Posted on 10/06/2019 3:34:50 PM PDT by conservative98
House Democrats believe they have the 217 votes needed to pass articles of impeachment against President Trump stemming from his Ukraine call -- enough votes to impeach Trump and send articles to the Senate -- even before their planned hearings or formal investigation.
A senior member of the House Democratic Caucus told Fox News on Sunday it's unlikely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will give in to the president's demand for an "inquiry vote."
The source said that while leadership hasn't officially whipped or nose-counted a vote to "impeach," they believed the numbers were there based on the 227 votes already on record for an inquiry and were working under that assumption.
When asked what could stop the process, the source said it was unclear but the caucus couldn't rule out the idea of "cold feet" among some Democrats,
The House currently has 433 members: 235 Democrats, 197 Republicans and one Independent. A bill must be passed by a simple majority, requiring at least 217 votes.
Even if 18 Democrats vote against the articles, the majority party could still have enough votes to pass impeachment.
Independent Rep. Justin Amash from Michigan has said he could vote in favor of impeachment, which meant Democrats could lose 19 votes and still pass impeachment articles.
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Agreed. As crazy as many of them seem. There is about 1/3 of the democrats that know this is a mistake.
Yeah just do it and STFU
Come on Nancy, you filthy thief, threaten to hold your breath until you die!
Then have at it. Put your names on it. And see what happens.
They're scouring the polls until their eyes bleed to see if they can get away with it. This last media campaign hasn't moved the ticker much as far as public information shows, and the media are doing their best to shift it, but heaven only knows what the internal polls are telling them. If I had to guess, though, the word "re-election" figures large.
Put up or shut up.
Are you sure? What if they just vote without an official investigation? Is there really anything keeping them from changing the rules specifically to get President Trump.
Of course, in that case the senate could probably refuse to recognize it. But would they have the guts to do so? Or would they feel compelled to follow their own rules in order to maintain their dignity?
I’d like to hear them answer the question.
What makes you think they will follow normal protocol?
Do it.
Anything these lyin’ Democrats do today was planned, and choreographed as much as six months ago. This is BS.
The Dems have made the impeachment process, as they define it, just an extension of the election. If the vote doesn’t turn out the way they want, they continue counting. If that doesn’t work, they to trying to overthrow the choice of the electorate. I wonder how many of them have thought about the fiery pit they are going to open under themselves and the country?
Do it! Do it you low life subversive traitors!
That’s not the big hurdle. Evidence and charges are the hurdle. Butt hurt is not a chargeable offense.
”But, if they take the vote, the GOP gets subpoena power to at least partially balance the record.”
I don’t think you understand what’s happening.
The House is going to vote without hearings and without debate.
The Senate is going to have a five minute trial presided over by CJ Roberts who is not going to allow objections.
Ok, you got me. I’m not sure of anything any more.
But, Trump’s position has been that if the Dems want subpoenas to be honored, GOP requests for subpoenas will have to be honored too.
Could they vote, and change the rules? Sure, but it would look bad.
*yawn* dont really care and neither should Trump.
Give the partisan hacks the middle finger and go about draining the swamp MR PRESIDENT !
...internal polls...
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Trump demanded they vote. He’s holding a rally in Minneapolis.
Our side has internal polls, too.
they have to vote it to see whats in it what high crime and misdemeanor?
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