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polichick

(37,626 posts)
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 06:54 PM Aug 2019

Would the Speaker support impeachment if Trump shot someone on Fifth Ave? [View all]

...or ordered a nuclear attack?

Every day the narcissist/traitor/sociopath in the WH defiles the office, the Constitution, our democracy, our allies, and the planet. We don’t need further documents, or even the Mueller report, to prove it - he does it out in the open because there are no consequences.

What would it take for the Speaker to LEAD our nation out of this existential mess?

“Pelosi told House Democrats on a conference call Friday, “The public isn’t there on impeachment.””

https://www.apnews.com/347a9835cb994b16915df056f39ab4d7

The oath Democratic leaders took included a pledge to protect the Constitution - and did not include a pledge to hold a finger up to the political winds. If the Speaker won’t lead the public toward justice, she should get out of the way so that someone else will do what must be done to save this democracy.

Edited to add a link to this related story - the writer makes a lot of good points:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Open-Forum-Why-I-heckled-Nancy-Pelosi-14376667.php

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Probably not, but at least Senator Susan Collins would express deep concern Elwood P Dowd Aug 2019 #1
I'm sure the Senate WOULD NOT! BUT bluestarone Aug 2019 #2
the speaker does not support impeachment and i don't see that changing. Kurt V. Aug 2019 #3
The key is the voting public. Seems like it would be trump's Pearl Harbor. Huge turning point. empedocles Aug 2019 #4
Would you have the Speaker call for a vote if it was going to be defeated? onenote Aug 2019 #5
Absolutely - the House has a duty, despite the corruption of the Senate... polichick Aug 2019 #12
So you think that having the House vote on and defeat an impeachment resolution onenote Aug 2019 #28
Upholding the law and their oaths of office would be the RIGHT thing... polichick Aug 2019 #31
Holding a vote and then losing it would be a far worse precedent. onenote Aug 2019 #35
Lol, excellent question. cwydro Aug 2019 #6
Impeaching Trump for shooting someone would violate his Second Amendment rights. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2019 #7
The state of New York could bring criminal charges against trump Gothmog Aug 2019 #8
The public would be demanding it enough that she would treestar Aug 2019 #9
any day we're going to hear.....'well, it's just too late now' spanone Aug 2019 #10
If that happens, voters will have another reason to distrust establishment Dems. polichick Aug 2019 #13
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #16
holding a vote on impeachment right now isn't going to bring justice JI7 Aug 2019 #11
What actually would happen if he did that. After Mueller, it's really hard to say. Would he Xtermin8 H8 Aug 2019 #14
No, she probably wouldn't Bettie Aug 2019 #15
We spent two years analyzing every Mueller move and now it seems like a forgotten dream. I think jalan48 Aug 2019 #17
And what is the plan to move public opinion? JHB Aug 2019 #18
As the heckler mentioned, Pelosi was celebrated for clapping at Trump... polichick Aug 2019 #20
What do you mean if?... lame54 Aug 2019 #19
If she isn't in support of impeaching Trump with over half of Democrats standingtall Aug 2019 #21
It isn't a question of whether she supports it, it is whether there are enough votes for it to pass onenote Aug 2019 #26
Her public support for impeachment and calling for a vote on it are two different things standingtall Aug 2019 #32
Maybe. Maybe not. onenote Aug 2019 #34
How will Impeaching Trump "lead us out of this existential mess"? brooklynite Aug 2019 #22
Why do you always have to be the voice of reason? n/t zackymilly Aug 2019 #23
By her lack of action Speaker Pelosi is normalizing a criminal administration... polichick Aug 2019 #24
Whose idea was it to "leave the Supreme Court to the last election"? onenote Aug 2019 #27
Voters who felt it was important to protest Moscow Mitch's stealing... polichick Aug 2019 #37
Link? onenote Aug 2019 #39
The last election Falcata Aug 2019 #36
Sorry, I meant the last pres. election. Will edit. polichick Aug 2019 #38
How does letting Trump get off scot-free lead us out of this mess? standingtall Aug 2019 #25
Thank you for sewing discord in the ranks of Democrats Stinky The Clown Aug 2019 #29
Some Democratic voters still put country and justice over the game of politics. polichick Aug 2019 #33
Impeachment is by definition political. Lots of pomp and ceremony around it, but still, at its core Stinky The Clown Aug 2019 #40
It depends. Which block? NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #30
The Speaker is Democratic (meaning "of integrity") and yes *would* do the correct thing. UTUSN Aug 2019 #41
Good god. She is selling him rope by the yard and he keeps buying! GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #42
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