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Lonestarblue

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14. I dont believe Trump will be impeached.

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Fri Feb 2, 2018, 12:39 AM

Feb 2018

Even if we regain the majority in the House this Fall and Democrats impeach Trump, the Senate will require 60 votes, which Democrats will not have. A couple of Republicans might join Dems, but probably not enough to get to 60. So if Trump is not impeached and he continues in office, which I think he would, the best we could hope for is a Congress that at least obstructs his worst changes. I would be thrilled if we could get to 52 in the Senate, enough to stop Trump from appointing a right-wing Supreme Court justice if the opportunity arises. If Trump is not impeached or indicted (because he is a sitting president), I think the country is in for an even rougher ride because he will think he has won and can do whatever he pleases.

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When we took control in 2006, many wanted to impeach Bush [View all] question everything Feb 2018 OP

YES. We cannot back down from this one ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #1

Bush INC was held accountable FOR NOTHING Skittles Feb 2018 #2

I don't think that he used meetings with foreign leaders to promote question everything Feb 2018 #3

the man started a war based on lies Skittles Feb 2018 #9

absolutely agree with this orleans Feb 2018 #11

I didn't even mention STEALING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Skittles Feb 2018 #13

And passed large tax cuts for the wealthy, was complicit in outing a covert CIA spy Bluepinky Feb 2018 #15

Don't forget he authorized torture. summer_in_TX Feb 2018 #22

you didn't have to mention it. at least not to me orleans Feb 2018 #28

I just cringe when one of them comes out with a fucking opinion Skittles Feb 2018 #30

He did not. The Supreme Court did. And that FL secretary of state question everything Feb 2018 #36

BUSH V. GORE Skittles Feb 2018 #39

As bad as he seemed at the time, Bush was nothing compared to Trump. pnwmom Feb 2018 #17

Come on, people in the Bush admin were convicted in the Obama admin there were none uponit7771 Feb 2018 #31

If we had impeached Nixon AND Bush, we would not now have Trump. Atticus Feb 2018 #4

But, but I thought they were the "law and order" party. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #16

why ? the people that voted for Nixon and Bush voted for Trump JI7 Feb 2018 #19

Accountability PdxSean Feb 2018 #23

elections are where elected officials are usually held accountable JI7 Feb 2018 #24

I assume you're kidding. PdxSean Feb 2018 #27

agreed gopiscrap Feb 2018 #29

Nixon was about to be impeached Trumpocalypse Feb 2018 #32

criminal investigations could take a decade Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #5

Amen to that. KPN Feb 2018 #8

There was no hope of getting a conviction in the Senate, requires 2/3rds vote Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #6

Dont go bring those silly facts into this rant GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #44

If they had impeached Bush, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 #7

The fucker deserves to go to prison. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 #10

That's far too good for him. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #18

That would be my preference too. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 #38

Monkeyboy should be in jail, rotting for being a war criminal Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #12

I dont believe Trump will be impeached. Lonestarblue Feb 2018 #14

Many did not want to impeach Bush , nobody ran on impeach Bush platform for office JI7 Feb 2018 #20

Ive been wanting to ask this, but didnt feel like getting 50 *we dont speculate on DU* BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #21

most elected officials were not calling for impeachment. nobody ran for president or other office JI7 Feb 2018 #25

Depends what else is on the agenda question everything Feb 2018 #37

I think there's always a way to find time to impeach a war criminal ;-) BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #42

why do majority of white people keep voting for people like nixon, reagan, bush, Trump ? JI7 Feb 2018 #26

This white guy would love to hear the answer to that. My answer: because Republicans reliably Atticus Feb 2018 #35

Problem then was we had just come off the Clinton impeachment... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 #33

Trump is the poster boy for impeachment dalton99a Feb 2018 #34

I don't think Pelosi wanted to be stuck with Cheney as President meow2u3 Feb 2018 #40

I disagree GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #45

"Impeachment off the table" means Justice and Rule of Law are off the table Martin Eden Feb 2018 #41

+1. We got Trump in part because we let sleeping dogs lie with Bush. meadowlander Feb 2018 #43

It has snowballed since Nixon. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #46