1. It's worth unpacking Nancy Pelosi's case against impeachment: "You're wasting your time, unless the evidence is so conclusive that the Republicans will understand." She's giving the GOP veto power over impeachment.
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Otherwise impeachment is a dead letter
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Otherwise oversight is a dead letter is more the point
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YESSSS,
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This is the only way to access necessary information without bullshit impediments.
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I'm on your trajectory. Maybe it was annoyance at Hoyer's statement, maybe agreement w/ AOC/Warren. Maybe the totality of the evidence, idk. But hoping for an organic, supermajority repudiation of Trump won't happen, needs a push from House Judiciary ctte
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What is the point of an indictment if there is no chance of a conviction? The Constitution gives the House, as an independent chamber, some other limited powers to hold the President accountable. Why is ineffectual impeachment the best option?
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Allows the Ds to control the narrative Keeps trumps wrongdoing in the news Ties up the admin so they can do less damage Convinces the Courts they mean business Might reveal more crimes Excites the D base Might stop the next R president from doing worse
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At the very least, impeachment would force the president t answer questions posed by people in Congress. So far he has avoided every challenging interview. This one would be on everyone's television screen.
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Dems are not (of course) His Majesty's Loyal Opposition--they wouldn't have subpoena power otherwise--but point of Judiciary hearings is largely to tear down 45's royalist pretenses via Constitution, Bible, memes, whatever it takes.
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