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The Democrats take the United States Congress Today
- Thread starter BWoog
- Start date
dat diversity
and i truly mean that as a white male, its awesome to see how many women and POC were elected this session.
I agree... And thankfully, she does as well.
She has publicly stated that she will not move forward with any impeachment hearings unless she has the support of the GOP, particularly in the Senate.
She's too smart to potentially kill the momentum with a DOA impeachment process.
It's a simple majority in the House to impeach, which just allows the Senate to do an impeachment trial and doesn't remove anyone from office. Convicting Trump in the Senate and removing him from office takes 2/3rds of the Senate.
You need half of the House to start impeachment proceedings. 2/3rds of the Senate are needed to convict.
The more Trump hates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the more I love her. And he probably really hates her, because, well, you know, strong intelligent woman, democrat, and in Trump's racist eyes, she is pretty much a Mexican.
Hopefully the stress of the next 2 years will finish Trump off. You never know.
Hopefully the stress of the next 2 years will finish Trump off. You never know.
I feel like Dems might try to project too much power and responsibility before jumping headfirst into budget gridlock. You have the house but not the Senate, Presidency, courts or media. "We'll get this done" will quickly turn into "why the fuck have you got nothing done." Just remember, decorum will work against you and the other side isn't playing the game you used to play. Good luck.
I don't know if I agree.
I think the smart thing to do is investigate, indict, and start impeachment. If the Senate won't convict then its on their heads and its more transparent to let it play out that way. Hesitation and trying to garner GOP support will only backfire on the democrats. The GOP will talk from both sides of their mouth - they will drag their feet yet claim the democrats failed to do anything. I think it will be hard for people to discern why no one is doing anything about Trump now that Democrats control congress.
Because Democrats don't control Congress...
They control 1/2 of Congress, which means they control 1/2 of 1/3 of the government.
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Democrats need 2/3 of the Senate. So you *have* to get Republican support or it fails (see: Bill Clinton... Also see: What happened to the GOP after their failed attempt to impeach).
I fucking love this image. So damn powerful.
I don't know why, but that rug on top of a rug in the bottom left corner is weirding me out
Actual oversight. Hearings, subpoenas, investigations...
Basically, Pelosi's plan is to allow the copious amount of negative press that is going to come Donald's way to sink him. Along with Mueller's eventual report, she's going to put pressure on the GOP: Are you going to support this man after all he's been found guilty of?
It's the right strategy. It took the GOP years to turn on Nixon... But they did. And so will this GOP, when it is politically expedient to do so.
Thanks for sharing this. I look forward to a delicious lunch hour, and I'm pretty sure the food will taste good, too.
I've seen it... And I agree- To a point.
His party lost 40 seats. The economy might be on the verge of a serious downturn. The Mueller report isn't out yet, and the new House hasn't begun the numerous investigations they're going to conduct...
If Republican voters support continues to wane, eventually the GOP will cut their losses. There would be no reason to stick with him.
So many shiny objects. Make Trump's life hell, ladies.
So damn proud of the badass on the right, Sharice Davids. I canvassed on her campaign quite a bit. She's going to do great. It actually feels like we did something right around here.
A lot of people don't know the difference between congress, the senate and the house. Sadly, those same people feel the need to comment about politics.
Yeah, this is how I feel as well. There is a tipping point where the GOP will eventually turn on Trump especially if public opinion no Trump continues to turn sour.
Yeah, Republican presidents don't typically have sex scandals. Especially not the current one.
unfortunately this is going to be a big issue for her
Especially because that pun is damned clever
People don't quite understand that this isn't just a Nixon situation, it's a Nixon x Carter situation.
Nixon was not a weak President. Carter very much was.
And this is why she's done. I mean, it's just too easy. It's disgusting but I almost can't even be mad at Trump, this whole thing was self-inflicted.
Yeah that's hilarious. Obviously not from the mind of Trump.
