Not how it works: GOP lawmaker hopes to prevent Trump's impeachment by toppling Nadler

[turbinetree]

By Lisa Needham -
September 25, 2019

Lance Gooden, a freshman House Republican from Texas, introduced a nonsensical measure to oust Rep. Jerry Nadler from the House Judiciary Committee.

Freshman GOP House member Lance Gooden (R-TX) decided Tuesday would be a great time to try to remove the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). It's the latest in a series of increasingly desperate moves from House Republicans who now realize they're staring down the barrel of an impeachment vote.

Gooden issued a short statement saying that Nadler had said he was "impeaching the president — right now" and was therefore violating the law because the House didn't authorize the action back in July.

"In recent days Democrats have sanctimoniously declared their allegiance to the rule of law. I encourage them to follow those rules and hold Chairman Nadler accountable for breaking them," he said.

Gooden called Nadler's comments an "attempted coup against a duly-elected, sitting president."

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So Texas, did this jerk not read any civic class course work on how he is suppose to represent you...................you do realize that he is a national disgrace, and has no clue, and he is the now the face of stupid, and if, and this is a big if, if I lived in the state I would vote this jerk out of office.......................he is enabling POS to extortion and blackmail, that is now presently sitting in the white house, who has been committing extortion and blackmail.....................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.........................

[Iliyah]

1. These people are just as crazy as their master . .

Earlier the nut cases GOP house leaders trying to make NP resign. With the GOP nuts in the senate and house their group ARE dangerous clown act . . "IT" . . .

[Takket]

2. hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all you can do is laugh at this one lol

the political equivalent of walking into a police station and declaring a "citizens arrest" on a cop LOL

[MagickMuffin]

3. Ya know only people in his district can vote for him, right

Here is the map of where and what he represents. So this should explain a few things. RURAL Texas voters, they be willfully ignorant.

[gratuitous]

4. The little details are interesting

That flap to the northeast, for example. Probably not heavily populated, but why is it in that district, rather than another? Also, that oddly-bordered northwest corner into the Dallas metroplex. Kettling some liberal voters into a conservative district to dilute liberal voting power?

[turbinetree]

6. Texas gerrymandering are also known has ratf*cking............just a guess.......

[MagickMuffin]

8. Yes, there has been extensive gerrymandering in our state

That little sliver of Dallas county is the southeast section. And yes, the republicons have diluted voting blocks for a reason. It's the only way they can win!

[StarfishSaver]

5. LO

Even if your argument wasn't completely stupid, you're too late anyway - the Speaker has spread Trump's shish out all over the Hill, so unless you're planning to also take down Schiff, Waters, Neal, Cummings and Engel, you're pretty much screwed.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Impeachment is NOT a "Coup"

Somebody needs to explain that to this guy...........slowly........without using big words.

Did Republicans call their attempted impeachment of Clinton a coup. I'll take my answer off the air, thank you.

[struggle4progress]

9. Many Texas districts do seem to elect frustrated unable people