Posted on 01/12/2021 6:08:55 PM PST by rintintin
Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 House Republican, announced on Tuesday that she would vote to impeach President Trump, saying there had “never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States” than Mr. Trump’s incitement of a mob that attacked the Capitol last week.
In a stinging statement that drove a fissure through her party, Ms. Cheney dismissed fellow Republicans arguing that the impeachment was rushed, premature or unwarranted. Her words were unequivocal and likely to give cover to two dozen or so other House Republicans looking to break ranks and join an effort that was also said to have the tacit support of Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.
“Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what we know now is enough,” said Ms. Cheney, the scion of a storied Republican political family. “The president of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the president.”
She added: “The president could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not.”
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A term coined here on FR since at least 2013.
The 9th Circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers.
No, married with children.
Are there any protests outside their offices in their home states? Just wondering.
10 Republicans voting to impeach:
Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA)
Rep. John Katko (NY)
Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler (WA)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Rep. Fred Upton (MI)
Rep. Liz Cheney (WY)
Rep. Peter Meijer (MI)
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (OH)
Rep. Tom Rice (SC)
Rep. David Valadao (CA)
Here are the 10:
Liz Cheney - Wyo
Anthony Gonzales - OH
Jamie Herrera-Beutler - WA
John Katko - NY
Adam Kinzinger - IL
Peter Meijer - MI
Dan Newhouse - WA
Tom Rice - SC
Fred Upton - MI
David Valadao - CA
Many are not a surprise, just consider the state.
Hope the conservatives in those states do their utmost to make sure those on the list (traitors) never get elected again.
Find a candidate that will stand strong against the enemy and give them your money! I no longer give to GOP/RNC (Group of Politicians) but to individual candidates.
C.O.W.A.R.D.S.
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