Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Trump asked Zelensky to cooperate with his, Trump’s, personal lawyer because of ...Rick Perry?

Rick Perry wasn't on the call.
Rick Perry doesn't have the power to withhold funds or execute an investigation or block whistleblower referrals.
Rick Perry isn't running for office in 2020 and thus has no incentive to sully the Bidens.

By the time this is done, Trump will have thrown EVERYONE under the bus, because that is what narcissists do.

I wonder if this alone would be incentive enough for his cabinet members to consider the 25th...

Look at the list of core cabinet members who are either corrupt or compromised themselves. There are too many of them to invoke the 25th.

[Anonymous]

Let's not forget how Trump and Manafort are tied togeher

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/trump-manafort-russia-mueller/570187/

They go back 30+ years in washing Russian money and serving the Oligarchs.

[Anonymous]

Legislative committees are not in the Constitution. Political parties are not in the Constitution. There is no Constitutional impeachment proceeding until the full House has voted to initiate one; by itself, a partisan committee has exactly zero impeachment authority, because nonesuch was properly granted to it by the People's chosen representatives.

Always follow the authority trail. If it doesn't lead back to the People, then it's illegitimate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legislative committees are not in the Constitution. Political parties are not in the Constitution. There is no Constitutional impeachment proceeding until the full House has voted to initiate one; by itself, a partisan committee has exactly zero impeachment authority, because nonesuch was properly granted to it by the People's chosen representatives.

Always follow the authority trail. If it doesn't lead back to the People, then it's illegitimate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Trump asked Zelensky to cooperate with his, Trump’s, personal lawyer because of ...Rick Perry?

Rick Perry wasn't on the call.
Rick Perry doesn't have the power to withhold funds or execute an investigation or block whistleblower referrals.
Rick Perry isn't running for office in 2020 and thus has no incentive to sully the Bidens.

By the time this is done, Trump will have thrown EVERYONE under the bus, because that is what narcissists do.

I wonder if this alone would be incentive enough for his cabinet members to consider the 25th...

Look at the list of core cabinet members who are either corrupt or compromised themselves. There are too many of them to invoke the 25th.

I think it's impeachable b/c as an executive, he can't keep a team. Any large publicly traded company would have dumped him way before now.

It think it's impeachable that he can't keep leaders in place for more than a hot minute.

[Anonymous]

Massive Russian troop movement into eastern Ukraine.

Thank you Donald Trump, for allowing Russia to invade Ukraine without a shot fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Massive Russian troop movement into eastern Ukraine.

Thank you Donald Trump, for allowing Russia to invade Ukraine without a shot fired.

Kyiv protests today:

[Anonymous]

Yes, if I lived in Kiev, I wouldn't be feeling very safe or happy right now. This ONLY happens because Trump undermined US policy in Ukraine to benefit Putin.

[Anonymous]

Getting this back on track, Trump doesn’t want to be impeached, but thinks it will help the GOP flip the House back. #RedWave!

“President Trump has told friends and allies he worries about the stain impeachment will leave on his legacy.

In a phone call with House Republicans on Friday, Trump articulated why he really doesn't want this. Impeachment, Trump said, is a "bad thing to have on your resume," according to a source on the call. Two other sources on the call confirmed the substance of the comment, but one said they recalled Trump phrasing it as "you don't want it [impeachment] on your resume."

After making the resume remark, Trump added, "But it's going to make Kevin speaker," these sources said, a reference to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's upside.“
https://amp.axios.com/trump-impeachment-legacy-history-9573ee72-5b3d-4a8f-a2cb-47cde705990b.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&__twitter_impression=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legislative committees are not in the Constitution. Political parties are not in the Constitution. There is no Constitutional impeachment proceeding until the full House has voted to initiate one; by itself, a partisan committee has exactly zero impeachment authority, because nonesuch was properly granted to it by the People's chosen representatives.

Always follow the authority trail. If it doesn't lead back to the People, then it's illegitimate

You know that both parties participated in that committee vote, right? Just checking.

[Anonymous]

Take the vote House Speaker Pelosi!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take the vote House Speaker Pelosi!

They took a vote in the Judiciary Committee. All the Democrats who are in favor of the inquiry are already “on the record” with official statements from their offices. A vote at this point before all the evidence is out there would be preliminary and would just send it to the Senate for Mitch McConnell to quickly dispatch. That’s why the Rs are beating the drums for a vote right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legislative committees are not in the Constitution. Political parties are not in the Constitution. There is no Constitutional impeachment proceeding until the full House has voted to initiate one; by itself, a partisan committee has exactly zero impeachment authority, because nonesuch was properly granted to it by the People's chosen representatives.

Always follow the authority trail. If it doesn't lead back to the People, then it's illegitimate

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legislative committees are not in the Constitution. Political parties are not in the Constitution. There is no Constitutional impeachment proceeding until the full House has voted to initiate one; by itself, a partisan committee has exactly zero impeachment authority, because nonesuch was properly granted to it by the People's chosen representatives.

Always follow the authority trail. If it doesn't lead back to the People, then it's illegitimate

Here is what the US Constitution says about impeachment:

Section 4

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Here are the rules as they have evolved over the life of our republic


1) The House Judiciary Committee decides whether or not to proceed with impeachment. If they do...

2) The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee will propose a resolution calling for the Judiciary Committee to begin a formal inquiry into the issue of impeachment.

3) Based on their inquiry, the Judiciary Committee will send another resolution composed of one or more "Articles of Impeachment" to the full House stating that impeachment is warranted and why or that impeachment is not called for.

4) The Full House (probably operating under special floor rules set by the House Rules Committee) will debate and vote on each Article of Impeachment.

5) Should any one of the Articles of Impeachment be approved by a simple majority vote, the President will be "impeached." However, being impeached is sort of like being indicted for a crime. The president will remain in office pending the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial.

Right now, we are not even at #1.

So, no. Now, if the current "inquiry" yields facts that suggest that articles of impeachment should be drawn up, then we would get to #1 on this list.

[Anonymous]

How can Moscow Mitch end the House inquiry? I genuinely don’t get it.