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xajj4791

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Thu Aug 3, 2017, 04:29 PM Aug 2017

What is your end game with respect to Trump being impeached? [View all]

There is a lot of traffic on here discussing the possible impeachment of Trump. When I think about it, i am on the fence because of what would come after. IF Trump is impeached, AND Pence goes with him due to further charges, we know who is next and that person is worse than either in my opinion.

Is there a route that does not end with someone worse than Trump in office?

Here are my justifications for Pence and Ryan being worse than Trump as POTUS:
1. They are career politicians who are more likely to be able to get what they desire as POTUS
2. They want to make the rich richer, break the poor as hard as possible, remove all safety nets (SS, Medic...)
3. Make abortion unconstitutional
4. Make discrimination constitutional against as many groups as possible that are not white males
5. The list actually keeps going on

These are the people who are extremist in view against most of Americans. The difference, in my opinion, is they have the political wherewithal to accomplish those goals since the GOP will not be fighting with them at every turn.

Please do not take this as an anti-impeachment thread, I abhor Trump as POTUS and the day he was elected I immediately lost faith in those millions of Americans who voted for him.

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Your balancing act is transparent and useless. ret5hd Aug 2017 #1
EXACTLY. And Pence is disliked by the people of his OWN STATE. He wouldn't be rocking approval anneboleyn Aug 2017 #36
Whoever takes Trump's place... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #2
LOL! We all posted the same thing at the same time! Squinch Aug 2017 #5
Of one thing I am certain. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #8
The only good Trump(R)... is an impeached and resigned Trump(R). A GREAT Trump(R) is a jailed one. Squinch Aug 2017 #11
Here are two accomplishments by President Ford PJMcK Aug 2017 #19
All I remember... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #23
Yeah, he wasn't that good PJMcK Aug 2017 #35
And honestly Pence makes Ford look like a matinee star statesman in comparison. Pence is a total anneboleyn Aug 2017 #37
Gerald Ford was a decent gentleman PJMcK Aug 2017 #40
Completely agree. The one upside to having Pence or Ryan bluepen Aug 2017 #22
The OP can end the post right here workinclasszero Aug 2017 #42
Trump's name will be poison by the time of impeachment/removal, and no way Pence escapes that. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #3
If Robert Mueller does his job, Pence doesn't stand a chance PJMcK Aug 2017 #20
This is why I think Kid Rock will never get elected in MI. louis-t Aug 2017 #26
No one is worse than Trump. Squinch Aug 2017 #4
There is another possibly that should be considered Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #6
LOL FSogol Aug 2017 #10
Shoot. Now I'm going to worry. After that last election, we do have to remember that Squinch Aug 2017 #13
The worst thing aboit Trump is that he is mentally unstable marylandblue Aug 2017 #7
What replies #2 thru #4 said, plus consider the time involved in Trumpy's eventual removal. FSogol Aug 2017 #9
Pence has no public mandate. He will be as useless as Trump. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #12
Not having a mandate never stops republicans from going crack head crazy SharonClark Aug 2017 #44
Who's to say for certain that Pence isn't dirty and complicit in all this? procon Aug 2017 #14
I think he's going to resign due to a medical emergency nt maryellen99 Aug 2017 #15
Why do you feel it will be a lame duck.... xajj4791 Aug 2017 #16
Time for the Benedict Arnold torch to be passed to Trump JDC Aug 2017 #17
I don't see an end game loyalsister Aug 2017 #18
So you're unaware of what's already known, re: felonious omissions on National Security WinkyDink Aug 2017 #24
Don't forget witness tampering. louis-t Aug 2017 #27
We were unaware of whether or not Clinton's was illegal enough loyalsister Aug 2017 #28
The successor will not be demented or impulsive. Jr., Eric, Kushners: Out. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #21
I'm not for impeachment scarytomcat Aug 2017 #25
Careful what you wish for... any replacement WILL be a capable (R) politician. JoeStuckInOH Aug 2017 #29
They will be crippled by the Russia collusion mess. No way would Pence or Ryan sail along happily anneboleyn Aug 2017 #38
They have No shame. They will distance the R base from the Trumpsters JoeStuckInOH Aug 2017 #43
Won't happen KentuckyWoman Aug 2017 #30
My concern is this BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #31
I want Trump to stay Raine Aug 2017 #32
Judging by his disastrous term as gov of Indiana he really does NOT know what he's doing, and he anneboleyn Aug 2017 #39
Good to know, I really know nothing about him but Raine Aug 2017 #45
One upside is that none of the possible replacements have the cult-like following smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #33
There's nothin' surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer... trof Aug 2017 #34
I think it'll be Pence who gets to take over. It won't be anytime soon if forced...mid next year? jmg257 Aug 2017 #41
Pence will be treated like a normal Republican in the media. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #46
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