Reply #28: not if a conviction is clearly going to be blocked by the republicans in the end

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that wouldn't happen in ALL efforts to impeach. I could certainly see a litany of charges which could generate enough support fro enough republicans to convict in this Congress, but the proposition from many here is that we should proceed, even if it doesn't end in a conviction; that the process is sufficient and proper to address the crimes and abuses no matter what the outcome. That's what I mean by a 'political thrashing'. That would be the only probable effect of an effort which can be reasonably predicted to fail on a party line vote.