Warren: Trump knows his Justice Department won't act and believes Congress won't either.

[BeyondGeography]

Impeach.

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[RKP5637]

1. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[sharedvalues]

2. Impeach.

Call your rep and tell them to impeach

[gulliver]

3. That's anti-Democratic Congress talk, unfortunately, and counterproductive.

Complicit? That kind of statement is so obviously bad for our team, that it knocks Warren down another couple of notches in my assessment of her ability to deliver as our candidate. Schiff is in our good old Democratic Congress, and he's got Trump twisting in the wind right now. He deserves applause, not a charge of complicity.

[ecstatic]

6. How is it NOT complicit? Both sides are doing nothing. The excuses

don't matter. The point is, neither has done anything to at least try to stop trump.

[gulliver]

7. Again, Schiff has Trump nailed for this. It's a win.

Warren (and no Democrat) should ever put down our Democratic Congress. If she wants it to behave differently, that's fine, but she needs to be appropriately respectful and team-building in her messaging. If you put down your team, especially as an insider, you rob huge value from it. There can be no excuse for putting down your team.

[ecstatic]

8. I'm usually of that mindset, but not on this. Not when my country is at risk

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of veering into a Russia-like dictatorship. I can't turn a blind eye to this. Sorry.

[gulliver]

9. I very clearly see Warren making a mistake for our country in this.

You should too. Nothing that puts down Dems in Congress, our hard won, vital power hold in these tenuous times, is ever in bounds. Dems in Congress must be treated with complete respect or the message is that they don't deserve respect. It should never, ever happen. Who does Warren think she is talking to an elected body of Democratic Congress people like that?

[BeyondGeography]

10. We're not using our friggin' power

Not to its full potential. Not even close.

[gulliver]

11. Any complaints must be phrased in a respectful, Democrat-building way.

I'm not saying there should be no complaints. I'm saying those complaints must not diminish our team. That can never work. It's foolish.

Even were the Congress to respond to that browbeating and impeach now, it would make them look diminished and subservient. They were elected. They have the power. They are Democrats. Respect them.

[sharedvalues]

17. They need to be pushed.

Pelosi wants to wait until the numbers rise. This kind of stuff gets headlines and makes the numbers rise.

[gulliver]

18. Nope. Get the point across by respectful persuasion. Pushing diminishes.

[sharedvalues]

19. this Democratic House member disagrees. He suggests pushing

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[gulliver]

23. That Congressman is making the same mistake.

It is never in bounds to refer to our team in that way. It costs our team power (although it may gain this Congressman some personal notoriety). Anything that costs our team power is bad.

[sharedvalues]

33. It actually BUILDS power to take real action

the power of our base... that swept us to a huge win in 2018... is being bled away.

Saying “just wait, don’t criticize” is costing us power.

[BigOleDummy]

36. EXACTLY!

And very well said

[sharedvalues]

21. I mean, really what we need is ALL Dems on Cap Hill in a room NOW

Get every House Dem and Senate Dem in a room together now and work this out in private.

[gulliver]

26. I'm sure a lot of discussion is going on. And I like the results so far.

Trump's twisting in the wind. I want Republican leaders all on board the SS Trump when it goes down.

[Gore1FL]

31. One way to get them there is to get them on record voting no on impeachment or removal. nt

[BigOleDummy]

37. Just how

is our chump in chief "twisting in the wind"? He's still squatting in our oval office. He's still bleeding taxpayers for profit. He's still undermining the rule of law. He's still appointing more right wing kooks as judges practically every day. Please explain how this is "twisting in the wind"? This BigOleDummy wants to know.

[DemocracyMouse]

40. Finally some patriotism from a Biden supporter! Welcome to the new Democrats!

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. If Democratic leadership is going rogue, ignoring the rule of law, and their duties

They deserve to be called out on it. I'm glad Elizabeth said it, more need to.
It has now become "radical" to NOT demand and initiate impeachment. A large majority of Democratic voters want it now. So Pelosi is not representing Democrats by not only refusing to start, but scoffing at members like Warren that do want to represent what Democrats want. So if Pelosi is not representing Democrats, and does not feel the need to defend the rule of law, and using ALL of Democratic powers to fight for that standard, ahead of her idea that we'd win easier without a messy impeachment, which is a huge risk, and IMO achieves the opposite, I don't know who she is supposed to be fighting for. Talk about looking diminished and subservient, jeez.

[gulliver]

24. Those are all invalid and self-defeating criticisms as well.

[LiberalLovinLug]

35. You actually direct the terms "self-defeating" and "invalid'

towards myself, Warren, and others for fighting AGAINST self-defeating and invalid behaviour we would not expect from our leaders? Okay.

[Tipperary]

29. What you said.

So true.

[GilmourtheCat22]

41. About time a legit contender said this!

You're kidding right,? It's about time that a legitimate dem. Front runner started saying this out loud. I think every democratic Candidate should be shouting this f the mountain tops. It's this timidity and reluctance to use the power that we have is why we keep losing elections. I don't want to have a "why can't we just get along " moment with these horrible Republicans.. I. Want vengeance and justice. You know - payback.

If strongly worded press releases from Nancy Pelosi expressing her concern at trump's teachery

are enough for you then you're a lot more patient and nicer than I am. You know what concerns me is Donald Trump boasting about the size of his next inauguration crowd, wh of his next we had the chance to do something about it.

Peace.

[KPN]

39. She didn't put down Democrats. She didn't

mention either party. So what? If she has a different opinion than yours or Pelosi’s about the calculus of impeachment, she’s anti/Democratic Party?

Geesh!

[sheshe2]

30. Nadler and his commitee

They have already started the articles of impeachment.

ecstatic
6. How is it NOT complicit? Both sides are doing nothing. The excuses

don't matter. The point is, neither has done anything to at least try to stop trump.

Fact is The Dems can't wave a magic wand to make him gone. You are saying that all congressional Democrats are complicit.

Please tell me you are not saying this about our Congressional Democrats.

complicit
[kəmˈplisit]

ADJECTIVE
involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.
"all of these people are complicit in some criminal conspiracy

[druidity33]

12. There are Republicans as well as Democrats in Congress btw... K&R, nt.

[gulliver]

13. It would have been much better if she had singled them out.

Much, much better.

[sharedvalues]

16. No. Pelosi needs to be pushed. At long last. The country is literally at stake.

Warren has not criticized Pelosi until now. She’s waiting for a severe moment.

Every presidential candidate should be screaming on TV about this corrupt president.

And they should be echoing Warren — telling Pelosi that IF she doesn’t take action, Congress is complicit.

Here’s why:

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[KPN]

38. BS -- it's using the power she has earned as a leading candidate

to influence the Congress. It’s leadership in my view. She’s speaking the truth and saying what needs to be said.

[Maven]

4. Boom. nt

[ecstatic]

5. Thank you! That's what the chronic apologists refuse to see

Doing nothing = complicity. Period!

[Gore1FL]

32. +1

Especially when the doing nothing is a fear-based political strategy.

It's hard to get people to believe in our values when we don't hold to them out of expediency.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. Now that is what unflinching, courageous leadership looks like

Pelosi could learn something from Warren’s example

[bluewater]

15. K&R

[warmfeet]

22. Spot on.

Just one of the many reasons I support Elizabeth Warren.

[Six117]

25. How much more crime does the damn thing have to commit?

NT

[NRaleighLiberal]

27. bingo.

[Tipperary]

28. K and r!

Tell it Elizabeth!

[sprinkleeninow]

34. There ya go.... eom