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Comerford files bill for Trump impeachment
The Daily Hampshire Gazette ^ | January 24, 2019 | Scott Merzbach

Posted on 01/24/2019 11:45:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Massachusetts could become the first state to call on the U.S. Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, if a resolution in the State Senate moves forward.

State Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, on Thursday introduced the action that cites 10 legal reasons for drawing up articles of impeachment against Trump, including “cruelly and unusually imprisoning children and their families,” obstructing justice by firing and threatening to fire senior Justice Department officials, such as former FBI Director James Comey, and acting to interfere with the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and Russia.

Comerford said in a statement that it is a critical time to defend the U.S. Constitution and democracy, and emphasize that no one is above the law.

“People from all over the commonwealth have stood up to demand Congress do their duty and hold President Trump accountable for his abuse of power and abuse of the public trust,” Comerford said.

The resolution would follow local resolutions calling for impeachment proceedings to begin against Trump, including ones adopted in Amherst and Pelham, and is similar to a bill introduced in the California legislature.

John Bonifaz, an Amherst resident and Free Speech For People cofounder and president, said he appreciates Comerford’s action because of the threat Trump poses.

“On an almost daily basis, he attacks our Constitution, our democracy, and the rule of law,” Bonifaz said. “His conduct has created a constitutional crisis which we must confront now.”

The resolution comes two years after Free Speech For People co-launched a campaign calling for impeachment proceedings, with an initial focus on Trump’s violations of the emoluments clauses of the Constitution based on his refusal to divest fully from his business interests prior to his inauguration. That campaign, supported by 1.4 million Americans, has since expanded to include 10 legal grounds for impeachment proceedings.

Other elements of Comerford’s resolution include Trump’s violations of the foreign emoluments clause and the domestic emoluments clause, advocating illegal violence and giving aid and comfort to white supremacists and neo-Nazis, abusing the pardon power, recklessly threatening nuclear war against foreign nations, undermining the freedom of the press and making and directing illegal payments to influence the 2016 election.


TOPICS: Massachusetts; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: comerford; massachusetts; northampton
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Publicity stunt.


21 posted on 01/25/2019 1:45:46 AM PST by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They have the maturity level of children, don’t they?


22 posted on 01/25/2019 2:08:09 AM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s clear the red hot hate these RATs spew has boiled away any reason that somehow managed to linger in their deranged minds.


23 posted on 01/25/2019 3:42:27 AM PST by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong be)
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feh...
24 posted on 01/25/2019 4:03:26 AM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

TicTocTicToc!


25 posted on 01/25/2019 4:48:46 AM PST by Renegade
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What do you expect from a pro-abortionist lying murdering traitorous Demonicrat like Jo Comerford?


26 posted on 01/25/2019 5:19:13 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And the list gets longer and longer...


27 posted on 01/25/2019 5:34:24 AM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“On an almost daily basis, he attacks our Constitution, our democracy, and the rule of law,” Bonifaz said.

To them, this means he is attacking Obama's executive orders - which they regard as eternal imperial decrees. :)

28 posted on 01/25/2019 5:36:32 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mark17

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Comerford said in a statement that it is a critical time to defend the U.S. Constitution and democracy, and emphasize that no one is above the law.
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Democrats and the constitution, cannot be mentioned in the same sentence.
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Nor ‘democracy’ yet, both ‘sides’ love to tout their “love” of the Constitution while violating it w/ prejudice.


29 posted on 01/25/2019 6:07:58 AM PST by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Political theater vs doing something to address the citizens' issues...………. which to do, which to do?

You voters in Massachusetts are SO STUPID!

30 posted on 01/25/2019 6:39:07 AM PST by Lockbox
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