Posted on 10/31/2019 8:51:37 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Update: Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives secured enough votes on Thursday to pass legislation setting up the next steps in the fast-moving impeachment process involving Republican President Donald Trump.
The vote is the first formal test of support for the inquiry that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched on Sept. 24. The impeachment inquiry focuses on whether Trump pressured Ukraine into helping him in his 2020 re-election campaign, a charge the president denies.
Previous report:
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers will cast the first vote on Thursday in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives takes up a measure that sets up the next steps in the fast-moving effort.
The vote will be the first formal test of support for the inquiry launched on Sept. 24. Democrats, who control 234 seats in the 435-seat chamber, need a simple majority to approve the resolution.
The measure calls for public hearings and the release of transcripts from closed-door proceedings. It also outlines what rights Republican lawmakers and Trump himself would have to participate as the process moves ahead.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
You may well be right, FD. However Ive come to the conclusion that many many in the media are just ignorant of government processes, or not very smart, or both. What do you expect of products of government schools? Setting aside bias, a lot of news writers cant write and editors cant edit. Either way you slice it, the word legislation makes this fake news.
My, how I loathe these people.
Those who believe CNN, MSDNC, etc., will swallow the swill and praise it. Independents are a different story.
The swamp must remain unfettered. No more Trumps and never again one to follow. What? Do Americans think this is some sort of representative republic or something?
“Just sent in another donation...”
Who do you send your donation to? The reason why I ask, is that I would like mine to go directly to the Trump campaign. I’m not particularly interested in funding the RNC for a couple of reasons:
1. Despite the huge amounts of money flowing in, I see no news on what they’re doing about recruiting and funding down ticket candidates;
2. I am still uneasy about about the chair of the RNC, being that she’s Mitt Romney’s niece. It’s the blood is thicker than water thing.
That would be Justin Amash, the Human Underwear Skidmark.
Here is the direct link:
https://donate.donaldjtrump.com/lets-keep-fighting
Here is the one I am promoting today as contributions are “triple matched”:
https://secure.winred.com/tmagac/oct-eom-19?amount=42&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ET_16&utm_campaign=20191031_17316_oct19-eom-12-hours_donaldjtrumpcom_tmagac&utm_content=gop_direct-ask_image_contribute_middle_42_all
HUGE OCTOBER DEADLINE!
If we dont post strong fundraising numbers, we won’t be able to defend the President from this baseless Impeachment WITCH HUNT.
This is the most CRITICAL goal we’ve had this year.
We’ll be sending a list of every October Deadline Donor to the President’s office. Make sure your name is at the very top!
Contribute IMMEDIATELY and your contribution will be TRIPLE-MATCHED!
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The Dems can go pound sand.
America will vote to re-elect the President.
Patriots in every state with Drat Congresscritters must dig dig dig into those Drats backgrounds, associations, money dealings, anything at all questionable. Then expose expose expose.
We must all push push push for the Congress hush money spending to be fully disclosed publicly.
Pelosis and Feinsteins Hunters Point and Treasure Island property scams need some bright lights on them, too.
>>And how does that pass muster?
The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing.
Just donated and every time those traitors make another move, I plan to donate again! The only way I know to legally fight them unless / until CW 2 begins.
U.S. lawmakers will cast the first vote on Thursday
Contradicts itself. Who wrote this?????? Oh right , Mr. Rumpelstiltskin Reuters.
Shun ALL on the left...family, friends, businesses.
Buy an AR-15 and/or AK-47 before they’re banned.
The Pubs could have blown this thing up and when the Dems knew that the Pubs were going to lie down.... the Dems got the votes. I don't blame the Dems. If your enemy is going to collapse on the ground, stomp them into a mud puddle. Not a single 'Good' man in the House could mutter outrage.... because none are.
This is just kabuki theater to say “ you asked us to impeach him” so we are doing that, even though this is just about the rules.
In the end they will have to present actual articles and vote of them.
They will care less about the end result , as they will change the tune to “ we impeached him” the republicans kept him in office.
Now switch to not re-electing him, and getting us the Senate so we can remove him in 2020
It will not end....
So there is no high crime and misdemeanor to impeach, but the Democrats are going through the motion of impeachment?
This sets up a horrible precedent. Anytime a president is elected and the house is the opposition party, the house on inauguration day can start impeachment proceedings.
Sounds like the House will have a voice vote on the resolution, instead of a roll call vote. I can understand why Dems would want to do that...
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