Will history record that Democrats made a huge mistake in not impeaching Donald Trump?
In this moment, people are mostly against impeachment for purely political reasons. They don't think the Republicans will convict in the Senate and they believe it will hurt Democrats in the next election.
Most believe he deserves impeachment and has committed enough high crimes and misdemeanors to file charges.
But, how will history look at it?
Republicans will simply say they were not in charge of the House and it was totally the decision of the Democrats not to impeach.
Democrats will argue that they did not have the votes to convict and they decided to wait on the next election and let the voters decide?
Will that turn out to be a wise decision?
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They get one shot at this and IT CANNOT FAIL
Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
House (managers)
Impeachment proceedings may be commenced by a member of the House of Representatives on his or her own initiative, either by presenting a list of the charges under oath or by asking for referral to the appropriate committee. The impeachment process may be initiated by non-members. For example, when the Judicial Conference of the United States suggests a federal judge be impeached, a charge of actions constituting grounds for impeachment may come from a special prosecutor, the President, or state or territorial legislature, grand jury, or by petition.
The type of impeachment resolution determines the committee to which it is referred. A resolution impeaching a particular individual is typically referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. A resolution to authorize an investigation regarding impeachable conduct is referred to the House Committee on Rules, and then to the Judiciary Committee. The House Committee on the Judiciary, by majority vote, will determine whether grounds for impeachment exist. If the Committee finds grounds for impeachment, it will set forth specific allegations of misconduct in one or more articles of impeachment. The Impeachment Resolution, or Articles of Impeachment, are then reported to the full House with the committee's recommendations.
The House debates the resolution and may at the conclusion consider the resolution as a whole or vote on each article of impeachment individually. A simple majority of those present and voting is required for each article for the resolution as a whole to pass. If the House votes to impeach, managers (typically referred to as "House managers", with a "lead House manager"
are selected to present the case to the Senate. Recently, managers have been selected by resolution, while historically the House would occasionally elect the managers or pass a resolution allowing the appointment of managers at the discretion of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. These managers are roughly the equivalent of the prosecution or district attorney in a standard criminal trial.
Also, the House will adopt a resolution in order to notify the Senate of its action. After receiving the notice, the Senate will adopt an order notifying the House that it is ready to receive the managers. The House managers then appear before the bar of the Senate and exhibit the articles of impeachment. After the reading of the charges, the managers return and make a verbal report to the House.
Senate[edit]
The proceedings unfold in the form of a trial, with each side having the right to call witnesses and perform cross-examinations. The House members, who are given the collective title of managers during the course of the trial, present the prosecution case, and the impeached official has the right to mount a defense with his or her own attorneys as well. Senators must also take an oath or affirmation that they will perform their duties honestly and with due diligence. After hearing the charges, the Senate usually deliberates in private. The Constitution requires a two-thirds super majority to convict a person being impeached.[4] The Senate enters judgment on its decision, whether that be to convict or acquit, and a copy of the judgment is filed with the Secretary of State.[5] Upon conviction in the Senate, the official is automatically removed from office and may also be barred from holding future office. The trial is not an actual criminal proceeding and more closely resembles a civil service termination appeal in terms of the contemplated deprivation. Therefore, the removed official may still be liable to criminal prosecution under a subsequent criminal proceeding. The President may not grant a pardon in the impeachment case, but may in any resulting Federal criminal case.[6]
Beginning in the 1980s with Harry E. Claiborne, the Senate began using "Impeachment Trial Committees" pursuant to Senate Rule XI.[5] These committees presided over the evidentiary phase of the trials, hearing the evidence and supervising the examination and cross-examination of witnesses. The committees would then compile the evidentiary record and present it to the Senate; all senators would then have the opportunity to review the evidence before the chamber voted to convict or acquit. The purpose of the committees was to streamline impeachment trials, which otherwise would have taken up a great deal of the chamber's time. Defendants challenged the use of these committees, claiming them to be a violation of their fair trial rights as this did not meet the constitutional requirement for their cases to be "tried by the Senate". Several impeached judges, including District Court Judge Walter Nixon, sought court intervention in their impeachment proceedings on these grounds. In Nixon v. United States (1993), the Supreme Court determined that the federal judiciary could not review such proceedings, as matters related to impeachment trials are political questions and could not be resolved in the courts.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States#Senate
You were wrong.
PS: I'm not literally rolling around on the floor kicking my legs either. That's also just an animated gif.
it seems like DU is still divided on this subject?
How about 20 more OPs, one for each candidate, asking if he or she should call for impeachment and can he or she win if she doesn’t?
impeachment ?
History will look and say "Oh, Dems didn't have the votes" and move on. Where is the fact based evidence that there is an upside in the Grand Old Duke of York marching his men up the hill, only to march them down again, looking ridiculous. STOP THIS NONSENSE.
just to fuck with this asshole. Whether or not he's impeached doesn't really matter to me.
JUST FUCK HIM UP .... could easily take up the rest of his term.
He's doing ninety miles an hour so we will get there much quicker, if we don't have an accident? 
The NRA has funneled Russian oligarch money to the campaigns of many GOP Senators. Almost $3 MILLION to Mitch McConnell.
Remember impeachment is the first step and the turtle man will not even let it on the floor. REMEMBER GARLAND!
Vote Trump OUT! Then throw him to the waiting wolves of SDNY!
