Breaking: Asst House Speaker @KatherineClark tells @CNN House will move forward with impeachment v

[riversedge]

the wheels are turning as Trump heads to camp David



Breaking: Asst House Speaker @KatherineClark
tells @CNN
House will move forward with impeachment vote against President Trump by middle of next week, if not removed by VP and Cabinet.

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[judesedit]

1. That's freaking 5 more days of that lunatic keeping his power

[superpatriotman]

2. This weekend

Please not next week for the love of God

[Pachamama]

3. Middle of next week? WTF

How about they go back to work TODAY and work on the articles of impeachment, work through the night and weekend and vote as soon as possible, latest by Monday?

I shudder at what can happen even between now and the weekend, yet alone by middle of next week.

[triron]

7. Makes me wonder. There is clearly a lack of urgency.

[livetohike]

9. I don't understand the wait. Imagine the damage he can

inflict before then.

[luvtheGWN]

19. I've no doubt they are working right now

on the Articles of Impeachment. As I read it, the House will bring them to the floor for a vote by the middle of next week -- unless the 25th is invoked.

These things aren't done overnight! Takes a while to cross the t's and dot the i's.

[Girard442]

31. You know how newspapers have pre-written obits for some celebs?

Should have been pre-written Articles of Impeachment, ready to vote on with a just a few last-minute edits.

[Escurumbele]

43. I don't buy that, they have the manpower to do it quickly, that many days is unacceptable

They know what to do, they have two clear proofs of his criminality, the mob issue and the Georgia call. Like Neal Katyal pointed out, it should only take two hours for the Congress and two for the Senate on the same day, play the tape and have everyone listen to it (1 hours and 6 minutes), then take an hour to vote and send it to the Senate, repeat.

That is almost a full week the criminal will be around loose, what will he try to do?

[StarfishSaver]

22. They ARE working

It takes several days to get this to the floor. There's more to voting on impeachment than just going to the floor to vote - at least if they want it to be a valid impeachment.

Members, Committees and staff are working their asses off to get the bill ready to be voted on within the quickest possible fast-track. This takes a few days.

And they are doing this less than 48 hours after they were subjected to a terrorist arrack in their chambers and offices. So I'm sure they'd appreciate a little less carping and second-guessing and a little more support.

[Pachamama]

47. I am more than fully aware of what is involved

I have worked previously on a committee and I have contacts on Capitol Hill that educate me on going ons.

Carping? Hardly...this situation is serious as fuck and these articles don’t need to be fancy or extensive. As pointed out, they have been to this rodeo just last year and like an obituary pre-researched and pre-written, they knew that Trump was going to do criminal activity again. And as Neal Katyal pointed out, just play the Georgia tape for one article to be voted on and the second with insurrection and Sedition and show video of Trump right before the terrorists marched and stormed the Capitol and show his tweets. Take a vote. Send it to the Senate.

Every minute right now matters.

PS: since I wrote my post I have gotten more info from sources of mine that tell me damage on Capitol Hill to offices and property are worse than being reported. Also - it’s lookinb unlikely that Pence will invoke 25th - unless they are trying to throw Trump off. Same for Congress saying they will be ready by middle of next week. Make the treasonous asshole think he has more time than he actually does.

[StarfishSaver]

48. If you are familiar with the Hill, you surely know that Members and staffs are working today

You also know that there is absolutely no way that impeachment can be voted on in the next couple of days.

[Pachamama]

51. They are working

Read my original post - they can vote sooner

[StarfishSaver]

53. You said, " How about they go back to work TODAY and work on the articles of impeachment ..."

and work on the articles of impeachment, work through the night and weekend and vote as soon as possible, latest by Monday?"

Obviously, you were under the impression they are NOT working today or working on the articles of impeachment. Glad to know you don't really believe that.

But since you worked on a committee, surely you know that they probably cannot schedule this vote for Monday.

[Pachamama]

56. I know exactly what I wrote as my opinion that Middle of next week is too late

What I write as an opinion of emotion in reply to the original post - which is thatbits too late and that they need to be working and knowing from experience what can be done should be very clear.

Why are you attacking and nitpicking me?

[StarfishSaver]

57. Quoting your words is "attacking and nitpicking"?

Whatever.

[Pachamama]

60. Quoting? No - you are picking out things and making assumptions

..about what I meant and said and then being critical.

Look at this thread and the original post - look at what I and others have said. Then on at your responses and questioning me and trying to lecture on what the Congress can and cannot do, making me wrong and then mocking that I should know better if I worked for a committee.

Yeah - whatever is what I ask myself about what you are trying to do and hijack this thread where people are expressing their genuine feelings on the urgency of the matter.

Ironically (or not so ironically) you attack my expression and question it and try to dissect - but express none of your own opinion and feelings - only dissecting others and their reasoning.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

4. Make it so, ASAP.

[Freethinker65]

5. Needs to start moving today. Trump IS a threat to our National Security!

This is either an emergency or it isn't. To allow such behavior and actions by a sitting President to incite/encourage domestic terrorism to remain in power is a dereliction of duty by Congress.

[tinrobot]

59. It IS moving today.

The last impeachment took over a month just to get it to the floor.

If you want faster action, look to the 25th and blame Pence, not the Democrats.

[Jarqui]

6. Things are pretty clear. Why not today?

It forces the GOP to pick their poison soon.

Impeachment doesn't stop them from invoking the 25th amendment.
Impeachment doesn't stop Trump from resigning like Nixon did.

Americans need the truth. An impeachment trial will probably not succeed but it will help bring out the truth.

[StarfishSaver]

24. Because it takes a few days to get an impeachment bull ready to be voted on

It can't be done in a day. They're moving as fast as they can.

[kag]

8. That's not good enough.

He can do a lot of damage in a few days. How many more people have to die!?

[choie]

10. next week??

why don't they wait for January 19th? unfuckingbelievable.

[cbdo2007]

11. Then need an immediate rebuke, just call a floor vote or anything

[TheRickles]

25. Can't a vote to censure be done very quickly, ie today?

[StarfishSaver]

49. No.

[StarfishSaver]

27. They can't do that

Floor votes require notice usually 48 hours or more.

[Azathoth]

12. Do it now, waiting makes it look political

If he's an immediate danger, treat him that way and stop dancing around waiting for Pence to do something he explicitly is too cowardly to do.

[choie]

13. Not only that

but it allows the rethugs to rehabilitate Trump, which they have already started to do. Yes, the American people are that stupid.

[StarfishSaver]

50. Doing it now would be illegal

[Azathoth]

52. Really? Please cite something more specific than "there are rules"

The House can call an emergency session and suspend rules/modify its procedures as it sees fit. There is nothing "illegal" about it.

Drawing this out is political posturing designed to embarass people (Pence et al) who already feel no shame.

[StarfishSaver]

55. I suggest you read the House rules to better understand what's involved in "suspending the rules"

Here are the House rules. They explain the process for getting a measure on the suspension calendar.

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/116-House-Rules-Clerk-V2.pdf

[ananda]

14. What's wrong with today?

!!!

[StarfishSaver]

28. Because that is not legally posaible

[ananda]

34. Nadler said they could do it immediately. So do it!!!

!!!

[StarfishSaver]

35. He didn't say they could do it today, though, did he?

Sheesh!

[ecstatic]

15. Middle of next week? WTF?

So another week of trump crimes, abuses of power and immoral pardons, sponsored by US tax payers?

It's not just that the entire nation is in danger with this thug in office, it's the (racist?) double standard that pisses me off. Obama would have been arrested Wednesday night! Republicans would have already impeached, convicted, indicted, and would be well on their way to imprisoning a Democrat who did this.

So sick of this shit!

Get tough or get out! If you can't stand up for us... hell, if you can't even stand up for yourselves, then leave!

[Nasruddin]

16. Delusional

You must be kidding.

He could have you all killed by the middle of next week.

It should be the middle of next yesterday! (ie RFN)

[moonscape]

17. I'm trusting Pelosi. Maybe they

are still working Pence and remaining cabinet members. 25th would be immediate removal, impeachment needs the Senate which if I’m not mistaken Mitch said could go home. Plus, I doubt Mitch wants to force a vote by his members even for this, and they would have to agree to no trial just an up/down vote. There’s just not time and impeachment att this point won’t remove him. Needs to go on the record but ...

[jcgoldie]

26. Doesnt the 25th req 2/3 in each house?

They wont get that in the house with all the batshit gop reps.

Impeachment is a lower bar.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

44. The 25th Amendment has nothing to do with Congress.

[jcgoldie]

45. Incorrect

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/06/politics/25th-amendment-explainer/index.html

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

46. I stand corrected.

However, if I'm reading that correctly, invoking the 25th Amendment has an absurdly long time line, even assuming everyone, or a vast majority, are on board with it.

Impeachment could be a lot faster. Especially if the House would consider working through the weekend.

Dear lord, if we had another Pearl Harbor attack it would probably take six months for a resolution condemning it to pass.

[AllyCat]

18. Why so long? Every day this man stays in office is another day

he can screw our democracy.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Yeah, okay.

[Eyeball_Kid]

21. No. This must be done today. By the middle of next week??

Every day is a day in hell. Trump has allowed Russian spies to have the run of the Capitol Building. Trump directed the entire insurrection, and cheered on the destruction and the hunt for members of Congress (to kill them).

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. The middle of next week?

The fucking middle of NEXT week?

Why not vote on them by noon today? Send them over to the Senate and hold a vote there no later than 6pm today. And if the Senate does not convict, start all over again. Yeah, I know the Senate is supposed to have a trial, but they didn't bother last year.

Next week. As I used to tell my sons when they were little about certain things they did: "That is not acceptable behavior."

[area51]

30. +1 n/t

[jaxexpat]

29. In the face of a challenging task do legislators not see the clear path to their duty?

I'm at a loss to find comparability in nature with their delays. But here's my try: mealy bugs, armadillos, opossums, hog-nosed snakes, hedgehogs, ostriches(allegedly).

One can shut one's eyes and cover one's ears but there is no insulation from the passage of time's realities. Five days, more or less, is time enough for nuclear weapon detonation or asteroid impact or pockets of insurrectionists across the country to make war against their local governments or their neighbors. Surely the removal of one man from his perch in the national scene could be wrapped up in such a duration. It will undoubtedly be time enough for around 20,000 more American Covid deaths.

BTW, is Pence in fact the acting president at this time? Asking for 330 million friends.

[birdographer]

32. It's baffling to me

why Pence is against the 25th. He has presidential ambitions. He could be president for 11 days. In those 11 days, if he can immediately generate a spine for himself, he could work with Biden to get the vaccine off the snail doing the rollout and all kinds of impressive things. He gets his name in the history books as not just President but an effective rescuer, he gets good press for his presidential run, he's already roused the ire of crazy moron MAGAts so nothing to lose there. He has one chance to step up and do the right thing. But he can't seem to dislodge his lips from trump's ass. What a shame.

[IronLionZion]

33. Doing it sooner would probably get more votes

waiting longer and people will say might as well wait another week until Jan 20. Do it today. It's now or never

[niyad]

36. I thought a post yesterday said that the Camp David trip was cancelled?

[Joelteply]

37. Any legal document takes time

Especially this one, during a pandemic. They also need to gather information. There is a lot coming to light even today that I would suspect will make it in. This is why the 25th was the best option. I’m glad they’re assuming correctly that even a man who likely would have been killed, Mike Pence, wouldn’t stand up to this cabal. It’s a cancer.

[housecat]

38. what happened to clear and present danger?

[RicROC]

40. if VP does not proceed with 25th Amendment...

can he also be impeached for malfeasance and complicity?

I'd love to hear a leak from Pelosi's office that they are 'considering' impeaching Pence. Just a quiet whisper to the right person would create quite a buzz, don't you think?

[MoonlitKnight]

41. The only reason for delay is counting votes

They likely have not confirmed enough votes yet.

The resolution is already written and impeachment resolutions can be voted at any time.

While I think they should do this immediately, I will trust Pelosi has a good reason. But writing the resolution and getting it to the floor is not a reason.

[Fiendish Thingy]

42. This is the first I've ever heard of an Asst. Speaker- usually in the background I guess. Nt

[bdamomma]

54. The middle of next week????

that is not very good. tRump and his supporters could regroup, does tRump have his phone??? He needs to be on a constant watch.

He is a danger and a threat.

[StarfishSaver]

58. It won't really matter

The Senate isn't going to remove him, so even if the House were to impeach him today, he'll still maintain his power until January 20 unless Pence and a majority of the cabinet remove him in the meantime.