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In reply to the discussion: Madame Speaker is on MSNBC now and she just said... [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,699 posts)61. "IMPEACH all three ! She has the power to get this through House now!"
And then what?
(Hint 1 - we just went through what was next, in 2019 and 2021. Hint 2 - you need 2/3d of the Senate to convict and remove)
And you didn't need to go back to 1804 and 1805, just go back to former U.S. District Court judge for the SD of FL and later U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (to use a notable example). In 1989 he was impeached for 17 Articles and convicted of 10. He ran for a U.S. House seat in 1993 (FL-23) and later served (FL-20 being the latest district) until he passed away last year.
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They OWED it to (and were owned) by the Federalist Society who compiled a list of
Texin
Jun 2022
#62
Seems to me we've sort of given the Federalist Society a pass relative to the NRA
msfiddlestix
Jun 2022
#84
It's amazing how everyone talks about the Fed Soc as if it's a shadow instead of a very real threat
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#91
They were lying, just like their former guy lied, and asked the DOJ to lie.
Justice matters.
Jun 2022
#7
IMPEACH all three ! She has the power to get this through House now!
RestoreAmerica2020
Jun 2022
#11
Radical activist drunk rapist handmaiden judges legislating from the bench. nt
hvn_nbr_2
Jun 2022
#71
A corrupt illegitimate court put in place by a corrupt illegitimate POTUS
LymphocyteLover
Jun 2022
#21
Just think how different it would have been if the filibuster rules had been changed?
Farmer-Rick
Jun 2022
#66
Roberts said it, too. I remember because it was the 1st time I heard the phrase 'stare decisis'.
dixiechiken1
Jun 2022
#80