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Why is Pelosi reluctant to get the House to vote to start impeachment process?
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Good thing for Schiff that he is running committee investigation and not a grand jury. Why is it so hard for you all to understand that an impeachment hearing "grand jury" has not even begun yet? They need evidence to actually have a hearing and to draft the Articles of Impeachment. Once Intel Committee completes their investigation, they will turn it over to Judicial who will decide whether or not to draft Articles of Impeachment and send it to the House floor or "grand jury".
LOL, you are completely missing the point. The "grand jury" has not even been seated yet. THIS IS AN INVESTIGATION, meaning that they are gathering evidence of whether or not a crime may have been committed.Lol, do you not realize that you are making my point?
It's some of those on your side of the argument that keep trying to like this "impeachment inquiry - light" to a grand jury and thereby excuse the one sideness of the proceedings.
It's in response to those arguments that I am saying that a very critical distinction between a real grand jury and this barnyard tribunal is that grand juries do not argue the unscrutinized evidence in the court of public opinion.
LOL, you are completely missing the point. The "grand jury" has not even been seated yet. THIS IS AN INVESTIGATION, meaning that they are gathering evidence of whether or not a crime may have been committed.
If they believe they have enough evidence that a crime may have been committed, then they will seek an indictment from the "grand jury" and send it to the Senate for a trial. Once the trial begins, thjoen the defense can subpoena Chewbacca to testify for all I care.
Agreed.I don
We are going in circles.
Agreed.
Impeachment trials are held by the Senate. Now, in order for that trial to take place, Articles of Impeachment (indictment) has to be voted on and passed by the House.
You keep saying that the House need to hold a vote? WTH would they be voting for? There are no Articles of Impeachment because all the House has is an accusation that a possible crime has been committed. Someone needs to investigate the accusation and seeing how it's the opinion of the DoJ that the POTUS cannot be investigated by the DoJ, it is up to Congress to do the investigation. It's either that or another Special Counsel and I think we all can agree that is something that no one wants.
Yes, votes were taken in 1974 & 1988 but those votes were taken after long Independent Counsel investigations. The evidence from those investigations were enough justification for the House to vote whether or not the Judicial Committee should draft Articles of Impeachment.The House, as an institution, should vote on whether there should be an impeachment inquiry.
Don't forget Clinton either who was subject to a years-long independent counsel investigation before impeachment charges were drafted and votes taken.Yes, votes were taken in 1974 & 1988 but those votes were taken after long Independent Counsel investigations. The evidence from those investigations were enough justification for the House to vote whether or not the Judicial Committee should draft Articles of Impeachment.
As we stand right now, the Intel Committee is investigating an allegation and I think we all can agree that an allegation is not enough to seek impeachment. Once they conclude their investigation, they'll vote to see if there's enough evidence for the Judicial Committee to seek impeachment.
There is literally nothing that is either custom, law, or precedent for this. The constitution simply states that the House has the sole power to impeach, the Senate the sole power to hold a trial and convict. That is it.The House, as an institution, should vote on whether there should be an impeachment inquiry.
Don't forget Clinton either who was subject to a years-long independent counsel investigation before impeachment charges wereDon't forget Clinton either who was subject to a years-long independent counsel investigation before impeachment charges were drafted and votes taken.
There is literally nothing that is either custom, law, or precedent for this. The constitution simply states that the House has the sole power to impeach, the Senate the sole power to hold a trial and convict. That is it.
It is yet another manufactured talking point to obfuscate and deflect from the central matter of Trump's robust and extensive abuses of power. Instead of arguing the facts, which are not on Trump's side, instead, whine about invented process norms that Trump supporters clearly don't care for otherwise they would have abandoned Trump for normative bulldozing years ago.
Pounding the table as Dershowitz would say.
I don't see it as a talking point at all. I think the Constitution says that impeachment power lies with the House, not within the House.
I am not the least bit concerned about actual removal. As far as the actual results that you will see, this will only hurt the Democrats.
I've seen impeachment inquiry used in different contexts here and in news reports. To make sure I understand what you are saying, would you please explain what you mean when you say impeachment inquiry.The House, as an institution, should vote on whether there should be an impeachment inquiry.
Since this has become an issue in this thread, I went to look up what Schiff actually said that has drawn so much criticism. Here is a fact check on Schiff by a really good reporter who has come to specialize in fact checking.
Fact check: Breaking down Adam Schiff's account of Trump's Ukraine call | CNN Politics
In a tweet on Friday morning, President Donald Trump called for the resignation of Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, as he has also done in the past.www.cnn.com
I haven’t read the whole thing yet, but maybe we can use this to ground ourselves in the facts of the case at hand.
Because she isn't one of us. She is one of them.Why is Pelosi reluctant to get the House to vote to start impeachment process?