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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
Doesn't the Senate have the authority to stop any impeachment attempt?  |
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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
you need a two-thirds majority in the Senate to impeach, i.e. 67 out of 100 senators, so it was always a pipe dream.
However, the Democrats may launch impeachment proceedings just to generate negative publicity against Trump ahead of 2020.
I doubt there will be a big rush to impeachment though. I think you could make an argument that part of the Dem losses in the Senate are due to the backlash over the Kananaugh circus. I think the Dems will be a bit smarter in picking their next battles instead of just shooting at everything.
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As Bilge_Rat stated concerning impeachment proceedings. All in unison will scream impeachment at any given moment to put Trump in a bad light. Trump does that by using Twitter! No needed help from the democrats. The argument that those(dems) that lost also voted No to Kavanaugh stands as just that, IMO.
I would hope the battle the dems are looking to wage is working together and moving forward. I can't take more years of investigations, distractions and general nonsense that impede moving forward on anything of substance.