Posted on 12/19/2019 8:18:17 AM PST by libstripper
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set the stage Thursday for a potentially bruising fight between the leadership of the two chambers over impeachment, as he tore into Nancy Pelosi for shoddy work and said Democrats may be too afraid to send the articles to the Senate after the House speaker abruptly held off on transmitting them.
This particular House of Representatives has let its partisan rage at this particular president create a toxic new precedent that will echo well into the future, McConnell said on the floor, accusing Democrats of giving in to "temptation" with their impeachment vote while challenging their handling of the articles in the aftermath.
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Maybe she’s embarrassed by this treasonous lynching.
Nope. They are hemorrhaging voters the longer this goes on. Recent polling has all shown they starting to even lose their base on this.
If the Dems want to keep the bleeding going well into 2020, the GOP should stay out of their way and let them.
If you need to impeach the president then impeach him dont say we impeached him but we think will hold on to it until democrats take over the senate some day.
On the flip side, what happens if they wait until the GOP takes over the house? haha
Nope. They are hemorrhaging voters the longer this goes on. Recent polling has all shown they starting to even lose their base on this.
If the Dems want to keep the bleeding going well into 2020, the GOP should stay out of their way and let them.
So stop with your mindless ignorant hate and start THINKING for once
The senate isnt going to accept these illegitimate and unacceptable articles of Impeachment. He said as much this morning.
McConnell could have said that they won’t accept the articles or under what conditions he would. He didn’t. Now why could that be? Because he plans on accepting them. But only after allowing the Dems to gaslight in the media on process for weeks.
Its obstruction of Congress. She has no power to prevent the transmission of the articles.
Well stated.
If Nadless can delay the application of normal House rules when it suits him, why doesn’t McConnell just change the Senate rules and go ahead and dismiss the charges in advance of receiving them?
Just “deem” them as received, vote and be done with it.
That is what Mitch is signalling will happen when these articles come over to the Senate.
What is she going to do, take the unprecedented step of passing articles and not walking them over?
The House has the sole power to impeach. She made sure we all knew that.
The Senate has the sole power to try. She is stepping out of her lane if she plays judge or appeals court. She's stepping on the Senate's toes.
"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments" <- see US Constitution, Art. 1, Sec.3
“Turtles arent aggressive ALERT!”
Looks like you’ve never met a snapping turtle. Try to pet one some day and just see what happens to one or more of your fingers.
That's not in the constitution.
Not sending to the House is a win for the good guys. Pelosi can play all the games she wants and drag this out. She is going to lose the House in 2020 and that will end this anyways. Being cute by 1/2 looks worse and worse for them. The impeachment sham they still do not see(and I hope it continues) is a big net negative for them. I say..drag it out. Do it moron
Pelosi and now Schumer are driving the impeachment bus. McConnell and the GOP Senate are passengers until proven otherwise.
Senate gasbaggery such as displayed by majority “leader” McConnell today is proof of exactly nothing.
Anybody who still supports the Democrats has a criminal heart.
“Doesnt everyone think this is a crazy moved by the democrats?”
It should have been expected by all. Perfectly logical from the Dem’s twisted point of view.
This is the end of the greatest political hustle in our history.
Once the Senate gets the articles, they can shred them for what they are, nonsense. For all the voters to see. The Dems would be fully exposed in their hate of Trump.
And then........worst of all for the Dems....an acquittal.
Along the way, if Rudi comes up with legit crimes from the Bidens that gets tossed in for the media to ruminate about.
Also, by playing keep-away, the Dems get what they need most, time to manuever and shape the battlefield.
This is a brilliant but warped move to keep the Dems relevant while they stumble towards finding a nominee.
Whom ever did believe that there would be a conviction? With Pence becoming President and just enough time to win the next election? Pence would gather all the Rep revenge votes and all the Independents’ sympathy votes.
I believe that Pelosi and Schiff had this hustle planned from the beginning.
I meant Senate
McConnell did exactly what you said he didn’t do. It’s obvious that you didn’t see or read what he said.
Hey Mitch. Would you mind if we put you on top of a wooden 4 x 4 fence post way out in the country somewhere. (I know it’s cruel and unusual for an innocent animal). For nuanced, sophisticated cruel and unusual domestic enemies what can we do?
I agree with you. I wish he'd come out and said "We, the Senate, will take up the articles of impeachment that the House has already vote on. We don't need Speaker Pelosi to 'send' them to us. The House's participation in this is done"
Isn’t there at least one witness who’s testimony remains a secret because it exculpates Trump? Then of course there is the fake whistleblower. Perhaps Nancy just wants to know if these two will be called. If Mitch announces they will, Nancy will hold the articles of impeachment forever.
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