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House Dems Introduce Article of Impeachment
House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against Donald Trump on Monday. It charges the President with “incitement of insurrection” for encouraging the crowd at Wednesday’s “Stop the Steal” rally to march to the U.S. Capitol. The ensuing riot temporarily shut down the legislative branch and resulted in deaths. The text follows (click to enlarge):
Before pursuing impeachment, the House will vote on a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to activate the 25th Amendment and remove Trump. If Pence does not respond within 24 hours of its passage, the House will consider impeachment.
There are only nine days left before Donald Trump’s presidential term ends.
My quick analysis is that this is all for show. If Speaker Pelosi actually wanted to remove Trump from office before Jan. 20, the House would have voted for impeachment by Friday (or over the weekend at the very latest) and delivered it to the Senate Monday. She doesn’t need to issue ultimatums to Pence, since Congress has the power to remove the President whenever they like.
Pelosi also is well aware that the Senate is out of session and Senate Majority Leader said the earliest they could reconvene is after Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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They don’t even wait until they are inaugurated.
Error, that has been repaired. Look for Henry Racette’s post.
Some idiot made a mistake when unpinning the post earlier today. He’s been censured.
You probably didn’t actually incite violence. I mean, not in a strict legal sense.
Thank you. Totally agree with you. Donald Trump came to D.C. and didn’t play the game. That requires this level of derangement. It’s simply amazing.
The Democrats are introducing that bill later this week.
Is there an alternative to Gary?
Reagan would have brought closure.
What Congress won’t be doing is rescinding their original calls for impeachment when Trump won in 2016, before he even took office. So, for me, that’s like a negative impeachment count. Which I think gets him back to zero, if my math is right, on this one.
Next up: Congress will take months to provide a relief package for something they say Trump did that’s destroying the country and killing people. No word yet as to whether or not Congress will impeach itself for its lack of action in protecting Americans from the consequences of its own legislation, and/or failure to legislate.
Is your memory going, oh great sage of Reagan? The Democrats were openly talking of impeachment of St Ronald because he violated an obscure clause in a 1000-page+ appropriations bill that became Iran-Contra.
Sorry if I’ve missed this, but if the House votes for impeachment and it goes to the Senate while Trump is still in office but the CURRENT Senate doesn’t get around to a trial (or Trump doesn’t have time to prepare a defense)…are the Democrats able to count on their newly owned incoming Senate to hold the “trial”? (Presuming an ex-president can even be removed from office when already gone, but with the aim of refusing him future office holding)? I think that could be their strategy.
The new Senate is supposed to have already been seated, but the President of the Senate is still Pence. They won’t have the votes until Harris is the President of the Senate and by then Trump will be gone.
If there is anyone inciting violence, it’s not Trump . . .
They want political/social war. My fear is that they will goad people to the point that they get kinetic war..
One update from all my comments from the last few days on the riot and Capital break in. After reading the legal definition of incitement, I will have to amend my opinion. Trump did not legally incite the riot and break in. However his words and actions throughout the weeks leading up to it contributed to it. He has been completely irresponsible. He gathered the event. He was the leader of the event and it’s passions. He owns it. I hope he is not impeached, but Congress has every right to impeach a person who’s actions led to a mass break in of the Capital building. Trump has no one to blame but himself.
Is the impeachment all for show? It seems to me they are doing it for two reasons. (1) To force Republicans to defend Trump, and therefore brand the party negatively. (2) Bring in donations from the rapid anti Trump crowd to build up their coffers. Donations to Dems this election cycle was through the roof. Trump makes people open up their wallets, apparently more against him than for him.
There are millions of Trump supporters out there who don’t mind one bit being branded. We had plenty of money for the November election, and the impeachment will only inspire us to give more. Our so-called money troubles, I am convinced, stem from the RNC chair having no clue as to how the money should be effectively allocated. We are desperately in need of a better RNC chair who is public relations and tv savvy and is not a relative of Mitt Romney.
She was just reappointed, correct?
I think it splits the Republicans. Any split is a negative to the party. After supporting him for four years and voting for him twice, I’m done. I can’t tolerate him any more.
Edit: And let me add, the results in Georgia Senate run off showed how he splits the party.
Trump didn’t split the party. The party abandoned its constituency.
He is the only meaningful representation for those who were formerly in an effete and ineffectual and self-interested party machine that only consistently turns its back on its voters.
Because Hitler, the real one, would have had them Arkancided.
Nancy Pelosi has appointed Congressman Eric Swalwell, who allegedly slept with a Chinese spy, as an impeachment manager…because, I suppose…his unimpeachable integrity…or something.
They’re chortling in Beijing.
They don’t even bother caring about appearances anymore. They control every aspect of the government now, and they will stack the courts and no one will ever be able to challenge them – ever. They will never lose an election again, because who is going to stop them? Who is going to investigate or prosecute? No one.
The only hope is for the governors to save their individual states from the worst excesses of their legislation and agency rules and executive orders. That’s it. That’s the only thing we have to keep us from becoming Venezuela.
And yet still Americans sleep, and believe.
Incomprehensible.
Yes, to a two-year term.
Well, I see it as Trump’s behavior split the party. I guess you can’t imagine how his behavior at times repulses people. This is basically why NeverTrumpers exist. You have to be blind to not see them. Of course Trump has split the party. Be honest with the situation or we don’t improve.
Ronald Reagan split the party. Parties need to be split from time to time. It’s a sign of vitality. I heartily recommend that you read Ole Summers’ latest post. It’s an accurate history lesson about the GOP. Given my advancing years, I was witness to everything Ole Summers relates. His post actually made the Main Feed this time. There’s hope for Ricochet yet.
https://ricochet.com/867947/gop-who-do-you-trust/
House impeaches.
House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump:
Katko (NY)
Cheney (Wy)
Kinzinger (Ill)
Upton (Mich)
Beautler (Wash)
Newhouse (Wash)
Meijer (Mich)
Rice (SC)
Gonzalez (Oh)
Valadao (Cal)
I completely disagree. There was a primary, if that’s what you’re referring to as splitting the party. That’s not splitting. That’s natural. He then unified the party quite easily after the primary. I don’t know what you’re referring to.