While some House Republicans are pushing for a swift vote that would force a trial in the Senate, others say they may not get the evidence or the votes they need to pass it.
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.
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?
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!”
I have a feeling that impeachment isn’t the endgame for Republicans.
Don’t get me wrong: Republicans are duplicitous AF but they are trying to push a narrative that Trump and Biden are tHe SaMe! because they both got impeached.
I suspect that Republicans are trying to get Biden disqualified under the 14th amendment just like many states are doing with Trump. Sure, it doesn’t hold a lick of water but that doesn’t matter to the Republican base or the moderates. If they can keep clambering that Biden was impeached and that he shouldn’t be on the ballot, it will be enough to distract people from trying to steal the election in other ways.
If they want to use impeachment as a reason to block ballot access, then they have to explain why Trump’s double impeachment somehow still qualifies him…
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.
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.
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?
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!”
I’m not as sure.
I have a feeling that impeachment isn’t the endgame for Republicans.
Don’t get me wrong: Republicans are duplicitous AF but they are trying to push a narrative that Trump and Biden are tHe SaMe! because they both got impeached.
I suspect that Republicans are trying to get Biden disqualified under the 14th amendment just like many states are doing with Trump. Sure, it doesn’t hold a lick of water but that doesn’t matter to the Republican base or the moderates. If they can keep clambering that Biden was impeached and that he shouldn’t be on the ballot, it will be enough to distract people from trying to steal the election in other ways.
If they want to use impeachment as a reason to block ballot access, then they have to explain why Trump’s double impeachment somehow still qualifies him…
why would they be bound by logic now?
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.