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kentuck

(111,103 posts)
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:27 AM Jan 2019

The weight of history is on the shoulders of the Democrats in the House of Representatives

The Democrats in the House will have to decide whether or not to impeach Donald J Trump?

Or do they wait for two years - until the next election - and hope to win back the Presidency?

Much will depend on whether or not Republicans in the Senate are persuaded by the evidence presented?

Or they, themselves, may be complicit in taking Russian contributions?

But how can Republicans be persuaded if there is not an impeachment trial?

Is it so easy to predict the heart of man?

Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, should take a good look around. They can see the negative impact of this shutdown. These are the times that try men's souls.

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The weight of history is on the shoulders of the Democrats in the House of Representatives (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2019 OP
The Democratic House must do their Constitutional duty. dem4decades Jan 2019 #1
I want them to indict him and jail him while in office. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #2
One Reptile needs persuading. Bitchy Mitchy McTurtle. mwooldri Jan 2019 #3
if the evidence is there MFM008 Jan 2019 #4
Dirty....rotten...toxic ....family. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #5
It's beginning to sound more like a counter-intel investigation ffr Jan 2019 #6

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)
2. I want them to indict him and jail him while in office.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:41 AM
Jan 2019

A few of them have come out and said that this is an option over the past two weeks, along with impeachment.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
3. One Reptile needs persuading. Bitchy Mitchy McTurtle.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:12 AM
Jan 2019

The House could vote to impeach the Dotard unanimously, but if Bitchy Mitchy won't bring it to the floor of the Senate, then Donald J Trump won't get convicted.

MFM008

(19,816 posts)
4. if the evidence is there
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:21 AM
Jan 2019

Democrats must act.
If republicans don't they must be relentlessly
hounded for supporting a Russkie asset.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
5. Dirty....rotten...toxic ....family.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:54 AM
Jan 2019

the absence of shame and the continuing deception is so ugly. The support from the religious right..all along..omg. Gosh.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
6. It's beginning to sound more like a counter-intel investigation
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:56 AM
Jan 2019

If Trump is a national security threat, Dems may not need to act, other than to feed intel to the the FBI and SCO to finish their investigation. With Trump's espionage against the United States as a traitorous act and the subsequent obstruction of the May 8th memo to fire Comey, where Pence and McGahn were there and part of that action to impede the Russia investigation, impeachment may be the least of their worries.

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