Donald Trump impeachment proceedings launched
Donald Trump impeachment proceedings launched
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Donald Trump impeachment proceedings launched
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However, few Democrats have voiced support for impeaching Trump since he returned to office in January since measures are unlikely to go anywhere with Republicans in control of both the House and Senate. Trump was impeached twice during his first term in office, but was acquitted by the Senate in both cases.
They aren’t called “Do Nothing Democrats” for no reason.
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I mean they physically can't do anything right now, that's what happens when you remove them from every lever of power and Republicans are left to police themselves.
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I must be imagining something other than what actually happened every time republicans were in the minority. Because I swear they had done anything and everything to prevent any sort of progressive legislation, perpetuated elections being compromised without basis, and controlled their narrative past the storming of the capitol, while not being in the majority. Or did I dream all that?
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Stopping the government from working by breaking it doesn't do anything to... Prevent Republicans from stopping the government from working by breaking it.
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The last times Dems had this level of control was from 2009 - 2011.
I'll assume what you're referring to is during Joe Biden's time in office where the did not have an effective majority as a single defector could block Congress.
On the opening day of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the U.S. Senate was comprised of 51 Republicans, 46 Democrats, 2 Independents (who caucused with the Democrats), and 1 vacancy. No candidate received a majority of votes in the general election for Georgia's class 2 seat or in the special election for Georgia's class 3 seat. Runoff elections for both of the state's Senate seats were scheduled for January 5, 2021. Democratic candidates won both elections. Following the inauguration of Vice President Kamala D. Harris on January 20, 2021, the Senate had a Democratic majority, comprised of 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 2 Independents (who caucus with the Democrats). The Vice President is able to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate. See United States Senate, "Party Division,"
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Presidents-Coinciding/Party-Government/
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I think you misunderstand me, what I am rhetorically asking is why Democrats are seemingly incapable of manufacturing the same discontent for their own purposes. Obviously not looking up to the republicans, however tried and true their playbook is, but the dems have been outwardly afraid of critisizing their own even when there's any given political or moral imperative. See: Biden stepping down at the last convieveable moment, thus not conducting primary elections even when he initially ran for one term.
On the contrary, see: "RHINOs", to an almost militant capacity they rooted out any potential adversaries in their own party to further their aganeda, simutaniously feeding narratives of party righteousness and locking in the rhetoric to their base of support. The dems couldn't be bothered to ecen try to co-opt the most vocal advocacy groups in their favor.
Now my opinion, it's too late for a hypothetical playbook to correct this trajectory. I believe that justice and liberty as under the constitution should not be entriely beholden to institutions that have demonstrably rolled over in their duties. And I think Dems hold such an accountability that is not in anyway equal to the damage being conducted by republicans, but by giving a voice to the "DINOs" like John Fetterman who in a heartbeat are willing to betray their party's principles, they perpetuate what the opposition wants.
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Okay we agree, I misunderstood.
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