Impeachment. It’s on everyone’s mind, right? New polling shows growing support for
impeachment, higher than it was for President Nixon or President Clinton, according to
MSNBC.
impeachment, higher than it was for President Nixon or President Clinton, according to
MSNBC.
What can we do? Stay informed (while not getting sucked into watching TV too much).
Indivisible National has just launched The Impeachment Daily, which you can find on
Twitter, on Facebook , or on YouTube directly. They are promising daily updates. So
far there is an update from last Thursday and last Friday. Why not go directly to You Tube
and subscribe.
Indivisible National has just launched The Impeachment Daily, which you can find on
Twitter, on Facebook , or on YouTube directly. They are promising daily updates. So
far there is an update from last Thursday and last Friday. Why not go directly to You Tube
and subscribe.
What’s going to happen? All we know now for sure is that while most of the Congress
went home for recess, the House Intelligence Committee did not and they are investigating.
Most recently there’s a report of a second whistleblower in the Ukraine affair who wants
to testify.
went home for recess, the House Intelligence Committee did not and they are investigating.
Most recently there’s a report of a second whistleblower in the Ukraine affair who wants
to testify.
How long will this impeachment process take? I mean, it seems quite simple.
But it’s a process. That takes time. The House of Representatives is the body that must
write the Articles of Impeachment. Adam Schiff’s House Intelligence Committee is taking
the lead on investigation, but other committees also are investigating and will weigh in on
what is included in these articles. The votes are there so impeachment is a certainty.
write the Articles of Impeachment. Adam Schiff’s House Intelligence Committee is taking
the lead on investigation, but other committees also are investigating and will weigh in on
what is included in these articles. The votes are there so impeachment is a certainty.
Next the Senate will run an impeachment trial and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(John Roberts) will be the judge and will preside over it. The Republicans can set the rules
for the trial and decide what witnesses to allow, so when the time comes, we are going to
have to fight for transparency. Since we don’t have Republican Senators, we can’t call them,
but there will be phone banks set up to call constituents on other states and ask them to call
their Senators. That will be coming.
(John Roberts) will be the judge and will preside over it. The Republicans can set the rules
for the trial and decide what witnesses to allow, so when the time comes, we are going to
have to fight for transparency. Since we don’t have Republican Senators, we can’t call them,
but there will be phone banks set up to call constituents on other states and ask them to call
their Senators. That will be coming.
When will this all happen? The thinking right now is that the vote on the articles of
impeachment will come sometime in November, perhaps around Thanksgiving time, or
even a little earlier.
impeachment will come sometime in November, perhaps around Thanksgiving time, or
even a little earlier.
What you can do right now is call your Representative and thank him or her for supporting
an impeachment inquiry and urge them (if they haven’t already) to commit to voting for the
articles of impeachment. In August and September we have seen several Congresspersons
around us come out in favor of the inquiry, including Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood,
and even Dan Lipinski.
an impeachment inquiry and urge them (if they haven’t already) to commit to voting for the
articles of impeachment. In August and September we have seen several Congresspersons
around us come out in favor of the inquiry, including Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood,
and even Dan Lipinski.
Most of all, we need level heads. Dan Rather wrote on Facebook the following:
