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THIS is why 'forget impeachment just vote him out in 2020' doesn't work
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
3. They don't want to convict their Furher but on the other hand the public will want them to and will vote them out in droves like 1974 if they acquit Trump. Either way they lose and Dems win
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
OK but IF the public supports his removal in high numbers it will give them pause. The way I see it it's a win-win for Democrats wether they convict or not. If they convict GREAT. Party. But if they don't they will get shellacked by voters for acquitting a rapist a la 1974
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
'At this point?' I already said not until after the evidence is in. Again my analogy is a rape victim-the victim in this case is WE THE PEOPLE. Is it self defeating and futile to testify against the rapist if the judge may be corrupt?
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
The idea that impeaching Trump if you can't convict makes him a martyr is simply perverse. Think about it: if a rapist is acquitted by a corrupt judge does this make him a martyr? Would you chide the victim for making him a martyr? Th
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
It's like a rapist being acquitted and then everyone jeering the rape victim for making HIM a victim. That's the best analogy
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 21, 2019
Juan Williams gets it
No less an authority than Benjamin Franklin believed impeachment was 'worth it' wether or not the Senate ultimately convicts https://t.co/KZZsC8IulU
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 18, 2019
Opinion | Michael Conway: President Trump's impeachment doesn't have to wait. The Founding Fathers never wanted it to be an insurmountable hurdle. https://t.co/KQYkmhxysr – @NBCNewsTHINK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 17, 2019
Best case scenario actually from the NY Post
Her caveats — the need for “compelling and overwhelming” facts — are in the eye of the beholder. Rabid Dems such as Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff already said Trump committed crimes and collusion.
Now that they run the House, they are using explosive hearings to convince the public they have the goods on Trump. The Michael Cohen circus was the first step, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report will be another.
As for Pelosi’s test of “bipartisan” support, that will come if the hearings convince the public Trump must go. In that case, enough GOP senators likely would join Dems in forcing his removal.
So in effect, Pelosi didn’t say no to impeachment. She just clarified the conditions under which she’ll say yes.
The subject of this book is the GOP conspiracy to improperly influence elections-it goes back to Nixon-Thiue 1968. If we fail to impeach Trump-regardless of conviction no conviction-our message to GOP election riggers, obstructers, and colluders is-it’s no big deal, it’s not like we’re going to impeach you over it-that’s be ‘too disruptive’ to expect you to follow the same rules the rest of us must.
If impeachment happens it will be 2020 and probably more in the middle than the beginning of the year-as I’ve argued perhaps the closer to the election the better.
What about a public backlash? It depends on what level of support there is at that time for impeachment. But no matter what if we don’t impeach Trump for rigging an American election that’s an awful precedent that won’t be washed away even if you beat Trump in 2020-and maybe the base is demoralized and he wins again.
Pelosi Is Wrong. Trump Is More Impeachable Than Ever.⬇️💯 https://t.co/ymBLF6EN5p
— John Cusack (@johncusack) March 16, 2019
Very important point Laurence Tribe: "As we detail in To End A Presidency, pre-inauguration wrongdoing aimed at the corrupt acquisition of office is impeachable. So Trump’s misconduct can’t be set aside on the ground that it occurred before Election Day." https://t.co/oPpSnqfs05
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 17, 2019
We adore this country & its audacious experiment with Democracy.
We call for Impeachment not because we hate certain ideas or people, but because we LOVE The United States of America.#ImpeachmentIsPatriotic #TimeToImpeach #NeedToImpeach @by_the_ppl pic.twitter.com/mPLLK6OXbM
— Alameda4Impeachment 🍑 (@plsimpeach) March 5, 2019
One error I hear from opponents of impeachment is the notion that all of us in favor want it NOW. No-I'd rather wait for it deep into the 2020 election. Like the Comey letter-11 days before https://t.co/FVTHzjcS0S
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 14, 2019
1 other point on impeachment: people are-rightly-celebrating it even though Trump will successfully veto it. In same way impeachment even without a conviction has value https://t.co/FzH4zSsE4g
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 14, 2019
#StillWithHer #AlwaysWithHer Which is why the idea that we don't impeach him is appalling https://t.co/OAf25lVavV
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) March 18, 2019