• MacGuffin94@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I feel like this is a good time for Dems to gamble and try to push through a quick impeachment vote. Gets it out of the way and allows the focus to be on the Trump trials and spotlight the vulnerable GOP house members.

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      11 months ago

      Is not even a gamble. Impeachment is totally toothless and would never be enforced by the senate. After Trump was impeached twice without any repercussions, why do we even pretend they matter?

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        11 months ago

        Because Republicans are the equivalent of a child who doesn’t understand the words being used and thinks it’s a playground argument. “No, you’re a racist! No, you were impeached! No, you betrayed our country! Haw-haw!”

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      That would honestly be an outstanding tactic, I think. Get the entire Democratic caucus to vote “present”, and then let the Senate take it. There is precisely zero chance they’ll get 2/3 to vote to convict.

      Republicans demonstrated precisely how meaningless the institution of Impeachment is. Let’s bring the lesson home.