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What the fuck is even the point of having a deadline when there are zero consequences when they blow past it?
While the republican controlled congress might not care if dems ever retake both chambers it will be added to the list of crimes for impeachment.
Lots of ifs, but in a sane world this would have been enough at one time
Not unless the Democrats flush half their own leadership because NONE of the DNC leaders have any interest in actually doing anything about Trump.
They did impeach him last time and I believe all the senate dems voted to remove him from office. Still shy of the 2/3rds majority
So if anything it's the Republicans not doing anything.
But you are right, the resistance to Trump has been ineffective and they keep rubber stamping his appointments. So my hopes are low, but we can only know if they get a majority.
I despise "both sides" bullshit, but they were definitely correct in this case.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have completely abdicated their responsibility as the main check on the Executive branch. They need to go.
It was performative. The only reason they voted that way is because they knew they wouldn't have the votes to make any change. If they did they would've stalled or pulled some bullshit about moral upstanding
Biden: I'm totally serious citizens, Trump is bad news, and will literally take the constitution, as in the one in the National Archives with Franklin's preserved chocolate fingerprint in the upper left corner--and he will ejaculate on it (which is slightly green for some fucking reason) and then set it on fire. Don't elect that dude for real guys.
Garland: Hey boss, Donny said he's on vacation with Ivanka and thirteen 13 year-olds, so he'll totally send thise docs over next week. Or something. I told that hound dog it was all good in the hood. So I'm gonna punch out early, kay?
Biden:
Garland: Boss?
What's the point of impeachment? Wasn't trump already impeached a couple of times in the first term? He didn't get kicked out or banned from running again
Impeachment is necessary to kick him out. That's the point. Yes it takes votes, but you have to Impeach first then the Senate can vote to remove.
Being impeached has no effect on eligibility to run again.
That's the legal framework
Ahh ok, so it's like the first step. How come last time there wasn't the second step? Also on a related question, if he'd been kicked out last time would he have been able to run again this time?
There was a second step. It just failed. To "introduce articles of impeachment" requires a simple majority in the house. Then to formally remove the president during the impeachment proccess requires a 2/3rds vote in the senate.
That second step did occur, but didn't have enough votes to pass. The democrats did not have a 2/3rds majority in the senate and Republicans weren't willing to impeach their own president
Yes he would have
Thanks. Always nice to learn about different country's political systems.
It's not necessary to kick him out. 25th amendment
That has nothing to do with congress and is not something people can effect with their vote.
Honestly it's even more of a longshot than a successful impeachment.
You are right on the law though and technically correct.
Lol right. Let me start holding my breath now...
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