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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Monkeyleg on May 19, 2017, 10:51:59 AM
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The media/Democrats are moving full bore with their talk of impeachment. As ridiculous as it sounds, it's not out of the realm of possibility. Impeachment requires no criminal evidence. The Constitution does not specifically define what sort of proof is required to impeach a president. Basically, the crimes are what the senators say are crimes.
If the Democrats can get McCain, Graham and a couple of other slimy Republicans to go with them, they can impeach Trump. I think the fallout would be horrific for the Democrats and maybe even all Republicans, so the Dem's may need to wait and gather more manufactured charges. But I don't think impeachment is impossible.
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Scout posted a decent Reason.com article about why this is a bit premature on FaceBook the other day. Even if you don't like Trump, He IS the President, and the President gets a lot of leeway on how they handle things.
I think the fallout would be horrific for the Democrats and maybe even all Republicans,
I think you're correct. For better or worse, we elected him, and the Dems aren't fooling everyone. If they impeach, 60 or 70 million people are going to read that as "*expletive deleted*ck what you want, the government is ours, and there's nothing you can do about it." Questions like "What's the point in voting, the politicians will just put one of their own in?" will be asked. Certainly you'd see a pretty big voter backlash against any Republicans that helped. I think the Dems will be fine, because their voters will see it as vindication, and many would support the move.
I'd be very concerned with what the disenfranchised third or so of the country will decide their best bet is to do.
I also think you'd see a pretty fertile ground for power hungry racist/nationalist/actual fascist demagogues. Not to mention whatever the hell Mr. Trump might decide to do with the folks that would follow him. Would he even accept impeachment?
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The media/Democrats are moving full bore with their talk of impeachment . . .
LA times is running a 6-part series about how bad Trump is . . . the first part is called "Our Dishonest President." Certainly no bias there. :facepalm:
. . . the Dems aren't fooling everyone. If they impeach, 60 or 70 million people are going to read that as "*expletive deleted*ck what you want, the government is ours, and there's nothing you can do about it." Questions like "What's the point in voting, the politicians will just put one of their own in?" will be asked.
I can see BIGGER problems for the .gov establishment if they try to remove a POTUS they simply don't like after he won the election.
And on what grounds? PHONY obstruction of justice allegations that he tried to stop an investigation? Didn't happen - according to Comey!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzrPYca-4Qw
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So these people speaking of impeachment...they really like Pence?
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So these people speaking of impeachment...they really like Pence?
No, they just all flunked US Government in Junior High.
I keep reading everything from "Impeach Trump so we can get Hillary" to "Impeach Trump, then impeach Pence after dems take over in 2018, then crown Pelosi president".
What it all comes down to are that most of these nutjobs are basically talking about government overthrow, either knowledgeably via euphemism, or simply not understanding what they are in fact talking about, and what the repercussions would be. Or how they would cry and wail if all this nonsense were reversed.
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Impeachment talk has the potential to open Pandora's Box, or at least a can of worms, that the chattering "not MY president" crowd probably doesn't even imagine. The tinfoil hat part of me wonders what all this drama is meant to distract our attention from. Does anyone else have their Spidey senses tingling?
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the Dem's may need to wait and gather more manufactured charges. But I don't think impeachment is impossible.
If Mueller ever has Trump under oath, I would bet on him perjuring himself. It can be a rerun of Clinton's impeachment.
So these people speaking of impeachment...they really like Pence?
I'm not calling for impeachment, but I wouldn't be disappointed with president Pence at all.
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So these people speaking of impeachment...they really like Pence?
That's what I thought.
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The Senate has to have 2/3 majority to remove a President after being impeached. That will require more than a few Republicans to join in. Well, I think the exact language I saw was 2/3 of members present. I am not sure how that could be messed with.
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I think some of these people are also assuming that just because the media is all over this, that means the voting public agrees with them. I am not convinced that is the case.
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I think some of these people are also assuming that just because the media is all over this, that means the voting public agrees with them. I am not convinced that is the case.
After November, I'm pretty convinced it's not the case.
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There was a time I would have been pretty sure there was no way they could be that stupid.
That time is long passed and I wouldn't put at least an actual attempt past them. Or even the second punch of let's get the house back, appoint whoever we want speaker, and oust Pence while we are at it.
At which point the results could be...interesting.
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There was a time I would have been pretty sure there was no way they could be that stupid.
That time is long passed and I wouldn't put at least an actual attempt past them. Or even the second punch of let's get the house back, appoint whoever we want speaker, and oust Pence while we are at it.
At which point the results could be...interesting.
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Couldn't happen as Pence would become President and have a VP so it wouldn't matter if they got the House back.
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I think some of these people are also assuming that just because the media is all over this, that means the voting public agrees with them. I am not convinced that is the case.
If they attempt to impeach (and yes it takes a simple majority to pass articles of impeachment in the house but 2/3rds majority to convict in the senate), then we will have a civil war in this country.
My relatives in Southern Illinois were ALL very big Trump supporters. They are ready to grab the torches and pitchforks (and Rifles and Shotguns) and go burn Chicago, DC, and NYC to the ground. Literally. They are tired of being *expletive deleted*ed-over by what they see as the "takers" and elites. Removing their guy from office, for doing a lot less then what Obama got away with, will be the tipping point for "Nothing left to lose." And heaven help us then...
Those Resist f*expletive deleted*tards won't know what hit them...
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Couldn't happen as Pence would become President and have a VP so it wouldn't matter if they got the House back.
Yes, they conveniently forget (or are too young to remember or care) about a certain Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller.
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If they attempt to impeach (and yes it takes a simple majority to pass articles of impeachment in the house but 2/3rds majority to convict in the senate), then we will have a civil war in this country.
My relatives in Southern Illinois were ALL very big Trump supporters. They are ready to grab the torches and pitchforks (and Rifles and Shotguns) and go burn Chicago, DC, and NYC to the ground. Literally. They are tired of being *expletive deleted*ed-over by what they see as the "takers" and elites. Removing their guy from office, for doing a lot less then what Obama got away with, will be the tipping point for "Nothing left to lose." And heaven help us then...
Those Resist *expletive deleted*tards won't know what hit them...
It is still amazing to me, though perhaps it shouldn't be, that the celebrity bigmouths, "coastal elites", and those in the "let's go way further left" Pelosi/Waters/Pocahontas arm of the dem party are not comprehending just how sick the general population is of being told what to do/eat/drive/vote/think/live by these people.
I, as my single datapoint, am for the first time doing things like not watching TV/movies that some of these celebrity bigmouths are in. I never used to let politics get in the way of a movie I liked, but am now happily avoiding some simply because I'm completely turned off to the celebrities in them. Just like I initially changed my write-in to a vote for Trump specifically because, "burn it down".
I guess I'll chalk their apparent lack of awareness up to the MSM creating a feedback loop that really makes them think they speak for everyone, and that they are right in everything they say. It may come to the point that they face a sudden and frightening reality.
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If they attempt to impeach (and yes it takes a simple majority to pass articles of impeachment in the house but 2/3rds majority to convict in the senate), then we will have a civil war in this country.
At the very least, a fair number of near-the-fence Ds will see it as an over the top temper tantrum, and the overall backlash from that will pretty much cripple the party. Even if they don't vote Republican, they'll stop voting Democrat, and likely dodge the fringe third parties to go Libertarian or stop voting altogether.
My relatives in Southern Illinois were ALL very big Trump supporters. They are ready to grab the torches and pitchforks (and Rifles and Shotguns) and go burn Chicago, DC, and NYC to the ground. Literally. They are tired of being *expletive deleted*ed-over by what they see as the "takers" and elites. Removing their guy from office, for doing a lot less then what Obama got away with, will be the tipping point for "Nothing left to lose." And heaven help us then...
A concerted movement would likely gain momentum as quickly as anything the Left has ever done, and do it in ways they couldn't dream of. They may have Berkeley PD, but I'm betting we'd have the vast majority of sheriffs, small town PDs and more than a few of the city ones once they get tired of the Liberal tantrums making them look incompetent. They're also forgetting the military would be officially (and almost certainly unofficially too) on our side as well, since Pence would become CinC if Trump were removed.
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If you'll note, several of the more senior elected Democrats are quietly trying the "Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... let's not be so hasty about ACTUAL impeachment."
They realize it is a REALLY bad idea to go through with it. They just want to keep the anger smoldering to undermine Trump.
So they want to APPEAR to be considering impeachment without ever going through with it.
Oh, hey, that last bit sounds like Republicans and Obamacare. Or immigration reform. Or regulation reform. Or abortion. Or...
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Waiting for Trump to just give the entire establishment both middle fingers and say, "This has all been one big joke to me to prove that it could be done. I hereby resign effective, <blank>. Oh by they way, Warren (Buffet) you owe me a dollar."
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Impeachment talk has the potential to open Pandora's Box, or at least a can of worms, that the chattering "not MY president" crowd probably doesn't even imagine. The tinfoil hat part of me wonders what all this drama is meant to distract our attention from.
always
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Waiting for Trump to just give the entire establishment both middle fingers and say, "This has all been one big joke to me to prove that it could be done. I hereby resign effective, <blank>. Oh by they way, Warren (Buffet) you owe me a dollar."
That would just make them sigh in relief. If he wants to give them the finger, he would stick around.
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If they attempt to impeach (and yes it takes a simple majority to pass articles of impeachment in the house but 2/3rds majority to convict in the senate), then we will have a civil war in this country.
My relatives in Southern Illinois were ALL very big Trump supporters. They are ready to grab the torches and pitchforks (and Rifles and Shotguns) and go burn Chicago, DC, and NYC to the ground. Literally. They are tired of being *expletive deleted*ed-over by what they see as the "takers" and elites. Removing their guy from office, for doing a lot less then what Obama got away with, will be the tipping point for "Nothing left to lose." And heaven help us then...
Those Resist *expletive deleted*tards won't know what hit them...
If the Resist and Antifa f*expletive deleted*tards are like this one then yes they won't know what hit them. https://www.facebook.com/518800841647941/videos/608919849302706/ (https://www.facebook.com/518800841647941/videos/608919849302706/)
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If the Resist and Antifa *expletive deleted*tards are like this one then yes they won't know what hit them. https://www.facebook.com/518800841647941/videos/608919849302706/ (https://www.facebook.com/518800841647941/videos/608919849302706/)
Got a link that doesn't require logging in to BookFace?
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Got a link that doesn't require logging in to BookFace?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oGKXIibAD8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oGKXIibAD8)
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I think some of these people are also assuming that just because the media is all over this, that means the voting public agrees with them. I am not convinced that is the case.
This...
It is still amazing to me, though perhaps it shouldn't be, that the celebrity bigmouths, "coastal elites", and those in the "let's go way further left" Pelosi/Waters/Pocahontas arm of the dem party are not comprehending just how sick the general population is of being told what to do/eat/drive/vote/think/live by these people.
I, as my single datapoint, am for the first time doing things like not watching TV/movies that some of these celebrity bigmouths are in. I never used to let politics get in the way of a movie I liked, but am now happily avoiding some simply because I'm completely turned off to the celebrities in them. Just like I initially changed my write-in to a vote for Trump specifically because, "burn it down".
I guess I'll chalk their apparent lack of awareness up to the MSM creating a feedback loop that really makes them think they speak for everyone, and that they are right in everything they say. It may come to the point that they face a sudden and frightening reality.
And this...
The MSM has not understood, or is willfully ignoring the fact that Trump was as much a FU to them, as it was the Democrats, the GOPe, and "the establishment" of which they're a part. And they ignore this at their peril.
Or, they do know, and all this, " Just repeating and exaggerating the seriousness of the charge over the quality of the evidence" is their way of striking back.
"Peril" as in tomorrow? No. But it's a notch in that direction.
And I'll admit, I've been in a place where I think I'd be comfortable with the torch and pitchfork endgame since the Clinton administration, assuming that I got away with it.
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Waiting for Trump to just give the entire establishment both middle fingers and say, "This has all been one big joke to me to prove that it could be done. I hereby resign effective, <blank>. Oh by they way, Warren (Buffet) Vlad Putin you owe me a dollar."
FIFY
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Couldn't happen as Pence would become President and have a VP so it wouldn't matter if they got the House back.
Would he have a VP? Who would that be? How would that person be chosen?
Ah ... the 25th Amendment:
Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and Succession
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1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
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I lived through it, but I don't remember -- when Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford became President, who did he name as VP?
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Would he have a VP? Who would that be? How would that person be chosen?
Ah ... the 25th Amendment:
I lived through it, but I don't remember -- when Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford became President, who did he name as VP?
Read this thread carefully. :)
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Read this thread carefully. :)
10-4.
VERY forgettable. The only thing I remember about Nelson was that he apparently died happy -- although the manner of his passing probably didn't make Happy happy.
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10-4.
VERY forgettable. The only thing I remember about Nelson was that he apparently died happy -- although the manner of his passing probably didn't make Happy happy.
I actually didn't remember who Ford chose myself, being a little kid at the time, so had to look it up before I posted. Reading up on him, it seems he may have been the beta version of the modern RINO.
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....I lived through it, but I don't remember -- when Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford became President, who did he name as VP?
Spiro Agnew, IIRC.
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Spiro Agnew, IIRC.
Is no one reading the thread before posting? :P
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IReading up on him, it seems he may have been the beta version of the modern RINO.
Ford, or Rockefeller?
Or both?
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Spiro Agnew, IIRC.
Agnew was elected VP to Nixon, but "circumstances" made him unavailable to assume the presidency.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vice-president-agnew-resigns
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Ford, or Rockefeller?
Or both?
Rockefeller.
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Is no one reading the thread before posting? :P
Why should I read a thread before I enjoy randomly tossing out names from history in some random haphazard manner, full of piss & vinegar, signifying nothing??? =D =D :lol: ;/ [popcorn] [tinfoil] [tinfoil]
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Why should I read a thread before I enjoy randomly tossing out names from history in some random haphazard manner, full of piss & vinegar, signifying nothing??? =D =D :lol: ;/ [popcorn] [tinfoil] [tinfoil]
Well, that IS the APS way. :laugh:
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Why should I read a thread before I enjoy randomly tossing out names from history in some random haphazard manner, full of piss & vinegar, signifying nothing??? =D =D :lol: ;/ [popcorn] [tinfoil] [tinfoil]
As opposed to an organized, haphazard manner?
And you mixed your metaphor. It's supposed to be "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Actually, it's supposed to be, "full of piss and vinegar, signifying salad dressing".
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Actually, it's supposed to be, "full of piss and vinegar, signifying salad dressing".
Miracle Whip salad dressing (fake mayonnaise), or the Wishbone kind? (bottled French, Italian, Caesar, etc)
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Actually, it's supposed to be, "full of piss and vinegar, signifying salad dressing".
I'm never going to eat salad that you brought to the cookout! :laugh:
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Down in Indy this weekend and caught some Fox News. On Watters World he mentioned that Robert Mueller Special Counsel is an investigation in search of scandal.
And I'm still waiting for someone, anyone to tell me:
1. What law(s) was/were broken ??
2. What evidence/proof/indication(s) is/are there of a crime having been committed ?
And I'm asking about "The Russian Did It !!!!" allegations, the Comey Firing, and/or Classified Intel to the Russians.
And I know several people that served with LTG McMaster both in Germany and during DS/DS. You really don't want to piss him off. He's a lot like GEN Mattis. The DC Press really doesn't want to piss him off...
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Part of the noise may be a distraction ... The DNC would rather that the 2 lawsuits they face at this time didn't see the news,
1. DNC is currently in court for running a rigged primary.
2. The DNC is being sued for paying less than minimum wage.
Not to mention that the Russian narrative was started to cover for the prior administrations surveillance of the Trump campaign. Kind of hard to keep up the ruse that Russia hacked the DNC now that it's come out that the number of DNC emails shared by WikiLeaks is the same as the exact number that Seth Rich had on his computer ...
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Miracle Whip salad dressing (fake mayonnaise), or the Wishbone kind? (bottled French, Italian, Caesar, etc)
Ken's for the win ...
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Ok, I quit watching the news because it is too depressing- what has Trump done that is supposedly so horrible that he should be impeached? ???
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Ok, I quit watching the news because it is too depressing- what has Trump done that is supposedly so horrible that he should be impeached? ???
He won the election and his name isn't Hillary.