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Squinch

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5. I disagree. Shumer CANNOT take his usual "gentleman legislator" stance on this one.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 10:46 AM

Feb 2021

We need people who heard Donny Bodybags speaking off camera and off the record. We need people other than legislators who can tell what the treasonous insurrection did to them.

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Report: Schumer Privately Arguing Against Having Witnesses At Impeachment Trial [View all] babylonsister Feb 2021 OP

"Sufficient evidence" doesn't sound like "an abundance of evidence." Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #1

I'm more for overwhelming and highly emotional evidence. Politics is mostly emotional to voters. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #4

Sadly, voting to acquit will help most of their careers, not hurt them. NYC Liberal Feb 2021 #6

Agreed. Look at Liz Cheney. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #9

Ugh BeyondGeography Feb 2021 #2

I guess it depends on what witnesses are called. Nevilledog Feb 2021 #3

I disagree. Shumer CANNOT take his usual "gentleman legislator" stance on this one. Squinch Feb 2021 #5

This isn't a "gentleman legislator" thing. It's a strategy. NYC Liberal Feb 2021 #8

We'll need to agree to disagree. I will always vote for Shumer, but he does always favor Squinch Feb 2021 #13

Wasn't that the problem last time? Bobstandard Feb 2021 #7

Going along to get along is partly why we're where we're at today. CrispyQ Feb 2021 #10

To the degree that chuck tries to "stay above it all"... CincyDem Feb 2021 #11

They should at least call Trump Jr, Guiliani, Hawley, Boebert to find out what they knew. cbdo2007 Feb 2021 #12

:) I'd like to think Spielberg and/or Scorsese were consulting. Hortensis Feb 2021 #14