R.I.P. Scout26
Total Members Voted: 42
I suspect a lot of Democrats would get cold feet if they actually had to vote for impeachment instead of just talk about it.
What difference, at this point, does it make?Both sides know it's just political BS, and the senate won't do anything anyway.
There are plenty of democrats who believe the cake is real.
Interesting that fifteen of 'em either voted against or voted only as "Present" regarding Pelosi's as Speaker.Brad
There's only one bullet in the Impeachment Gun. Once the D's pull that trigger and it misfires in the Senate, he's almost untouchable for there on.
The Dems would have a better chance of removing Trump if they'd taken the Senate instead of the House. There's enough Rs that hate Trump it might have passed in the House even with R control if they Ds controlled the Senate.(BTW, "High crimes and misdemeanors" is not defined anywhere, it means whatever the congress wants it to mean. They don't need a legitimate reason to remove the president if both houses agree. A parking ticket from 20 years ago would do it. Just being an *expletive deleted*hole is probably good enough)
I'm not sure they are all that smart.I expect an impeachment in the House. My concern is if there are enough feckless cowards in the Senate (Romney) to try to make it go there.
The biggest issue, IMHO, is how this clown college thesis defense impacts the 2020 elections. If D's impeach, don't even flip enough Rs to get a simple majority to convict, will the base punish them or get even more fired up? If they 50+ (but under67) votes in the Senate how will Rs respond? What if Cocaine Mitch never allows a vote? Etc.
The Senate portion is a trial overseen by the Chief Justice. Mitch can't stop it.