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Katie Porter is co-sponsoring Cicillini's and Lieu's and Raskin's Articles of Impeachment! (Original Post) George II Jan 2021 OP
#thankyou Ms. Porter. We need you. stay safe riversedge Jan 2021 #1
Screw accountability. Congress needs to act urgently to save their own lives. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #2
"Our duty demands that we act today to provide accountability." Pantagruel Jan 2021 #3
No. Not political expediency. George II Jan 2021 #4
WTF would you call it Pantagruel Jan 2021 #7
Thank you, Katie Porter! K&R crickets Jan 2021 #5
This isn't a hit-or-miss thing but orchestrated. Both house Hortensis Jan 2021 #6

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
2. Screw accountability. Congress needs to act urgently to save their own lives.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 04:37 PM
Jan 2021

Hard to believe many members don't get that.

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
3. "Our duty demands that we act today to provide accountability."
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 04:50 PM
Jan 2021

IMHO, I wanted a second set of Articles the day after the first one failed. Losing that vote didn't expunge the ongoing DUTY to hold Trump accountable for Ukraine and other ongoing crimes and misdemeanors.
I believe it was political expediency that guided Pelosi's hesitancy and now it's come to this point.
I'm a big Pelosi and Porter fan but I think they dropped the ball on pressuring Trump.

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
7. WTF would you call it
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 07:30 PM
Jan 2021

Any other POTUS doing the things he did would have been at least under CONSTANT Impeachment inquiries.
Pelosi just dropped it.
I have to think it was a calculated political decision as the criminal behavior was obvious.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. This isn't a hit-or-miss thing but orchestrated. Both house
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 06:34 PM
Jan 2021

and senate leaders, Schumer and Pelosi, et al, have demanded action from the Republicans or else they may move to impeachment. Others make statements to the nation and press to hit the point.

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