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#9801 User is offline   Terez 

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Posted 14 December 2019 - 10:28 PM

That makes sense, but also, many think it's just a parting fuck-you to the people who voted him out of office. He was an extremely unpopular governor, which is why a Democrat was able to beat him in Kentucky. That race has a lot of people hoping that Mitch McConnell will be voted out in 2020, but as amazing as that would be, it still seems highly unlikely.

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Please proceed, Governor.

Chris Christie (2016) said:

There it is.

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And no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.
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Posted 16 December 2019 - 08:32 AM

View PostTerez, on 13 December 2019 - 08:41 PM, said:

I think half of my Twitter followers (mostly Dragon Ball people) have probably muted me at this point because I tweet about politics so much. (Before that, it was the Vic Mignogna drama.) If I can influence even one person, I suppose it's all worth it.

Some of you might remember from 2016 that I am a huge Warren fangirl. I wish she had run in 2016.


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Posted 16 December 2019 - 12:20 PM

I'm keeping mostly away from the race now, but I have to ask resident americans... what do you think about setting up a 77 year old man as a frontrunner? Are the Democrats expecting to lose the election so they only 'burn' a pretty bad candidate and build up better for 2020? I am, personally, at a loss.
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 01:03 PM

So is he getting impeached then
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 01:07 PM

Happy Impeachment Day everyone.

Here’s hoping they don’t fuck over giving it to the senate.
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 01:21 PM

View PostSlow Ben, on 18 December 2019 - 01:07 PM, said:

Happy Impeachment Day everyone.

Here's hoping they don't fuck over giving it to the senate.


So what exactly happens in this process?
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 01:36 PM

View PostMaark Abbott, on 18 December 2019 - 01:21 PM, said:

View PostSlow Ben, on 18 December 2019 - 01:07 PM, said:

Happy Impeachment Day everyone.

Here's hoping they don't fuck over giving it to the senate.


So what exactly happens in this process?

They give it back to the people who are trying to stop the impeachment process and hope they do the right thing then act indignant when the inevitable happens.
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 01:37 PM

View PostTiste Simeon, on 18 December 2019 - 01:36 PM, said:

View PostMaark Abbott, on 18 December 2019 - 01:21 PM, said:

View PostSlow Ben, on 18 December 2019 - 01:07 PM, said:

Happy Impeachment Day everyone.

Here's hoping they don't fuck over giving it to the senate.


So what exactly happens in this process?

They give it back to the people who are trying to stop the impeachment process and hope they do the right thing then act indignant when the inevitable happens.


Surely English matters show that giving anything back to the people is, in hindsight, a bad idea?
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 02:44 PM

Not optimistic about this
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 02:46 PM

Six page tantrum letters are such a good look... and I'm not hopeful either. Not when you've already had a Republican senator say that the party will work in concert for the president.

.... do they not take oaths to act as impartial judges? Or do we just forget that kind of thing now?
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 02:51 PM

They do.

I’m hoping they impeach him, but refuse to send articles of impeachment to the senate until the senate sets an actual trial for the process.

Otherwise, let it hang over his head and keep investigating. Lord knows there’s enough to investigate.
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 03:24 PM

View PostSlow Ben, on 18 December 2019 - 02:51 PM, said:

They do.

I’m hoping they impeach him, but refuse to send articles of impeachment to the senate until the senate sets an actual trial for the process.

Otherwise, let it hang over his head and keep investigating. Lord knows there’s enough to investigate.


A lot of people hope that this is Nancy's plan, but I think her 4D chess is even better than this.

I think that this'll be 1 of 2 or more impeachments that will occur. I think before the Ukraine scandal occurred they were already working on articles of impeachment and the scandal caused them to shift up the timeline becuase of how blatant the crime against he office was...which is why this has only Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress as artivles...Pelosi also KNOWS that the GOP heavy senate will be derelict in the trial portion. So they will impeach him and the GOP won't remove him. THEN they will move on to impeach him a second time with some of the articles they were already working on before Ukraine, and we will go through ALL of this in the House again and watch the GOP try to spin THAT. I'm not sure if a 3rd impeachment could be down the road from that, but I truly believe that Nancy is a smart person who is WELL ahead of the curve that these idiots playing Watergate-For-Stupids are operating on.

He won't be removed, but if Nancy can get the house to impeach him MORE than once, and keep that in the news cycle well into 2020 as a result, it could affect the polls AND the health of the Democratic party.

Also, imagine being DJT and having to live with the fact that you were impeached MORE THAN ONCE....LOL. That shit would get under his skin forever.
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 03:48 PM

He would just start screaming witch hunt and desperate democrats.


GOp supporters would lap it up
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 03:52 PM

View PostMacros, on 18 December 2019 - 03:48 PM, said:

He would just start screaming witch hunt and desperate democrats.


GOp supporters would lap it up


That's very true, but the stain would be on him regardless. Imagine being the only president ever impeached twice...
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 03:55 PM

Imagine being the only president to survive it.

The bestest survivor, best president
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Posted 18 December 2019 - 03:59 PM

View PostMacros, on 18 December 2019 - 03:55 PM, said:

Imagine being the only president to survive it.

The bestest survivor, best president


Goddamit Mac....you're right. That IS how he would spin it.

Sigh. This timeline blows.
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Posted 19 December 2019 - 01:35 AM

Impeached on Article I.

Tulsi Gabbard voted "present". What a fucking coward.
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Posted 19 December 2019 - 01:53 AM

No surprise, Impeached on Article II also.
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Posted 19 December 2019 - 04:05 AM

What I want is a second impeachment round for the tax fraud and emolument violations. That's the stuff that really bothers me and I think it would be a better argument against him in the eyes of the underclass voting for him.
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Posted 19 December 2019 - 08:06 AM

View PostMacros, on 18 December 2019 - 03:55 PM, said:

Imagine being the only president to survive it.

The bestest survivor, best president


This is also why we need more guns
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