I've been writing her for awhile now ... surprised I still get her emails. Every time she sends one, I reply and tell her to please start the impeachment inquiry. I'm sure she doesn't really appreciate my replies.
If anyone wants the email I reply to, let me know and I'll post it if it's okay w forum rules. It's a regular house email address.
Message to Pelosi...accomplished.
Thanks for the nudge, KB!
Hope I'm not being redundant...
I think the American people DO know what happened, but 61 million of them/us don't care and are fine with it.
I think that it is entirely possible that the Dems have been threatened (Welcome, Copper!), but I think that despite what we'd like to think, many of them are beholden to some of the same demons as the Rethuglicans. What they fail to understand is that it should be clear to them that no one cares. The Dems continue to bring origami paper swans to gunfights.
Turtle McConnell will prevent removal, that's crystal clear. Even so, I think it is incumbent on the Dems to show the public that they are doing the right thing and at least start impeachment inquiries.
I listen to the podcast "Pod Save America", and the title of the most recent one is "Half Past Handmaid's Tale". Yup.
And also - Done -sent email to Pelosi
For those of you who are represented by Democrats in Congress, do you happen to know where your reps stand on impeachment? I have searched the internet to see what the views are of my congressman and senators, all Democrats. I was only able to find their comments from April and early May, e.g. "we need more information, we're moving closer to impeachment," yada yada yada. The fact that I can find nothing recent tells me that they must be playing the waiting game. So I'm going to write to them, asking where their heads are, and stating what I expect from them. I know that it's up to Pelosi to get the ball rolling, but I'm hoping that pressure from the congressional body might sway her.
Deetoo, good thinking. I just checked my congressman's office and ended out on the phone with one of Joe Kennedy's aides. I gave him my thought which is that they just need to do the right thing which is to impeach. If they don't impeach, the Rethugs will argue down the road that the reason the House didn't impeach was because there wasn't a case for impeachment. But there is a mighty case for impeachment. And it's the House of Representatives' job to impeach in the case of a criminal president. So they need to just do it. I also pointed out that if a Republican congressman says there's a case for impeachment, then what is holding the House dem's back? Answer: they have other strategies for getting the Thump out. But there will be loses either way, so they should do the right thing - impeach.
I agree with everything you said, Jeanne. And why is Congress waiting for the public to tell them what to do? The public is ambivalent about impeachment right now because (1) Barr directed the narrative about the Mueller Report, and consequently (2) the public is confused because they don’t have the facts. Congress needs to lead the people by telling them the truth, through televised, sworn testimony -- Con Don’s worst nightmare. In my mind’s eye I see him pacing like a caged animal as televised testimony is going on. I see people tuning in, even at work. He doesn’t need to be actually impeached for a new narrative -- based on the truth -- to be written.
One thing you can say about the Rethugs: they have cojones. The Dems had better grow a pair before it’s too late for all of us.
There have been quite a few on here who have said they do not see an impeachment for 45 so far in their visions and I haven't seen it either in mine.
For the longest I assumed it would the fault of the Republicans blocking the impeachment process.
Now I'm starting to wonder if it will be at the fault of the Democrats instead.
Although many of us have not seen an impeachment in our readings, I’m wondering if that just means it would die in the Rethug Senate? Maybe as a group, we need to ask a clarifying question: will the Democratic Congress begin an impeachment inquiry? And will the inquiry be successful in swaying public opinion, even if it does not lead to impeachment?
If my understanding of impeachment is correct, the process is essentially a court procedure run by Congress where the House brings charges and the Senate holds the trial. Based on my reading, Federal judges have frequently ruled that Congress has a greater claim to sensitive government documents and personal information when it can point to an ongoing legal matter, instead of just a congressional investigation or legislative debate. But I do have a question: because we have a Rethug Senate, can they in any way stall or prevent a trial from occurring? Does anyone know?