Reply #92: Nope. She doesn't [View All]

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And let's make sure we understand the process. The Judiciary COmmittee, having had an impeachment resolution referred to it, could now hold hearings if Chairman Conyers decided to schedule them, to consider whether to recommend a full impeachment inquiry. THose hearings would not constitute a full blown impeachment inquiry. Such an inquiry would require another vote by the House,as was done in the Nixon and Clinton impeachments, whereby the full house authorized the JUdiciary Committee to conduct an impeachment inquiry and recommend whether articles of impeachment should be adopted.

That beimg said, Conyers could hold hearings whether or not Pelosi wants him to. But the bigger question is whether he wants to and/or whether a majority of the Democratic caucus wants to. The answer to that is that its doubtful that they do. Every one of them faces a campaign that essentially starts now. ANd very few of them see any upside to pushing impeachment as a priority when its not a priority for the voters they are seeking to woo.