Doomer Doug
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I said from the beginning of this impeachment Farce, or the ongoing coup d e'tat begun in 2016, against Trump that the most likely result would be either a Nixon like "resign," or some form of censure. I can be absolutely sure that all of the RINOS in the Senate, Romney, Collins et al will vote for a motion of censure. This would easily get the 45 Marxist Democrats, along with the two Marxist Independents, and all 20 RINOS in the US Senate, especially if they voted for a secret ballot to hide the RINO vote.
At any rate, anybody with an IQ over 9 understood from Day one there was ZERO chance to get the 67 Senate votes needed. Now a face saving, chest beating and thumping censure motion is a real possibility.
The link is below.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/censure-democrats-escape-clause
Is Censure The Democrats' Escape Clause?
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by Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 12:45
Dems and their media allies seem to be backing away from impeachment.
By: Graham J Noble November 27, 2019Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law, Politics, Social Issues, The Constitution, Trump Administration
t this point, Democrats appear to have dug themselves a rather deep impeachment hole, and at least a few of them are now looking for a ladder. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) saw this coming but could not withstand the Trump-derangement tide. They do have a way out, and at least a few of them – along with their surrogates in the media – realize that censure, rather than impeachment, is their best option for dealing with President Trump in a way that will not come back to bite their carefully guarded posteriors.
Regardless of what one may think of Pelosi’s political bent, she has always been more pragmatic than her more strident party colleagues. Sure, she will step in front of any camera and talk about how Trump is spitting on the Constitution, crushing the souls of hard-working Americans, and planning to detain all non-white people before our very eyes. But, for the most part, she understands political realities.
With Republicans in control of the Senate, the California elder stateswoman always knew that articles of impeachment would have to be based on crimes so egregious and beyond doubt that even Republicans would have had no choice but to convict the president.
In their impeachment inquiry, congressional Democrats have come nowhere near that standard. Worse still, they may barely have the votes to advance articles of impeachment to the Senate. As the balance of power in the House now stands, the majority Democrats can afford to lose no more than 16 votes from their own caucus in order to impeach – assuming they get no Republican votes. The math may not be on the Democrats’ side, as they have 31 House members representing districts won by Trump in 2016.
At any rate, anybody with an IQ over 9 understood from Day one there was ZERO chance to get the 67 Senate votes needed. Now a face saving, chest beating and thumping censure motion is a real possibility.
The link is below.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/censure-democrats-escape-clause
Is Censure The Democrats' Escape Clause?
Profile picture for user Tyler Durden
by Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 12:45
Dems and their media allies seem to be backing away from impeachment.
By: Graham J Noble November 27, 2019Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law, Politics, Social Issues, The Constitution, Trump Administration
t this point, Democrats appear to have dug themselves a rather deep impeachment hole, and at least a few of them are now looking for a ladder. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) saw this coming but could not withstand the Trump-derangement tide. They do have a way out, and at least a few of them – along with their surrogates in the media – realize that censure, rather than impeachment, is their best option for dealing with President Trump in a way that will not come back to bite their carefully guarded posteriors.
Regardless of what one may think of Pelosi’s political bent, she has always been more pragmatic than her more strident party colleagues. Sure, she will step in front of any camera and talk about how Trump is spitting on the Constitution, crushing the souls of hard-working Americans, and planning to detain all non-white people before our very eyes. But, for the most part, she understands political realities.
With Republicans in control of the Senate, the California elder stateswoman always knew that articles of impeachment would have to be based on crimes so egregious and beyond doubt that even Republicans would have had no choice but to convict the president.
In their impeachment inquiry, congressional Democrats have come nowhere near that standard. Worse still, they may barely have the votes to advance articles of impeachment to the Senate. As the balance of power in the House now stands, the majority Democrats can afford to lose no more than 16 votes from their own caucus in order to impeach – assuming they get no Republican votes. The math may not be on the Democrats’ side, as they have 31 House members representing districts won by Trump in 2016.