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MineralMan

(146,318 posts)
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 02:13 PM Jan 2020

Well, if Senate Republicans were smart, they'd take Trump's assassination of

an Iranian General as a sign.

They'll be considering the removal of President Trump before long. It's just a matter of votes, and those votes can be either to remove him or keep him. Those votes really needn't be based on the Articles of Impeachment sent to them by the House, either. Although that's what they'd be voting on, they do not have to give individual reasons for a yes or no vote.

If they vote to remove Trump, they'll have Mike Pence as a fall-back position. He's more than conservative enough to suit the Senate Republicans, and would be a lot less trouble to them over the next year, really.

I hope those GOP Senators consider all elements of what they do next. There's a real opportunity here to throw a loose cannon overboard, before it can sink the ship of state by bashing a hole in its hull.

I hope people remind their Senators of that right now. I think some of them need a little push to get them thinking about their options, really. Yes, I do.

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Well, if Senate Republicans were smart, they'd take Trump's assassination of (Original Post) MineralMan Jan 2020 OP
The "little push" nevergiveup Jan 2020 #1
Well, we'll see what happens... MineralMan Jan 2020 #2
"If Senate Republicans were smart." LOL. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #3
Not a Ferrari? MineralMan Jan 2020 #5
The Republican Senators can now say they removed the Trump to save him from assassination. katmondoo Jan 2020 #4

nevergiveup

(4,762 posts)
1. The "little push"
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 02:22 PM
Jan 2020

could come from public polling. If Trump's approval takes a major dip Republican senators will become very unsettled. I honestly don't believe there will be dip and in fact he may initially get a bump but I do believe there is a solid silent majority of Americans who want nothing to do with another American involvement in another war especially with Iran. We will have to wait and see.

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
4. The Republican Senators can now say they removed the Trump to save him from assassination.
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:32 PM
Jan 2020

Good excuse for them to vote to remove.

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