Democrats control only one-half of
one-third of the federal government. I can’t see the point of impeaching
someone when you know it’s impossible to
remove him from office.
And even if you could, that would
leave us with President Pence, in some ways an even more frightening possibility.
Impeachment without removal from
office will merely infuriate Trump's base, and empower him. Remember that Bill
Clinton popularity increased after
the failed attempt to remove him from office.
And the fascist Republican Senate
will NEVER, under any circumstances, remove Trump from office. Trump will claim
vindication and brand the Democrats as traitors, and the corporate media will
help him do it.
For now, Congress should investigate
and expose, and see where it goes.
“Congress should hold substantive
hearings that build on the Mueller report and fill in its gaps, not jump
straight to an up-or-down vote on impeachment,” Hillary Clinton observed. “In
1998, the Republican-led House rushed to judgment. That was a mistake then and
would be a mistake now.
“Watergate offers a better
precedent. Then, as now, there was an investigation that found evidence of
corruption and a coverup. It was complemented by public hearings conducted by a
Senate select committee, which insisted that executive privilege could not be
used to shield criminal conduct and compelled White House aides to testify. The
televised hearings added to the factual record and, crucially, helped the
public understand the facts in a way that no dense legal report could.”
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