Articles of Impeachment to be drafted for VA Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax by Monday

jchap · Feb 8, 2019

Link said:
Makes me wonder if he knew this was coming out.

Oooh I smell a good conspiracy theory! Not only did he know it was coming he orchestrated its release to take the heat off him.

Xe4 · Feb 8, 2019

Link said:
The Virginia Democratic Party pretty much assured the state will be veering hard-right next election. It's the downside to having a base with actual morals (and Republican hypocrisy).

Yeah which especially sucks because they need to fix their horribly gerrymandered electoral map, and with all this it's looking less likely.

If I've learned anything in politics recently is it's far harder to do the right thing than the wrong one. Being against scumbaggery makes any democrats job harder, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Democrats giving in and resorting to the same tactics the GOP does would hurt our country even more than it already is : /

Kirblar · Feb 8, 2019

Link said:
Makes me wonder if he knew this was coming out.

I am wondering the exact same thing. He had to have known about the WaPo story inquiries.

jchap said:
Oooh I smell a good conspiracy theory! Not only did he know it was coming he orchestrated its release to take the heat off him.

No, that's definitely not it.

shem · Feb 8, 2019

Where the fuck are northam's papers

TheMango55 · Feb 8, 2019

shem said:
Where the fuck are northam's papers

You can only impeach someone for committing a crime.

Vonnegut · Feb 8, 2019

DrArchon said:
I completely understand that Fairfax has to go and this might be the only way.

But it's really dark that the Governor and the AG did blackface and the only guy getting the boot is the black guy.

Sexual assault is a tad worse than blackface, but it is ridiculous that Northam and the AG haven't resigned.

shem · Feb 8, 2019

TheMango55 said:
You can only impeach someone for committing a crime.

Not true

TheMango55 · Feb 8, 2019

shem said:
Not true

From the article posted earlier detailing Virginia's constitution:

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, judges, members of the State Corporation Commission, and all officers appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly, offending against the Commonwealth by malfeasance in office, corruption, neglect of duty, or other high crime or misdemeanor may be impeached by the House of Delegates and prosecuted before the Senate, which shall have the sole power to try impeachments.

Byakuya769 · Feb 8, 2019

Northam and Fairfax have to go ASAP. I think AG should stay.

sangreal · Feb 9, 2019

TheMango55 said:
From the article posted earlier detailing Virginia's constitution:

High crimes aren't necessarily actual crimes.