Laura Bassett tweet:"Woke up to text from senior Dem House staffer: 'The dam has broken here...'"

[Dennis Donovan]

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Laura Bassett ✔ @LEBassett

Woke up to text from senior Dem House staffer: “The dam has broken here. We’re going to impeach.”

9:40 AM - Sep 24, 2019

[Ilsa]

1. Good. Not impeaching is a political choice right now,

instead of a choice to protect and defend the Constitution.

[deurbano]

16. I agree we need to impeach, but that is a political choice, too. IMHO, the Speaker has always

been trying to determine the best way to protect and defend our Constitution from this depraved, amoral, corrupt, fascist grifter. We HAVE to get rid of him, we HAVE to prevail... for the sake of our country and humanity... and that involves a political calculation regarding the most effective strategy for achieving that critical goal. Protecting and defending the Constitution is not at odds with a political choice.

[calimary]

23. Yes we MUST prevail. But it's naive to believe that all we have to do is just vote him out next year

That is ridiculously naive, when you consider how the Russians fucked with our election in 2016, and undoubtedly will try to do it again next year. AND that the Chinese might be looking at doing the same thing. AND that trump has already solicited help from Ukraine.

AND that’s just the attempt we know about!

We also have to leave a mark on trump’s name in the history books. For all time.

Shit - if we can impeach a president for lying about a freakin’ blow job with a consenting adult, how can we let this massively criminal asshole skate?

[deurbano]

26. I totally agree. I think it's just about the timing and making sure there is a majority in the House

willing to impeach... because we have to both impeach AND vote him out. (Since they'll never convict in the Senate.) The log jam is breaking, and it seems we are finally there.

[malaise]

3. Would be Bibi, Boris and Bozo in one week

That would make this a September to remember

[chia]

10. Bibi, Boris and Bozo

[saidsimplesimon]

22. "Bibi, Boris and Bozo" big grin here

There's a saying about striking when the iron is hot. time to come down with the hammer, before the next news cycle wipeout.

Grab the headlines all yea Democratic leaders, please, I beg of you.

[malaise]

27. Boris is on the way home

says he strongly disagrees with the judgement - who gives a flying fuck?
Parliament resumes tomorrow - victory for British democracy

[saidsimplesimon]

30. Jeromy Corbyn just gave

a rousing speech before The Labour Party followed by sing along patriotic tunes. Another DU member posted a live link earlier, darn, I did not bookmark it. Anyhow, it looks like Boris has to head home to protect this Brexit plank.

[malaise]

31. I saw a clip on BBC

Very good

Bibi, Boris and Bozo are going down!!

[UTUSN]

4. K&R

[cynatnite]

5. If true, get it rolling now. Only 34 more days of session left, I believe. n/t

[triron]

7. Can't Pelosi extend the session?

[cynatnite]

8. Yes, she can. She can keep the house open through weekends and holidays, too. n/t

[triron]

9. Good! Just wanted confirmation.

[ffr]

6. Time for the citizenry to do our part and call republican representatives, call them out.

[CaptainTruth]

12. +1 Yes. As citizens we also have a duty to our country.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Fucking A!!!!

[CaptainTruth]

13. Time to buy the good whisky.

[Chakaconcarne]

14. Hmmm.....

We'll see..

Trump just stated the $ was withheld because he believes other countries should contribute.

[FakeNoose]

17. Does it matter what he says now?

I don't think so. His words and actions of July 2019 are already a matter of record.

[democrank]

15. We must back them up now.

IMPEACH!

[Catherine Vincent]

18. I sure hope so!

[nolabear]

19. Oh God I hope so. I need to be proud of this country again.

[SunSeeker]

20. John Lewis just called for impeachment from the floor of the House!

[calimary]

24. Are you listening, Nancy?

[SunSeeker]

33. No. What's going on? Has she made the impeachment announcement yet?

[calimary]

34. As of this writing, Pelosi's set to call for a formal impeachment inquiry. 5pm Eastern time.

That’s an hour from now.

[Orrex]

21. I'll believe it when I see it

Everyone on the fucking planet has known that the accused rapist Trump has been shitting all over the Constitution and the republic since long before he took office. He's been doing it publicly and on the record, with an endless series of "must-impeach" offenses, all while Democrats are timidly keeping the driest powder in the history of powder.

I'll believe that Dems will impeach him when they formally declare it. Until then, this is just more of the same.

[world wide wally]

25. Do you think we'll get a bunch of new lies or the same old shit?

[Karadeniz]

28. Well, this sounds promising! Fingers crossed!

[sandensea]

29. Now it begins; let it begin...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

32. the dam has broken and the old mill is starting to turn

Let it grind and grind.

[calimary]

35. Sure looks like it.

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Twitter reply:

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