Democrats divided as pressure to impeach builds: ‘What are you waiting for?’

MSN News ^ | June 30, 2019 | Eric Lutz, The Manchester Guardian

[2ndDivisionVet]

In the House of Representatives the apparently frustrated Democratic congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, had one question for the leadership of her party: when would they impeach Donald Trump?

“The thing that we’re struggling with is that we don’t know what we’re waiting for in terms of a caucus. And folks that are saying, ‘No, not yet. Not yet.’ OK – accepting that that’s your position, what are you waiting for?” the New York socialist said to reporters this week. “Are you waiting for some kind of revelation?"

That’s a question a growing number of Democrats are asking. Dozens of Democrats on Capitol Hill, including 2020 hopefuls such as Elizabeth Warren, have called for impeachment proceedings in the wake of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s damning report into Russia interference in the 2016 election, which also outlined numerous instances of obstruction of justice on the part of the president.

Nor is it just leftwing firebrands like Ocasio-Cortez. One notable recent convert to the impeachment cause was California congresswoman Katie Porter, who announced her support by admitting: “I didn’t come to Congress to impeach the president.” But Porter added: “When faced with a crisis of this magnitude, I cannot with a clean conscience ignore my duty to defend the constitution.” Porter’s support struck a chord in Washington because, as the representative of a swing district, her announcement carried personal political risk. Most others who have called for impeachment hail from safely blue districts. Only one Republican – Michigan congressman Justin Amash – has signed up to the cause.

[Lurkinanloomin]

”...ignore my duty to defend the constitution.”

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Like they ALL did on Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009

[Lagmeister]

I completely agree. Add also the fact that they would like to dominate any news cycle of Barr or Horowitz ever come up with something.... I ain’t holding my breath.

[JBW1949]

Not one of these liberal “professional politicians” give a damn about the Constitution...

[Bommer]

They are waiting to see how bad Mueller and his report are going to have humiliated when he testifies.

[Kickass Conservative]

Hey Rats, listen to Tuco.

“When you have to shoot, shoot; don’t talk”

If you don’t like his advice, listen to Wyatt.

“Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens”

[Phil DiBasquette]

You sound like a crypto-liberal who’d be happy if it happened to Trump

[thoughtomator]

Impeachment is a purely political process. There’s no need to wait, if they feel they have grounds.

[Dr. Sivana]

You sound like a crypto-liberal who’d be happy if it happened to Trump

I post plenty and don't typically get accused of being a crypto-liberal. I was mainly pointing out how stupid it would be to try to impeach Trump so close to a re-election campaign. I used two losers as examples of the "ultimate" impeachment, knowing that Trump will win any fair contest in 2020. I think the lefties know it too, which is why they want to go the impeachment route. I lived in Wisconsin during Walker's first term, based on that experience, an impeachment vote will only improve Trump's support.

[Phil DiBasquette]

I’m concerned about the voter fraud about to reoccur in the states
that were close and nothing being done to circumvent it

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m concerned about the voter fraud about to reoccur in the states

Walker got voter ID in Wisconsin, which probably DID make a difference in 2016. In some states, (e.g. Ohio, Pennsylvania) it will be up to Trump's people to police there, as the state parties/gov. officials aren't up for the job.

This is an ongoing issue, and Trump won despite a number of states not really getting behind the presidential candidate.

I don't see a Dem that can get the black vote to turn out without turning off the swing voters.

[Phil DiBasquette]

I do apologize for my misconscrewing your intent, because
Carter richly deserved his dismissal by the electorate where Bushs
loss was a little harder to decipher

[genghis]

Man i am with you if you thought they sounded dumb at the debates wait til nadler tries to figure out what obstruction means. How us smarted than a 5th grader well certainly none of those morins in the house

[MortMan]

Polutics is psychology on the country as a whole. SJW congress varmints don’t understand the country. Pelosi et al do.

The SJWs are asking for a cosmic level spanking.

[hinckley buzzard]

Rumors to the contrary, Ohio has been a pretty clean state, and most likely will be in 2020.

I will take our results as they come in.

[bassmaner]

party of crooks, creeps, leftist morons & idiots is the PERMANENT minority political party & that is a dead as the Whigs.

IF ... we solve the twin problems of the illegal alien invasion and illegal voting.

[TMN78247]

199% CORRECT.

Yours, TMN78247