re: #28 lawhawk

Impeachment is important.
Impeachment is critical to preserving the rule of law.

Impeachment is a process that starts in the House and ultimately ends in the Senate with a vote to remove if 2/3 support that outcome. With the Senate in GOP control and McConnell saying he’s already put his thumbs on the scales of justice, we know the Senate is unlikely to ever see a trial/vote on the outcome of what the House does.

That doesn’t mean impeachment can’t or wont serve a purpose.

Begin impeachment and hold hearings that will cast Trumpworld and the GOP in the worst possible light.

Show their complicity and criminal misconduct. Show how the GOP covers for Trump who has lied every step of the way and broken countless federal laws. Show how Mueller couldn’t indict because of DOJ policies. Heck, have Mueller come in to read chapter and verse of his report.

We know that far too many people don’t know what the report said, and that you can shift public opinion by detailing just how corrupt Trumpworld is and how Trump obstructed justice and conspired with those around him to break the law in significant and meaningful ways.

Hold McConnell accountable. Hold the Senate GOP accountable. Make this an anchor around their collective necks.

If the rule of law means anything, then you have to do what is necessary to protect the Constitution and impeach the motherfucker.

If Trump thinks that he is above the law, then he must be disabused of that notion. His actions are those of a conman/grifter who thinks he can do whatever he wants. He’s doing what he’s always done - acted as though he was above the law in NY and in his business dealings.

Highlight all of this. Show how nepotism has undermined the nation’s security. Show how refusing to name people to Defense and DHS undermines our national security. Show how he’s manipulated the government to personally profit from every action, especially when he goes and golfs. Emoluments matter.

All of this matters.

When you don’t impeach, you signal that there’s nothing to do or can be done and that you’re assuming that elections will take care of the problem. That’s part of how we got into this mess in the first place (both parties are the same, Clinton = Trump, both are crooks, so we picked the know nothing outsider, etc.,) all while ignoring that a GOP controlled Senate would enable packing the courts with right wing ideologues and those who lack the character, judgment, or basic qualifications to be on the bench or in any federal agency (except maybe corrections where they should be spending significant time incarcerated).

Spot on
We have to also educate the public that “impeachment” is a process with multiple steps

Often people are only talking about the senate vote outcome
Not even the senate trial phase..remember Roberts controls that
Let alone what the . house impeachment articles might actually say..ie what crimes
And how well they’d be documented with evidence