Posted on 12/11/2019 4:42:45 PM PST by jazusamo
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday night began the "markup" process for the two articles of impeachment against President Trump that they have settled on, barreling toward a final floor vote even as moderate Democrats have floated the idea of backing down in favor of a censure resolution.
Almost immediately, the evening proceedings broke out into fiery disagreement, as the panel's top Democrat declared that it would be unsafe to wait until the 2020 election to remove Trump, while the ranking Republican slammed Democrats for attacking Ukraine's leader because he undercut their case against Trump.
"We cannot rely on an election to solve our problems, when the president threatens the very integrity of that election," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said in his opening statement, claiming that Trump's discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about Joe and Hunter Biden's lucrative dealings in the country, and the White House's temporary withholding of military aid to Ukraine, constituted an "urgent" threat to national security.
"This committee now owes it to the American people to give these articles careful attention," Nadler said at the beginning o the markup for the impeachment articles, which include obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.
Nadler said there were three key questions for Congress to evaluate: Whether the evidence clearly shows that Trump committed the acts alleged in his dealings with Ukraine, whether the acts rise to the impeachment standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors," and what are the consequences for national security if Congress fails to act.
The top Republican on the panel, Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., shot back that Democrats have been trying to impeach Trump since he took office. He echoed the White House's argument that the impeachment was politically motivated theater, long in the works and foreshadowed openly by Democrats...
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DEATH TO THE demonratcommiescumbags and the goathumpingcamelrapingtowelheads !!!!!
Your premadonnainbreadelders are rolling over in the holes they were buried in to make room for your bodies, NO MORE Child Raping and Female Abuse because its TIME TO FIRE 🔥 THE CRUSADES PART DEUX BACK UP !!!
and the Meek shall Inherit the Earth because We shall no longer be the Meek !!!
If they managed to get rid of Trump as POTUS, the very next day they would start in on Mike Pence.”””
EXACTLY....
IIRC correctly, Speaker of the House is 3rd in line of succession.
Nancy would love to replace her oversized gavel with a seat in the Oval Office.
They are not only trying to overthrow the President, their trying to do away with the election process. No valid ballot box... well you know how the rest of the saying goes.””
Soros owns the ballot machines that are used in over 30 states.
Voter Fraud has been rampant for years, and there have been few instances of stopping that progression.
Dems will find out in 2020 that THEY might not be the one re-elected.
EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the House MUST stand for re-election in 2020.
I wonder how many will actually get re-elected???
Of course.
But, Trump WILL WIN, then Pence will win, them Trump will win again!
Keeping a positive outlook.
YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK!
Isn’t that why we have the 2nd. Amendment?
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