Why did Republicans force their way into Impeachment Hearing?

[Mountainmanbob]

The democrats are calling this a distraction.
I'm not to sure about that?
Seems the republicans are making a right move on this one?
M-Bob

 

[cow451]

I smell GOP desperation. With a side of agony.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

LOLOL. I smell exasperation. As does the rest of the country.

 

[RDKirk]

Why couldn't they trust their own Republican members who were already in the committee session?

 

[TLK Valentine]

A cheap publicity stunt demonstrating a complete lack of knowledge of how the legislative process work, intended to disrupt, sabotage, and intimidate.

...a page ripped right out of the Master's playbook IOW...

 

[TLK Valentine]

Why couldn't they trust their own Republican members who were already in the committee session?

For all we know, they might be "human scum."

 

[rjs330]

Really? It's kind of humorous that anyone from the left would criticize the Republicans for doing the EXACT same thing if the shoe was on the other foot. If the Republicans had done this type of secret hearing with Obama we would have heard no end to "what are they hiding?" and we have a right to know etc etc. Democrats would have been all over it! This thread is hilarious?

 

[Goonie]

Really? It's kind of humorous that anyone from the left would criticize the Republicans for doing the EXACT same thing if the shoe was on the other foot. If the Republicans had done this type of secret hearing with Obama we would have heard no end to "what are they hiding?" and we have a right to know etc etc. Democrats would have been all over it! This thread is hilarious?

Except I can’t remember democrats forcing there way in to the numerous secret hearings into Benghazi, or during the Clinton impeachment hearings. Your statement is clearly and deliberately bearing false witness, may I suggest you retract.

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

I think the bigger question is why the Democrats are keeping the Republicans out? @cow451 ,I think the answer is that the Democrats are desperate.

 

[Speedwell]

I think the bigger question is why the Democrats are keeping the Republicans out? @cow451 ,I think the answer is that the Democrats are desperate.

But why only some Republicans? What's different about the Republicans who are members of these committees and are participating in the hearings?

 

[Goonie]

I think the bigger question is why the Democrats are keeping the Republicans out? @cow451 ,I think the answer is that the Democrats are desperate.

They are not there are 9 republicans in the hearing. They are following procedure, that seen in both the Nixon, Clinton impeachment hearings, along with the Benghazi hearing amongst numerous hearing behind closed doors.

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

First, to be clear, this is not an impeachment hearing. I wouldn't even call it a legitimate impeachment inquiry because Nancy Pelosi never brought an inquiry to vote. If anything, this is just a democrat political stunt to have yet another investigation looming over Trump right before the election. Why Nancy never put inquiry to a vote? Because she knows it wouldn't pass. Then again, this stunt was never about actually impeaching the president and everything about trying to drive down Trump's polling numbers.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

If the Republicans had done this type of secret hearing with Obama we would have heard no end to "what are they hiding?" and we have a right to know etc etc. Democrats would have been all over it! This thread is hilarious?

They are teaching the little children
to do what I say
not what I do.

Wife teaches third grade
watching each day
as they are deceived at home
and slipping away.

They learn the wrong things at home
then blame it on the teachers.

PS -- teachers today are much better
than the ones in my days in school.

Higher standards at school.
Lower standards at home.

Bye bye America as we knew it.

M-Bob

 

[Mountainmanbob]

I think the answer is that the Democrats are desperate.

As they look at their front runners for 2020
can't really blame them.

M-Bob

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

But why only some Republicans? What's different about the Republicans who are members of these committees and are participating in the hearings?

Because these secret hearings are unprecedented and likened to a Soviet style secret courts used to destroy political opponent. Not that the Democrats really cared about democracy. The point is that for both Nixon and Clinton, there was a vote for an inquiry. Furthermore, everything was open to the public.

 

[Speedwell]

First, to be clear, this is not an impeachment hearing. I wouldn't even call it a legitimate impeachment inquiry because Nancy Pelosi never brought an inquiry to vote.

Right. So far it's just individual committees doing their own investigative work. When they are done they will turn their results over to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration of impeachment articles. That is when an impeachment inquiry can be said to properly begin. There may even be a vote, although it is not a requirement. The only required vote is the full House vote on the articles of impeachment themselves.

If anything, this is just a democrat political stunt to have yet another investigation looming over Trump right before the election. Why Nancy never put inquiry to a vote? Because she knows it wouldn't pass. Then again, this stunt was never about actually impeaching the president and everything about trying to drive down Trump's polling numbers.

So why are the Republican members of the Intelligence Committee going along with it?

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

As they look at their front runners for 2020
can't really blame them.

M-Bob

Tulsi gabbard is probably one of their best candidates. But the left is actively working to destroy her because she dared to criticize Queen Hillary.

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

Right. So far it's just individual committees doing their own investigative work. When they are done they will turn their results over to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration of impeachment articles. That is when an impeachment inquiry can be said to properly begin. There may even be a vote, although it is not a requirement. The only required vote is the full House vote on the articles of impeachment themselves.
So why are the Republican members of the Intelligence Committee going along with it?

Republican committee members are not "going along with it". They are debunking every accusation and exposing them as frauds. That is why the Democrats want everything is being done in secret. So they can control the narrative by leaking false information that helps their agenda.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Tulsi gabbard is probably one of their best candidates.

The more that I see and hear her
the more I like her.
She could actually get a lot of cross over votes.
MB

 

[(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ)]

They are not there are 9 republicans in the hearing. They are following procedure, that seen in both the Nixon, Clinton impeachment hearings, along with the Benghazi hearing amongst numerous hearing behind closed doors.

There has never been a secret impeachment hearing.