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Not according to the Constitution. And if the House majority has any hopes of the Senate taking up the action decided upon by the House, they had better find something that sounds like a crime. They are very much aware of this.
By bolding that word, I think you mean to emphasize that point. However, it misses the point of the thread.Three articles of impeachment were submitted by the Judiciary Committee prior to Nixon resigning.
Watergate Articles Of Impeachment
By bolding that word, I think you mean to emphasize that point. However, it misses the point of the thread.
The Democrats who are leading the effort are debating how to market the impeachment, how to make it seem legitimate. What claim should they go with, having no actual impeachable offense to lay at the president's feet? It is not me who is wrestling with this problem; it's the people who are in charge of the impeachment effort themselves!
So if they had three bona fide crimes, then three would be appropriate. But when it's actually none, then what allegation are they going to make and vote on?
They have to have something...and it has to at least sound good. That's the origin of the poll which I meant only to be a pleasant little exercise for us here, not a segue into one more battle.
That's nonsense. I just asked that you stay on topic.Hi again albion,
I expect that by now you've decided that all of my posts are 'off topic' and, therefore, undeserving of any response from you.
As has been pointed out, there are often several articles of impeachment brought against an elected official...Similarly, in an impeachment, an article of impeachment can be written for each of several possible infractions and such a practice is not usually, as you claim, an effort to weaken a position, but rather to strengthen said position.
New York is investigating him for tax evasion.What he did could be seen as either bribery or extortion. Personally I think it’s extortion considering it was a demand made under duress. Obstruction is a completely separate charge that he should also be impeached on multiple counts of, so this should really have been a multiple choice poll.
Also you missed out a number of other crimes he’s committed such as witness intimidation.
Like I said elsewhere, if you can find a pithy phrase for "soliciting foreign assistance in a US election, and holding up legally mandated military aid as leverage"..... I'm all ears.....Also interesting is the fact that "abuse of power" is the vaguest, least specific, of all the choices under consideration.
I didn't say that.
(bolding mine)I suppose that a shotgun approach with a batch of complaints would weaken, not strengthen, the credibility of any impeachment resolution coming from the committee.
Are you even aware that Schiff's Intelligence Committee is only one of several House committees holding impeachment inquiries? So far, this one has got all the thunder, but the other ones are chugging away. Who knows what the Ways and Means Committee will find out once New York State forwards Donald's tax returns to it.By bolding that word, I think you mean to emphasize that point. However, it misses the point of the thread.
The Democrats who are leading the effort are debating how to market the impeachment, how to make it seem legitimate. What claim should they go with, having no actual impeachable offense to lay at the president's feet? It is not me who is wrestling with this problem; it's the people who are in charge of the impeachment effort themselves!
So if they had three bona fide crimes, then three would be appropriate. But when it's actually none, then what allegation are they going to make and vote on?
They have to have something...and it has to at least sound good. That's the origin of the poll which I meant only to be a pleasant little exercise for us here, not a segue into one more battle.
You forgot “All the above”.Democrats involved in the Impeachment process reportedly are having a hard time deciding what to say the President did that is impeachable in the absence of any actual crime. As a result some of the suggestions are being tested out. The poll here lists alternatives that they have debated using. Which do you think would be the most saleable?
Maybe the House Dems will file multiple charges, in the hope that the more counts that pass, the more likely that public opinion might pressure the Senate?
Initially, I didn't think along those lines, but I suppose it's possible.Maybe the House Dems will file multiple charges, in the hope that the more counts that pass, the more likely that public opinion might pressure the Senate?
The Democrats who are leading the effort are debating how to market the impeachment, how to make it seem legitimate
I think the Dems will go with abuse of power but the question will be asked if they're not the ones who are rightly guilty of doing that.
Yep. Their tactic so far seems to be to have Donald's employees testify he broke the law.The Democrats who are leading the effort are debating how to market the impeachment, how to make it seem legitimate.
Does witness intimidation fit under #2, or is that a separate count?
- Bribery
- Obstruction
- Abuse of Power
Yeah, the right-wing propaganda hasn't seemed to come up with an actual legitimate explanation of Donald's actions, so no surprise it would continue to try and distract rather than address what's actually going on.
It's the lack of legitimate explanations for Donald's actions that makes me correct in pointing out that the far right talking points are attempts at distractions rather than addressing the facts at hand.Sorry but I'd say your strong assertions above doesn't mean you're correct.
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