It’s not complicated. He did it. Violated the Constitution. Tried to bribe a foreign country to rig the 2020 election. Abuse of Power. Refused to honor all Congressional subpoenas for documents and testimony. Abuse of Congress
It’s not a coup. It’s Constitutionally authorized impeachment of a president that violated the Constitution.
It’s not complicated.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Friday, December 13, 2019
Britain's crushing defeat of Socialist Corbyn is a warning to to U.S. liberals
I hope my liberal friends hear the shouted lesson of the British election yesterday where the bombastic and unpredictable conservative Boris Johnson won a landslide victory over his far left opponent, Jeremy Corbyn.
It will happen here if the Democrats nominate a Medicare For All candidate - i.e. Warren or Sanders. I strongly support a Klobachar, Buttigieg, or Biden instead - or any other non-Medicare For All candidate.
I know that the far wing of either party gets all the passion and hullabaloo, but they won't get the votes.
I know Trump will call any Democrat a far leftist, but the country can elect a liberal but it won't elect someone they see as an extremist (and Medicare For All and free college tuition are very far left, indeed)
To beat Trump, which I believe is necessary to save/restore democracy and the institutions of democracy (unintimidated free press, unintimidated intelligence agencies, unintimidated judiciary, unintimidated State Department, science based policies in weather and health and environment, fair elections, functioning governmental departments, etc.) the Democrats need to heed the failure of their British counterparts and move far away from the American versions of Corbyn.
It will happen here if the Democrats nominate a Medicare For All candidate - i.e. Warren or Sanders. I strongly support a Klobachar, Buttigieg, or Biden instead - or any other non-Medicare For All candidate.
I know that the far wing of either party gets all the passion and hullabaloo, but they won't get the votes.
I know Trump will call any Democrat a far leftist, but the country can elect a liberal but it won't elect someone they see as an extremist (and Medicare For All and free college tuition are very far left, indeed)
To beat Trump, which I believe is necessary to save/restore democracy and the institutions of democracy (unintimidated free press, unintimidated intelligence agencies, unintimidated judiciary, unintimidated State Department, science based policies in weather and health and environment, fair elections, functioning governmental departments, etc.) the Democrats need to heed the failure of their British counterparts and move far away from the American versions of Corbyn.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Putin instructs Trump how to handle his impeachment
Amazingly, Russia's "Foreign Minister" Sergie Lavrov rushed to the White House from Paris for a closed door meeting with the Russian Puppet, President Trump. There can be no doubt that Putin/Lavrov and the Russian Oligarchy are giving Trump marching orders during his impeachment. Look for actions from the Putin Puppet that most help Putin.
I can understand that Putin controls Trump through blackmail or money or some such, but why on earth have the Republicans in Congress and the Senate turned into Putin propagandists?
They are not capable of shame, it seems.
I can understand that Putin controls Trump through blackmail or money or some such, but why on earth have the Republicans in Congress and the Senate turned into Putin propagandists?
They are not capable of shame, it seems.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
It's not hate, it's the violation of the Constitution that drives the impeachment of Trump
“Do you hate the president, Madam Speaker?” This question was given to Nancy Pelosi by a conservative from the Sinclair Broadcast Group. He was voicing the main anti-impeachment propaganda message from conservatives. It is spin, not a real question.
It is not hate, it is Trump's violation of the Constitution that is driving the impeachment process.
Trump violated the Constitution by trying to bribe a foreign leader to manufacture damaging info on a political rival. That is a violation of the Constitution.
Trump violates the Constitution when he obstructs Congress by refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents and refuses to let subpoenaed Administration officials testify before Congress.
Trump violated the Constitution when he obstructed justice and intimidated witnesses during the Mueller investigation.
Trump violated the Constitution by trying to bribe a foreign leader to manufacture info blaming Ukraine rather than Russia for interfering in the 2016 election - that is just the president of the United States following the orders of the head of a foreign power - Putin of Russia. The Founding Fathers were more afraid of a foreign power dictating the affairs of America than perhaps any other thing - except, perhaps, being afraid of a President trying to become a king - another real fear in the case of our current temporary occupant of the White House.
Speaker Pelosi's response to the pointed question from the Sinclair Broadcasting man was swift and strong:
“As a Catholic, I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is full — a heart full of love — and always pray for the president. And I still pray for the president. I pray for the president all the time."
“So, don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”
It is clear to all that are willing to see it that Donald Trump is a disturbed man who is should be pitied rather than hated. It is only because of his position of power in the country and the world that he is a danger to anyone other than himself and his immediate family and businesses. But he is a danger to all of us.
It is not hate, it is Constitutionally mandated responsibility that forces the House to impeach Donald Trump.
At this point, we all think that the Republicans in the Senate won't convict. But that is on their consciences and on their eternal historical legacies that they have to live with.
I don't know why Republicans have decided that defending the childish and incompetent Donald Trump is the hill they should die on. But, so far they are doing so. Will they win this impeachment battle in the Senate? Probably. But what do they lose, besides their reputations and sacred honor? Their Party?
Strange times when a political party abandons all of their principles and risk the future of their very party to defend a man they are embarrassed by and secretly despise.
It is not hate, it is Trump's violation of the Constitution that is driving the impeachment process.
Trump violated the Constitution by trying to bribe a foreign leader to manufacture damaging info on a political rival. That is a violation of the Constitution.
Trump violates the Constitution when he obstructs Congress by refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents and refuses to let subpoenaed Administration officials testify before Congress.
Trump violated the Constitution when he obstructed justice and intimidated witnesses during the Mueller investigation.
Trump violated the Constitution by trying to bribe a foreign leader to manufacture info blaming Ukraine rather than Russia for interfering in the 2016 election - that is just the president of the United States following the orders of the head of a foreign power - Putin of Russia. The Founding Fathers were more afraid of a foreign power dictating the affairs of America than perhaps any other thing - except, perhaps, being afraid of a President trying to become a king - another real fear in the case of our current temporary occupant of the White House.
Speaker Pelosi's response to the pointed question from the Sinclair Broadcasting man was swift and strong:
“As a Catholic, I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is full — a heart full of love — and always pray for the president. And I still pray for the president. I pray for the president all the time."
“So, don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”
It is clear to all that are willing to see it that Donald Trump is a disturbed man who is should be pitied rather than hated. It is only because of his position of power in the country and the world that he is a danger to anyone other than himself and his immediate family and businesses. But he is a danger to all of us.
It is not hate, it is Constitutionally mandated responsibility that forces the House to impeach Donald Trump.
At this point, we all think that the Republicans in the Senate won't convict. But that is on their consciences and on their eternal historical legacies that they have to live with.
I don't know why Republicans have decided that defending the childish and incompetent Donald Trump is the hill they should die on. But, so far they are doing so. Will they win this impeachment battle in the Senate? Probably. But what do they lose, besides their reputations and sacred honor? Their Party?
Strange times when a political party abandons all of their principles and risk the future of their very party to defend a man they are embarrassed by and secretly despise.
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