Democrats and Impeachment
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"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice.... won't get fooled again." GWB
Donald Trump and the Republicans are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. We hear reports there is "total panic" in the White House. And there hasn't even been an impeachment vote yet?
Nancy Pelosi has the patience of Job. She is in no hurry to rush into impeachment, in my opinion. But, she has put Trump and the Republicans on notice. We will impeach if necessary.
Also, there is no time limit to impeach. That is a wishful myth propagated by the Republicans. They should dispense with those thoughts immediately.
The whistleblower opened a door for the Democrats to investigate. They have a duty to investigate every charge of wrong-doing. There is a much more serious tone in the White House and in the Senate since Nancy started the formal impeachment inquiry. (Some say she has to have the full vote of Congress to begin an inquiry? I don't think that to be the case. She is the Speaker of the House.)
If the White House continues to stonewall and to defy subpoenas, the Congress will have no choice but to impeach. According to the White House, the Congress has no right to talk to anybody or to see anything? No oversight permitted.
Contempt for Congress cannot continue to be the norm.
What happens if the Democrats don't impeach?
I suppose the White House might be a little more guarded in their interactions with foreign countries, especially those where Trump has business ventures? There are a lot of secrets in countries such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and a few other lesser-knowns.
Also, if we go thru election day and Trump loses, there are no federal charges against him and there is no need for a pardon. It is very likely that he will face a very rocky legal path once he is out of office?
There are pluses for the Democrats if they don't impeach, but can our nation wait that long for a course correction? These are very unpredictable times.
What happens if they do impeach??
There will be some divisions within the Republican Party. Many of them do not really care for Mr Trump as a person. But they like the way he leads their ideology. It could be a much closer vote in the Senate than people presently realize?
But, for the second time, this "presidential twitter" has worked with foreign leaders to weaken our election system and our democracy. The Democrats have a very strong argument to make.
If the Republicans vote to not convict, they understand the gamble they take that something else won't come up between now and election day? That could wreck all their political races.
Most likely, the Democrats will investigate up until about Thanksgiving? Then they will make their decision. To impeach or not impeach?
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