Wednesday, November 15, 2017

It won't go anywhere, but at least they've finally done it

A group of Democrats on Wednesday announced that they would be filing multiple articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, marking the most significant push to remove the president from office. The move was led by Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who first declared his intention to initiate the impeachment process following Trump’s controversial “both sides” remarks in response to deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Cohen is joined in his efforts by five colleagues, including fellow Judiciary Committee Democrat Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois, who announced his decision to join the push two weeks ago.

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Cohen said there were more in the House who had indicated that they would be willing to join the effort soon.

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Five articles of impeachment will be introduced, alleging obstruction of justice, violations of both the foreign and domestic emoluments clause, undermining the federal judiciary and undermining the freedom of the press.

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Cohen called upon the Judiciary Committee to begin hearings, but accepts that is unlikely to happen in a Republican-controlled House.

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Cohen is the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on the Constitution and civil justice, which has jurisdiction over impeachment.

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This is evidence of an escalation of efforts on the Democratic side. To date, two Democrats have filed articles of impeachment, but they have done so without widespread support.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, said last week that impeachment “is not someplace I think we should go.”
  Newsweek
Not if you want future Democrat presidents to be able to take advantage of the precedents being set by The Most Notable Loser.

Cohen and Gutiérrez both questioned Sessions yesterday in the House Intel Committee hearing.  Gutiérrez gives a lesson in how to knock the socks off someone while seeming to be a friend.




Fellow Southerner Rep. Cohen's important questioning regarding voter repression (Voter ID laws) and marijuana laws begins here.



And here's the full House Judiciary hearing yesterday:



Good and fun stuff.

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