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bluewater

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Sun Sep 20, 2020, 02:24 PM Sep 2020

Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Rule Out Using Impeachment To Stall SCOTUS Nomination [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday left open the possibility of using the impeachment process to prevent the Republican-controlled Senate from confirming a new Supreme Court associate justice in the next few months.

George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "This Week," told Pelosi that some people have suggested the House could move to impeach President Donald Trump or Attorney General William Barr "as a way of stalling" the judicial nomination process.

"Well, we have our options. We have arrows in our quiver that I'm not about to discuss right now," Pelosi said before pivoting to discuss the upcoming election and the coronavirus pandemic.
"This president has threatened to not even accept the results of the election with statements that he and his henchmen have made," she said. "So right now, our main goal ... would be to protect the integrity of the election as we protect the American people from the coronavirus."

Stephanopoulos pressed Pelosi: "But to be clear, you're not taking any arrows out of your quiver? You're not ruling anything out?"
Pelosi hesitated before responding, adding that Democrats will use "every arrow in our quiver" to protect democracy.

"We have a responsibility," she said. "We take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people. That is when we weigh the equities, protecting our democracy requires us to use every arrow in our quiver."

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pelosi-impeach-scotus-nomination_n_5f675d92c5b6b9795b1244a9



Stay strong Madam Speaker, the integrity of an entire branch of government is at stake. The Republicans cannot be allowed to arbitrarily change Senate rules to block Democratic nominations to the court while allowing their own to go forward.

Save the Supreme Court from this Republican assault.
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I'm just wondering if impeaching him again would make any difference. totodeinhere Sep 2020 #1
Can Supreme Court Justices themselves be impeached? I believe so. bluewater Sep 2020 #8
Of course they can be impeached but it would take a 2/3rds vote in the Senate totodeinhere Sep 2020 #11
Good point. bluewater Sep 2020 #12
67, schmixty seven. After the election some republicans may grow a soul. jaxexpat Sep 2020 #36
It's not that they don' have one - it's that they sold it out to the Mercers and Kochs long ago sandensea Sep 2020 #50
Impeaching "Him" again would have to be done quickly. After 11/3 looks like sore loser. StTimofEdenRoc Sep 2020 #34
Not if trump LOSES it won't. trump NEEDS to be Cha Sep 2020 #55
Leningrad Linsey and Moscow Mitch will goose-step us into fascistic dictatorship as we sleep. olegramps Sep 2020 #52
It won't make a damn bit of difference The Mouth Sep 2020 #58
We have got to be sure that we are more fired up than they are. n/t totodeinhere Sep 2020 #61
That's a misleading headline, putting words in Speaker Pelosi's mouth. groundloop Sep 2020 #2
I don't understand how Impeachment would have anything to do with the Senate mysteryowl Sep 2020 #3
Once and impeachment has been.. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #21
Or they can just say, "Screw the trial, Trump's all good." sakabatou Sep 2020 #31
True. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #33
Trump has threated to use an EO to disqualify Biden from the election. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2020 #4
He THINKS he can do anything with an EO. He cant. oldsoftie Sep 2020 #26
Not to mention LYING to the American People Cha Sep 2020 #56
The idea is to block the system from moving forward on the Supreme Court ashredux Sep 2020 #5
Another impeachment vote in the House would not stop the Senate from doing other business. totodeinhere Sep 2020 #13
I think the impeachment pre-empts all other business in the 2naSalit Sep 2020 #22
No it does not. The Senate can take up the impeachment trial when it sees fit. totodeinhere Sep 2020 #25
Any experts out there who know how impeaching the Idiot again would effectively delay anything? honest.abe Sep 2020 #6
She needs to impeach barr and trump at the same time. BComplex Sep 2020 #7
There's an election in a few weeks FBaggins Sep 2020 #30
I think people know that it would be a defensive move to keep the republicans from trying to pull BComplex Sep 2020 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Sep 2020 #9
You are correct. totodeinhere Sep 2020 #18
Time frame would be Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #10
No, if the GOP loses control of the Senate in the election that would not take effect until next totodeinhere Sep 2020 #14
Won't Some Senators winning special elections be seated sooner? bluewater Sep 2020 #16
That's just one more vote and it would not get the Democrats anywhere near the 67 totodeinhere Sep 2020 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Sep 2020 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Sep 2020 #37
New Congress is seated January 3. POTUS/VP is January 20. CaptainTruth Sep 2020 #35
Would special election winners be seated even before January 3rd? bluewater Sep 2020 #38
One could be available as soon as 11/30. FBaggins Sep 2020 #49
Not necessary the case. Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #17
I do not get your logic. There is no way that the Democrats will take control of the Senate before totodeinhere Sep 2020 #23
You actually think that there is a possibility of 67 Democrats in the Senate? Jose Garcia Sep 2020 #60
Hell yeah jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #15
Where....in god's name would we be without her!! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #19
They could come up with about 175 impeachments from this administration bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #24
Elaine Chao would be a good candidate also Pompeo on November 4 4 JT45242 Sep 2020 #27
Great Idea! just keep recommending horrible people with horrible records and keep asking questions Flash953 Sep 2020 #53
Nancy Pelosi ROCKS!! She's got what it takes! She's proved it OVER AND OVER AGAIN! NurseJackie Sep 2020 #28
GOOD. These are the tactics I want to see. DaisyTom Sep 2020 #39
I have heard this tough talk before only to Rs steam roll Dems. Recent example PPP oversight. Whose Pepsidog Sep 2020 #40
The optics of this are terrible for us to regular voters. Calista241 Sep 2020 #41
trump cult members certainly know who RBG is, SophieJean Sep 2020 #43
Correct Tumbulu Sep 2020 #45
Suggestions on what they can do that they are not doing now? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2020 #57
Oooh! Ooooh! LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #42
Can McConnel be impeached? Tumbulu Sep 2020 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Sep 2020 #62
Pelosi is great at her job, I have great faith in her abilities Chainfire Sep 2020 #46
Whatever it takes. (nt) Paladin Sep 2020 #47
We are @ the crossroads. Love Nancy's phraseology. If anyone is confirmed to The Supreme Illumination Sep 2020 #48
I LOVE this B1T*h! TallMike Sep 2020 #51
"Don't characterize the power I bring." Politicub Sep 2020 #54
This is what you say when you can't do a damn thing Jose Garcia Sep 2020 #59
Impeach Barr. roamer65 Sep 2020 #63
Today's reporting about Putin directing the disinfo DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #64
Barr needs to be impeached even more than Trump does right now, IMO. Withywindle Sep 2020 #65
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