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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

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      1. To impeach or not to impeach? That is the question. It just got a lot more real with the new determination that Trump directed Cohen to commit a crime. https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1071175435206049792 …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      2. Let's step back. Impeachment is a two-headed beast. It's both a legal process and a political process. The question is what dominates: the legal imperative of justice or the political pragmatics of what is possible.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      3. Let's stipulate (as I think is reasonable) that Trump has committed impeachable offenses. If we see this as a legal process, then Congress has a constitutional duty to start the process, whatever the odds. Justice demands no less.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      4. But what if we see impeachment as a political process. Then it becomes more complicated. Because then the reality is that even if Trump has committed impeachable offenses, it's not certain that you can get 67 Senators (i.e. at least 20 Republicans) on board.

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      5. The political reality is that right now there are probably enough votes in the House to impeach but not enough votes in the Senate to remove. So what is impeachment without removal? A largely symbolic gesture.

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      6. In fact I think the political reality is that its virtually impossible to imagine 20 GOP senators voting to remove. Trump could hand Alaska back to Russia and he'd only lose 4 or 5 Senators (2 from Alaska).

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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

      7. So: Politics is in command. Impeachment without removal is only of symbolic value -- and dubious value at that. If the goal is removal, then the best path forward remains elections. In the meantime Dem congress can continue to investigate.

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

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      8. It's true that even a symbolic impeachment has value. But that goal -- the airing of offenses in order to make Trump & his enablers politically toxic -- can be achieved with house hearings short of impeachment. https://twitter.com/BalkansBohemia/status/1071196953143328769 …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

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      9. Again, I agree with the goal here, but it can be achieved with hearings short of impeachment. https://twitter.com/Othemts/status/1071199204188540928 …

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

          10. To argue with myself a bit: the course I'm advocating (House hearings short of impeachment unless there is huge evidence) carries a real risk. For if Trump is guilty of impeachable offenses & not impeached then his crimes have been normalized.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Dec 2018

          11. We're in a very murky place, with no clear answers and should be ready to change our minds. But for now, I think its best to think politically and keep our eyes on the prize. The goal is getting Trump out of office. 2020 is not too far away.

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        1. BargainNanny‏ @OpposibleThumbs 7 Dec 2018
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          impeach...justice requires it...when the norms have been violated this much retribution is required for the sake of reality itself

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        1. Mario Aguilar‏ @Mario_The_Kid 7 Dec 2018
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          People deserve to know whether their Senators approve of the president's crimes or not. It's really that simple.

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        2. Chris‏ @ctsfumo 7 Dec 2018
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          His base will be motivated in 2020 no matter what. The question is what it would do to his approval with swing voters.

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        1. Bookfisher believes summer will come‏ @BookfisherH 7 Dec 2018
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          Okay, even though GOP are wankers through and through, they could still win a lot by impeaching Trump, they would get Pence and mainstream media would sing their praises

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        1. Arlen Parsa‏ @arlenparsa 7 Dec 2018
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          Hmm, do you feel like there is a major downside to impeachment sans removal, Jeet? We’ve never seen a president who was impeached win re-election (Clinton & Nixon were 2nd turners and Johnson didn’t get re-nominated by his party).

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        2. James‏ @JamesAMcGhee 7 Dec 2018
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          I think the only justifiable reason to delay impeachment is through explaining that one is awaiting a report from Mueller to prosecute all impeachable offenses simultaneously. Congress shouldn't let McConnell & co. move the goalposts. Do what the evidence justifies.

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        3. James‏ @JamesAMcGhee 7 Dec 2018
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          If the Senate acquits on a party-line vote, then at least future generations can argue over whether it was partisanship. But if the House fails to impeach on strategic grounds, it could create an impression they thought it didn't rise to the level of impeachment.

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