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kozar

(2,105 posts)
30. There have been hearings already,
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 06:24 PM
Apr 2019

Cohen comes to mind quickly. Gates flipped for the prosecution and what did the WH do?? Screamed liars,rats,etc,etc and filled the airwaves with that. How are more hearings going to be different? Seems to me it would continue to be the same game.
I feel like relying on the elections is "all eggs in one basket" type of thinking, why does it have to be a choice? Why not do both?

How about we let Congress concentrate on the impeachment proceedings, as I believe needs to happen,, and the rest of us do what we did last November and bust our butts to get the vote out and win the elections?

I just cannot wrap my thoughts around it has to be either or,,, I do not believe in the political fall out theme. Either the Democratic party acts like they go by all rules for the good of the country, or they don't.

I see alot of thoughts on both sides of this discussion. 1 point I see, rarely, if at all, from those who do not wish to start proceedings is that he did nothing wrong. So in that respect I feel we are all on same page.

I'm sorry ,I just cannot agree to not have impeachment proceedings simply because it may or may not hurt something in 18 months. That's political thinking and that is the R game when they don't even discuss SC nominations for a year.


Koz

Time to go all in on impeachment? [View all] Thomas Hurt Apr 2019 OP
Yes but IMO now! lunasun Apr 2019 #1
Fuck the Senate we need to impeach!!! gopiscrap Apr 2019 #2
I think we have a better chance of being hit by lightning AncientGeezer Apr 2019 #3
IMO It would not be productive NYMinute Apr 2019 #4
The hearings they'll Stonewall and no one will hear about. ?!?!. uponit7771 Apr 2019 #11
Absolutely. If this doesn't call for impeachment, then what does? budkin Apr 2019 #5
If we don't impeach there is a chance 45 will win again in Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #6
If we try to impeach and fail and it will fail, HE WINS IN 2020 krawhitham Apr 2019 #9
We don't need 20 senators we need the exposure uponit7771 Apr 2019 #12
If he is impeached his crimes will become known to the average Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #20
His crimes are already well known. What do you think would change?? Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #31
I don't think they are well known! I don't even know all of them Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #37
Why do you think that??? ecstatic Apr 2019 #28
Impeachment now. qdouble Apr 2019 #7
We only needed 8-9 GOP votes in the Senate to get Nixon, we need 20-21 to get trump krawhitham Apr 2019 #10
That Doesn't really matter. qdouble Apr 2019 #15
+1, then it'll be the KGOP holding up the will of the people. Also, I don't see how in the world uponit7771 Apr 2019 #17
We are missing a smoking gun like they had with Nixon (The Tapes) krawhitham Apr 2019 #21
Didn't awareness about the tapes come up in the impeachment hearings?? nt ecstatic Apr 2019 #29
+1, Nixon had nearly 70 % after being reelected uponit7771 Apr 2019 #13
No, from start of Bill's Impeachment til his acquittal was around 15-16 months krawhitham Apr 2019 #8
Isn't it gambling leaving the election up to someone who accepted Russia's help?!? uponit7771 Apr 2019 #14
You're making the assumption that impeachment improves popularity qdouble Apr 2019 #18
impeachment didn't hurt Nixon's popularity either krawhitham Apr 2019 #24
The process greatly weakened Nixon's popularity qdouble Apr 2019 #27
Agree completely! Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #32
No...not if we want to win 20. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #16
How does putting Trump on the defensive qdouble Apr 2019 #19
It will rally the right manicdem Apr 2019 #22
There's absolutely no proof that impeaching Trump will make him more popular qdouble Apr 2019 #25
Yes yes yes! Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #33
Nah. Start the process now, so the public can watch months and months MineralMan Apr 2019 #23
Don't impeach and the Republicans will fill the airways Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #26
The repukes are going to fill the airways with their measured crap either way Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #35
Yes they will. Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #39
There have been hearings already, kozar Apr 2019 #30
Our dem leaders are finally playing the long game.. it's the only one worth playing Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #36
I do like that date! Let Trump appear in the debates during impeachment. gulliver Apr 2019 #34
Yes winetourdriver01 Apr 2019 #38
67% of us Democrats want Trump impeached. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #40
Yes. Protect an illegitimate "pResident" who cheated his way in with help from calimary Apr 2019 #41
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