And Another! "Failure to pursue impeachment is to condone wrongdoing,": former Rep. Tom Coleman (R)

[hlthe2b]

GOP Ex-Lawmaker Demands Impeachment Of Donald Trump, Resignation Of Mike Pence
“Failure to pursue impeachment is to condone wrongdoing,” wrote former Rep. Tom Coleman in a blistering op-ed for The Kansas City Star.

Former Rep. Tom Coleman (R-Mo.) has penned a blistering op-ed calling for the impeachment of “illegitimate” President Donald Trump.

Coleman, in his piece for The Kansas City Star published Thursday titled “Trump, Pence are illegitimate. Impeach them,” argued that if Trump was impeached, then Vice President Mike Pence should resign as otherwise “the lingering stench of corruption” would trail his administration.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-coleman-donald-trump-mike-pence-impeach_n_5ce7b811e4b0a2f9f28d0e70

Read the full editorial:

“Failure to pursue impeachment is to condone wrongdoing,” wrote former Rep. Tom Coleman in a blistering op-ed for The Kansas City Star.
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article230713224.html
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While Mueller did not find sufficient evidence that Trump or his campaign had violated a criminal statute, the net effect was that the Trump campaign encouraged a foreign adversary to use and misrepresent stolen information on social media platforms to defraud U.S. voters. Because the presidency was won in this way, the president’s election victory brought forth nothing less than an illegitimate presidency.

Mueller presents a strong case that in addition to receiving campaign help from Russian operatives, the president obstructed justice — a crime in itself. Mueller declined to charge the sitting president because of current Department of Justice regulations that prohibit it. That policy is wrong in my opinion, and must be changed in the future when reason and rationality return to our politics.

What should be done now? There are some Democratic members in the House majority who want to put off any discussion of impeachment until after the 2020 election. They believe it will only strengthen the hand of the president, who will claim he is a victim and will respond with his mantra of, “No collusion, no obstruction, case closed.” Other Democratic members of Congress want impeachment proceedings to begin.

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article230713224.html#storylink=cpy

[Iliyah]

1. Ok enough!

Are the members of the Republican party even trying to talk to the Republicans in the Senate?

McTurtle? It takes both bodies of congress' cooperation.

[hlthe2b]

2. This one is a former R Congressman--but still...

[superpatriotman]

3. So brave

After they’re out of office...

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Ex-GOPers don't really count. Give me another that has skin in the game, votes & faces re-election.

[hlthe2b]

8. Oh come on.. Every R voice counts on this... I made it very clear he was a FORMER congressman

but writing editorials in one's local newspaper, speaking out at all, IS cumulative.

Would you prefer that he had NOT?

[watoos]

5. I have no problem with Republicans

calling for Trump's impeachment, maybe it will catch on?

[kentuck]

6. Even if Republicans do not move on the impeachment issue....?

...then the Democrats should go ahead an impeach anyway? Is that what he is saying?

He may be preaching to the choir? Perhaps he should go over to the Republican church and talk to them awhile?

[StarfishSaver]

7. He's an ex-lawmaker, so it's not as compelling as Amash's position.

But I'll take it.

The dam is breaking is springing leaks.

Keep it coming!

[mopinko]

9. one more crack in the dam.

even tho he is out of office. if there is a chorus of former electeds, and it gets loud enough, i think nancy will be happy w that.
she is waiting for the other side to start showing some spine. not cuz she feels like they are needed to impeach, but they do need to at least stfu, and not amplify the propaganda.

[wryter2000]

10. X-lawmaker

Lots of former Republicans are for impeachment. They're also really enthusiastic about telling us what we ought to do.

[hlthe2b]

12. Would you prefer he stayed silent like nearly all the current R office holders?

We should be encouraging this kind of thing. Trump will metaphorically "die" by a hundred such paper cuts.

[wryter2000]

15. I'm glad he spoke out

I do wonder if he would have if he were still in office. But I feel no compunction to follow the advice of Republicans, no matter how rational they may appear to be now.

[Nuggets]

13. Another Republican speaks out to impeach

so they regain control of the outcome and this the narrative.

Pelosi said that President Donald Trump “wants to be impeached” so that he can be vindicated by the Senate.


Republicans also said they could never vote for Trump. They tried to shut down the investigations.


This isn’t Republicans reaching epiphanies. These are narcissists who see a chance to come out clean regardless of outcome.

[hlthe2b]

14. That isn't what Rep Amash is saying/doing and this is not what is contained in this editorial

by this former R Congressman if you'd read it. Trust no R, but I won't deny their help in educating and potentially bringing along their own.
The fact is, Nixon would never have left office if his own did not speak out and force him. It will be a metaphorical cumulative "death" by a million papercuts. We'd best not turn them away now.

[triron]

16. President Pelosi! Though should be President Hillary Clinton.