe not a great plan, but at least a plan. Hekate Oct 2020 #1

Works for me Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #5

How will impeaching Barr keep the Senate from voting for her? marie999 Oct 2020 #16

As a minority party in the Senate, all we've got at this point is delay Hekate Oct 2020 #18

Sounds desperate, but we're in for 14 days of bombshells from both sides, so why not? bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #2

That's a really silly idea. Better to concentrate on getting the SC expanded. They're only giving OnDoutside Oct 2020 #3

Pushing to expand the court is a gift to the Right. Polls show most are against it. oldsoftie Oct 2020 #6

The problem is that any attempt to defeat the Barrett nomination is doomed to failure, and will only OnDoutside Oct 2020 #7

Somebody is not pay attention. The repugs will do whatever they want the moment they get power. usaf-vet Oct 2020 #9

Well they had two years to add however many judges they wanted. oldsoftie Oct 2020 #13

Fuck the polls. The voters are overwhelmingly against doing this hearing and Statistical Oct 2020 #12

If Barr actually announced an investigation against Joe Biden, no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #4

But he won't... brooklynite Oct 2020 #10

Another episode in the continuing saga of Cat Herding. "Git along lil' kitty" jaxexpat Oct 2020 #8

So what if her confirmation got delayed? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #11

How does this delay or slow down the confirmation vote? dware Oct 2020 #14

I seriously doubt BainsBane Oct 2020 #15

Not happening. Biden would oppose it if asked. onenote Oct 2020 #17

Think this through Retrograde Oct 2020 #19