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Pelosi: Impeachment Is Moving Forward

ZiprHead said:
Half-Life said:
That just means it was Bush's doing, right? You guys claim Trump is riding the magic wand of Obama's economic boom. So logically, Obama was riding the magic wand of Bush, right?
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Such a wonderful lack of knowledge of history. What color is the sky in your world?
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There is no proper response to HL's post. Clearly they can't possibly be serious.
 
Nancy Pelosi and Congresswomen Wear Black for Impeachment Vote
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi entered the House floor of the Capitol building on Wednesday wearing a knee-length high neck black dress, accented with gold touches: gold necklace, gold bracelet, and gold Mace of the Republic pin. The mace symbolizes the authority of the House of Representatives, and there’s a deliberateness in its appearance: She wore it during an October press conference about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, as well as during President Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this year.

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Pelosi wasn’t alone in her dark decor. NBC News reports that congresswomen informally planned to wear dark colors for the day’s events, which Rep. Debbie Dingell—who wore an ensemble of gray and black—said was meant to signal the somber tone of the impeachment inquiry.

Other Congresswomen like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Pramila Jayapal, Barbara Lee wore a variety of blacks, dark purples, and navy blues; Debbie Wasserman-Schultz even wore black and dark blue in the same outfit! But not everyone got the memo: some wore an assortment of reds, fuschias, and even white instead.
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Nancy Pelosi and AOC Wear All Black, Leading The Democratic Women’s Impeachment Dress Code
The solemn task crescendoed on Wednesday morning, when Pelosi walked onto the House floor in a black, long sleeve sheath dress, which could double as a funeral outfit, ...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed up to work in a black coat. Underneath, she wore what appeared to be a knee-length, dark-hued dress with a burgundy pussybow necktie.

Representative Barbara Lee, from California, donned a black blazer with a checkered beaded necklace and earrings. “I’m not shocked that we are here today,” Lee said, in an outfit which communicated just how underwhelmed she is.
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AOC was likely wearing what she wore to a town-hall meeting earlier this month: a wine-colored dark-purple short with a sort-of bowtie, and a black skirt that extended a bit below the knees.

Pelosi, Dem congresswomen wear dark colors amid 'somber' impeachment vote | Fox News - has pictures of NP, AOC

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wore a Pussy Bow Blouse to Impeachment | InStyle.com
 
lpetrich said:
The House has impeached the motherfucker!


H.Res.755 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
This resolution impeaches President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.

The resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment of the President: (1) abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and (2) obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.
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The soliciting took the form of threatening to cancel some $400 million of military aid if the Ukrainian government did not investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter on bogus corruption charges.

How Democrats and Republicans Voted on Trump’s Impeachment - The New York Times

The vote:
  • Yes to both articles: 228 Democrats, 1 Independent (Justin Amash)
  • Yes to abuse of power, no to obstruction of Congress: 1 Democrat (Jared Golden)
  • No to both articles: 2 Democrats (Collin C. Peterson, Jeff Van Drew), 195 Republicans
  • Present: 1 Democrat (Tulsi Gabbard)
  • Not voting: 1 Democrat (José E. Serrano), 2 Republicans (Duncan Hunter, John Shimkus)

As one might expect, Rashida Tlaib voted to impeach the motherfucker.

Maxine Waters was the first to call for impeaching Trump, and she also voted to impeach.

Others voting for impeachment were Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and Jerrold Nadler.

The House has one last bit of business to do before it is finished. Appoint some Reps as impeachment managers. They will present the case for removal from office to the Senate when the Senate puts Trump on trial.
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It was all Dems that voted to impeach. We knew this would happen. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. Hope the Dems apologize to the taxpayers when the Senate doesn't remove him.

More waste from the Do Nothing Democrats.
 
Half-Life said:
It was all Dems that voted to impeach. We knew this would happen. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. Hope the Dems apologize to the taxpayers when the Senate doesn't remove him.

More waste from the Do Nothing Democrats.
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It's not a waste of tax payer dollars when it is what the constitution demands. All of those congress-people swore to uphold the constitution. It's the Republican congress-people who refused to impeach who should apologize for abandoning their oaths of office and the constitution.
 
Half-Life said:
It was all Dems that voted to impeach. We knew this would happen. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. Hope the Dems apologize to the taxpayers when the Senate doesn't remove him.

More waste from the Do Nothing Democrats.
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More like Do-Nothing Republicans or a Do-Nothing Senate Majority Leader.

Sheldon Whitehouse on Twitter: "This is the pile of House-passed bills, 90% bipartisan, dead on Mitch McConnell’s desk in the Senate #LegislativeGraveyard https://t.co/f3DR25yii1" / Twitter

Democratic Senators are Tweeting Photos of the Giant Pile of 'Dead' House-Passed Bills on Mitch McConnell's Desk
The stack, a symbolic replication of legislation McConnell refuses to bring to a vote, was reportedly the brain child of Senator Debbie Stabenow. According to her office, it includes more than 300 bills about voter registration, background checks for firearm sales, domestic violence, climate change, minimum wage increases and other issues.

The do-nothing strategy spearheaded by McConnell's office seems intentional, Democrats claim. Back in September, McConnell promised to be a "grim reaper" to any and all progressive legislation. But, as multiple Senators pointed out Wednesday, more than 275 of these "dead" bills cleared the House with bipartisan support.

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To construct the pile, staffers printed out the exact language of the bills, excluding appropriations measures, that passed the House and await action in the Senate. Measures that passed with at least one Republican co-sponsor or vote in the House were considered "bipartisan," according to Stabenow's office.

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"That would be the... ahem, Do Nothing Republicans," one Twitter user wrote.

Another's concern was of a more constitutional nature: "I guess I don't understand the system of checks and balances if one man can stop the work of the Senate."
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zorq said:
Half-Life said:
It was all Dems that voted to impeach. We knew this would happen. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. Hope the Dems apologize to the taxpayers when the Senate doesn't remove him.

More waste from the Do Nothing Democrats.
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It's not a waste of tax payer dollars when it is what the constitution demands. All of those congress-people swore to uphold the constitution. It's the Republican congress-people who refused to impeach who should apologize for abandoning their oaths of office and the constitution.
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Obama set the record for most children killed in drone strikes. No impeachment.
Dems are stupid. Obama killing children is perfectly fine but Trump having a phone call with Ukraine President is a big no no. Absolutely sick.

Waste of taxpayer dollars and Trump's approval went from 34% to 46% because of the impeachment. They are actually helping re-elect Trump.
 
Emily C. Singer on Twitter: "Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) comparing Trump to Jesus. NBD. https://t.co/sykBUKRwgO" / Twitter
He claimed that Pontius Pilate had given more rights to Jesus Christ than the House had given to Donald Trump. Rights like being present and getting to state his case.

Which is absolute bullshit. Trump never showed up, and he kept his underlings from doing so.

AOC responded
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Romans 1:25. https://t.co/sRtYpoTN5h" / Twitter
NET translation: They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

???
 
Half-Life said:
zorq said:
It's not a waste of tax payer dollars when it is what the constitution demands. All of those congress-people swore to uphold the constitution. It's the Republican congress-people who refused to impeach who should apologize for abandoning their oaths of office and the constitution.
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Obama set the record for most children killed in drone strikes. No impeachment.
Dems are stupid. Obama killing children is perfectly fine but Trump having a phone call with Ukraine President is a big no no. Absolutely sick.

Waste of taxpayer dollars and Trump's approval went from 34% to 46% because of the impeachment. They are actually helping re-elect Trump.
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Can't actually address the comment? Ignore it and deflect to Obama.

Sigh.
 
zorq said:
Half-Life said:
zorq said:
It's not a waste of tax payer dollars when it is what the constitution demands. All of those congress-people swore to uphold the constitution. It's the Republican congress-people who refused to impeach who should apologize for abandoning their oaths of office and the constitution.
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Obama set the record for most children killed in drone strikes. No impeachment.
Dems are stupid. Obama killing children is perfectly fine but Trump having a phone call with Ukraine President is a big no no. Absolutely sick.

Waste of taxpayer dollars and Trump's approval went from 34% to 46% because of the impeachment. They are actually helping re-elect Trump.
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Can't actually address the comment? Ignore it and deflect to Obama.

Sigh.
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Because it shows you guys don't actually care about the wrongdoing. You only want to get Trump. If Trump set the record for killing children in drone strikes, Dems would've been screaming, "Trump is killing innocent children!!! We need to get this sick man out of office!!!"
 
Man, the arguments the right keep throwing up are getting petting pretty pathetic. Hopefully, this whole thing can be hung on them like an albatross the next time they claim to be a party of principle.
 
 
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I wonder if any conservative Christians were disturbed when that idiot from my state compared Trump to Jesus. What about comparing the impeachment process to the Salem Witch trials? Innocent people were unjustly killed in Salem. How in the world can anyone take such comparisons seriously? Such comparisons are obviously bat shit crazy, yet the Trump sycophants just eat it up. Trump is more like an anti-Christ, if we need to compare his behavior to mythology. Just sayin'.
 
southernhybrid said:
I wonder if any conservative Christians were disturbed when that idiot from my state compared Trump to Jesus. What about comparing the impeachment process to the Salem Witch trials? Innocent people were unjustly killed in Salem. How in the world can anyone take such comparisons seriously? Such comparisons are obviously bat shit crazy, yet the Trump sycophants just eat it up. Trump is more like an anti-Christ, if we need to compare his behavior to mythology. Just sayin'.
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The first rule of religion is that religious craziness needs enemies. What we're finding - again - is that the most religious people are also the most dishonest.
 
Tulsi Gabbard Votes ‘Present’ on Impeachment Articles - The New York Times
On Wednesday, Ms. Gabbard explained her present votes by saying she could not in good conscience vote against impeachment “because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing.”

“I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting president must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country,” she said.
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She preferred to censure him.
The censure resolution, she said, “will send a strong message to this president and future presidents that their abuses of power will not go unchecked, while leaving the question of removing Trump from office to the voters to decide.”

Ms. Gabbard said that when she voted to support the impeachment inquiry nearly three months ago, she stated that for the process to maintain integrity, “it must not be a partisan endeavor.”

“Tragically, that’s what it has been,” she said.
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Does that make any sense?
 
T.G.G. Moogly said:
southernhybrid said:
I wonder if any conservative Christians were disturbed when that idiot from my state compared Trump to Jesus. What about comparing the impeachment process to the Salem Witch trials? Innocent people were unjustly killed in Salem. How in the world can anyone take such comparisons seriously? Such comparisons are obviously bat shit crazy, yet the Trump sycophants just eat it up. Trump is more like an anti-Christ, if we need to compare his behavior to mythology. Just sayin'.
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The first rule of religion is that religious craziness needs enemies. What we're finding - again - is that the most religious people are also the most dishonest.
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Yea, but it always seems odd how those that most strongly believe in a literal anti-christ are the ones who most strongly reject the teachings attributed to their christ. They want to find the anti-christ they just need to look in a mirror.
 
lpetrich said:
Emily C. Singer on Twitter: "Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) comparing Trump to Jesus. NBD. https://t.co/sykBUKRwgO" / Twitter
He claimed that Pontius Pilate had given more rights to Jesus Christ than the House had given to Donald Trump. Rights like being present and getting to state his case.
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They do realize that this is about impeachment... not crucifixion. I mean, I don't think any options should be off the table, but right now... just removal from office.
southernhybrid said:
I wonder if any conservative Christians were disturbed when that idiot from my state compared Trump to Jesus. What about comparing the impeachment process to the Salem Witch trials? Innocent people were unjustly killed in Salem. How in the world can anyone take such comparisons seriously? Such comparisons are obviously bat shit crazy, yet the Trump sycophants just eat it up. Trump is more like an anti-Christ, if we need to compare his behavior to mythology. Just sayin'.
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No more like, but almost exactly like. The guy likely doesn't even believe in god. The parallels have been quite impressive. Everything but the Spanish Inquisition... to Trump's credit...(yes, he has so little) he hasn't cited the Holocaust yet.
 
lpetrich said:
Tulsi Gabbard Votes ‘Present’ on Impeachment Articles - The New York Times
On Wednesday, Ms. Gabbard explained her present votes by saying she could not in good conscience vote against impeachment “because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing.”

“I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting president must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country,” she said.
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She preferred to censure him.
The censure resolution, she said, “will send a strong message to this president and future presidents that their abuses of power will not go unchecked, while leaving the question of removing Trump from office to the voters to decide.”

Ms. Gabbard said that when she voted to support the impeachment inquiry nearly three months ago, she stated that for the process to maintain integrity, “it must not be a partisan endeavor.”

“Tragically, that’s what it has been,” she said.
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Does that make any sense?
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I think I understand what she is saying.
She thinks Trump committed dangerous corrupt acts worthy of impeachment, but she is wary of the repurcussions of a non-bipartisan impeachment vote. She thinks that she needs at least a couple Republican congresspeople to admit that the president did something bad before the country should actually embark on the significant and possibly dangerous path of impeachment. As long as Republicans march in lock step, she feels impeachment is too divisive.

She may be right. This might be the start of something dangerous. But personally, I would have voted to impeach.
 
Gabbard is wrong. The impeachment process has been bipartisan. The resistance has been partisan. The GOP is complicit in the cover up. McConnell is coordinating with the White House, much like the House has.
 
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