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Impeach Biden? Skeptical GOP senators warn against mimicking Dems who ‘cheapened’ the process
Fox News ^ | 7/26/23 | Tyler Olsen

Posted on 07/26/2023 6:51:48 AM PDT by CFW

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's recent comments about opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden were greeted with skepticism from Senate Republicans, including one who warned against following the lead of Democrats who "cheapened" the process under former President Trump.

"You'd have to have the argument," Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Tuesday. "It's a high threshold. I'd assume they'd have to have evidence and some process where they would at least get that evidence if they don't have it."

"Clearly the statements they're making would lead me to believe they have evidence. Or they think they have evidence that could reach that threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors," Thune added. "I'll say what I said before, and that is I think the best way to change the presidency is win the election… I think it's in our best interest to be making an argument for why we need to have the majority in the House, the Senate and the White House come Jan. 2025."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; gope; impeachment; principled
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To: CFW


REPUBLICANS HAVE NEVER USED IT!


It’s a DEM WEAPON!


They loathe the base so much, they’re blinded by their hate



21 posted on 07/26/2023 7:11:05 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: CFW
--- "Impeach Biden? Skeptical GOP senators warn against mimicking Dems who ‘cheapened’ the process" ASKING THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS....
22 posted on 07/26/2023 7:11:16 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: CFW

They won’t impeach FJB because Blow Job Camel toe is even worse.
The one senator mentioned using an election to change stuff.
However I don’t trust any elections any more where Democrats are involved with counting ballots.


24 posted on 07/26/2023 7:12:42 AM PDT by rellic
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To: All

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I watched a Judicial Committee Hearing.

They were interviewing Biden Judicial Nominees (mostly coming out of the DoJ)

Republicans and Dems - do you know the first question they are asked?

Do you denounce the J6 actions at the Capitol?

That’s the very first Question from the Republicans!

Not the DoJ Fake Investigations and Republican targeting.


25 posted on 07/26/2023 7:15:33 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: CFW

So, we’re supposed to tolerate a president who has been shown to be corrupt and to have betrayed the nation? If we do, then we’ll deserve the fate that befalls us.


26 posted on 07/26/2023 7:16:14 AM PDT by The Duke
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To: CFW

Not to worry, McCarthy can’t get the votes to even start an impeachment, much less convict. Because Republicans.


27 posted on 07/26/2023 7:17:41 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: CFW

Demonrats play smashmouth Mafia politics. GOPe plays by the Queensbury rules.


28 posted on 07/26/2023 7:18:52 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: CFW

The sane BS from the usual Uni-party RINO clowns who spout nonsense to thwart the MAGA movement that is a direct threat to their traitorous actions.


29 posted on 07/26/2023 7:20:44 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Delta 21

Bribery is specifically mentioned in the Constitution

Exactly.

It’s the big reason officials should be removed. The problem is that when everyone is in on the graft, punishing one puts the others at risk. They will do nothing to Joe Biden because it could expose many.


30 posted on 07/26/2023 7:21:38 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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They have no choice to use the Impeachment Inquirer powers because the FBi has blocked them and obstructed.

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31 posted on 07/26/2023 7:21:56 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: HonorInPa
The reality is that the Dems hold the majority in the Senate and a result, no impeachment conviction will occur

And if the Republicans had a majority?

67 votes are needed to convict.

32 posted on 07/26/2023 7:22:36 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Make the GOP illegal - everything else will follow)
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To: wny
This why Republicans lose.

Exactly. It’s okay for the Democrats to use any tactic to accomplish their goals. But not okay for Republicans to use the same. Sort of like the use of a certain word. Only the select privileged can say it.

Also just another excuse for the Republicans to do nothing.

33 posted on 07/26/2023 7:23:04 AM PDT by sjmjax
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34 posted on 07/26/2023 7:25:07 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: z3n; All
Thank you for posting z3n.

"I would agree with one part of the premise, and that is that you shouldn’t impeach unless you can follow through with it, which includes the more difficult part of getting the censure and conviction in the senate."


The problem is that the corrupt, constitutionally undefined political parties that have pirated control of state and federal governments are obstructing due constitutional processes imo, Senate RINOs now seemingly trying to protect the higher-ups of a very corrupt (imo) executive branch from removal from office after impeachment in this example.

This is why I've been encouraging Trump-supporting Democratic and Republican patriots to effectively "impeach and remove" ALL incumbent state and federal lawmakers and executives by primarying them in 2024.

After all, lawmakers and executives continue to show that they do not have the patriotism and leadership skills necessary to find legislative support for effective remedies for unconstitutional government policies.

In fact, given that one of the very few powers that the states have expressly constitutionally given to the unconstitutionally big federal government to dictate domestic policy is to run the Mail Service (most federal domestic policy actually based on stolen state powers), the worst problem that the peacetime country would otherwise be looking at with a new Congress of freshman lawmakers is a delay with mail delivery.

Trump can endorse candidates that Constitution-savvy patriots recommend as long as candidates are not incumbents, candidates also promising to repeal the 16th (direct taxes) and 17th (popular voting for federal senators) Amendments after they win office.

The definition of insanity is reelecting your beloved career state and federal lawmakers and executives over and over again, expecting those same politicians to find remedies for unconstitutional government policies every time.

Patriots, let's not allow ourselves to be fooled for a third time in 2024.

35 posted on 07/26/2023 7:25:39 AM PDT by Amendment10
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To: HonorInPa

“The reality is that the Dems hold the majority in the Senate and a result, no impeachment conviction will occur. Why waste the time and effort if you can’t get the win? Without comparing Trump or Biden, we must get past this recent phase of screaming impeachment for every president since Clinton.”


Yes it is extremely doubtful (along the lines of zero chance) for a conviction in the Senate. However, an impeachment proceeding would preserve the evidence of Biden’s crimes in the Congressional record.


36 posted on 07/26/2023 7:26:32 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW
"It's a high threshold. I'd assume they'd have to have evidence and some process where they would at least get that evidence if they don't have it."

What rock has Thune been hiding under to not have heard about ALL the evidence coming out.

Is he worried about his own butt?

37 posted on 07/26/2023 7:31:25 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny (Vote RED~R.emove E.very D.emocrat~D&S)
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To: CFW
As usual, the "principled(TM)" republicans want to take the "high road" and turn a blind eye to the corruption by the left.

I'd suggest any R that does not want to pursue impeachment of Biden at this point is a participant in the corruption. They don't want it to end. How many in either party of either legislative body are not on the take in some manner? Either direct bribe or paid through party consultants to vote the way they do? Gaetz, Roy, Boebert? Few others.

38 posted on 07/26/2023 7:32:46 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: CFW

THE UNIPARTY HATH SPOKEN.


39 posted on 07/26/2023 7:33:27 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Hold on, y'all, 2023 is going to be a ride you won't soon forget!)
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To: CFW

This entire exercise is ridiculous. Of course, Joe Biden should be impeached, immediately! Only the most moronic amongst us can’t see that Biden’s misdeeds demand impeachment; if only because decency and the self-respect of the American people require it! It’s like “we see you, you crooked son-of-a-bitch. Just know that we’d imprison you if we could!” The ideal situation would end in his conviction at trial and removal from office. But, the crooks in the Senate would pull a Trent Lott on us ignorant rubes; and we’d continue grazing along the hillside like the mindless sheep that we are. Let’s just get this on the record and proceed to a whole-of Washington purge!


40 posted on 07/26/2023 7:33:37 AM PDT by old school
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