Even if she does, and it passes, she will just change House Rules and past precedent and still not allow Republicans on those committees to play
Schitt is running the show now, and will ultimately be the reason this will all backfire on them
(I wonder how many Sunday shows he’s booked for tomorrow so he can be the one to tell (lie to) us what went on yesterday behind closed doors)
Yep..it’ll be a Schitt Show
It is the democrats, not the Republicans or Trump, that are really caught bad between a rock and a hard place.
Pelosi can stonewall and put her claws down and say (as she has):
“The Constitution does not specify HOW an impeachment goes forward, just that the House does it.”
What she means: “I, as Speaker, AM THE HOUSE. My way or the highway.”
The problem with this is the precedents of previous impeachments. She bucks them and an American Public that expects some balance of fairness are mortified. Sticking to her guns here probably means the GOP wins back the House.
She could, on the other hand, allow a vote, allow GOP subpoena powers and allow Trump to defend himself.
This then opens up a HUGE can of worms including discovery of things that make democrats look like the partisan witch hunters they are (Shitt, Wadler, etc.) THAT can then cause the GOP to win the House back also, as dems in Trump districts will be put on the spot and the voters there will replace them.
She could do some of that but not all. The Republicans and Pres. Trump will still object, and now we’re back to an issue of fairness to the American people. The democratic media, will, of course, be all on Nancy’s side no matter what she does, but in today’s day and age... Will this just force more people to abandon all hope of media non-biased reporting?
They really are on very shaky ground for the past three years of outrageous behavior regarding Pres. Trump.
How’s that phrase go?
Cut off your nose to spite your face.
I have noticed that PDJT, (and the Republicans now that they found their gonads), are using the Dem’s favorite pressure campaign tactics. Make the point that something needs investigating, make a demand that it/they must be investigated. Ask “what do they have to fear if they are telling the truth”? Make it clear that they are acting in secrecy and refusing to let the public know what is happening.
Now PDJT has forced the unfairness of the Dem’s tactics on impeachment into the dialog of the news cycle, (against their will), and the public is putting pressure on the congress to hold the vote and provide fairness and transparency into the hearings.
PDJT has out maneuvered the Dems. They can’t justify the way they are holding the inquiry but know that the public will find their “articles of impeachment” to be minor political disagreements and not an impeachable offense. The public pressure for fairness and transparency in the process will only increase.