tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post9130293535113000231..comments2024-03-26T12:44:30.308-07:00Comments on Blue Heron Blast: Impeach or not to impeach, that is the question...Blue Heronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-37547953250141627722021-01-27T13:32:21.963-08:002021-01-27T13:32:21.963-08:00https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-impeac...https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-impeachment-trial-vote-sees-too-many-gop-senators-dooming-ncna1255764Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-52382504259954173692021-01-26T16:18:49.165-08:002021-01-26T16:18:49.165-08:00Good question about consequences of a failed convi...Good question about consequences of a failed conviction... I think the trial needs to take place with the evidence made public... it may change some minds and the evidence made public can be used against him should try to run again. Some effort has to be made to hold him accountable! Sanoguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911933705954807512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-45138353440007207952021-01-26T15:23:40.892-08:002021-01-26T15:23:40.892-08:00Fine Sano, but you have to read the tea leaves. Co...Fine Sano, but you have to read the tea leaves. Conviction is not possible, so what are the consequences of a failed attempt?Blue Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-37749988873413498062021-01-26T14:46:29.351-08:002021-01-26T14:46:29.351-08:00I agree with Jeff N..... one of the things that wo...I agree with Jeff N..... one of the things that would come with an impeachment conviction by the Senate is, with a simple majority of the Senate, they could prevent Trump from ever being elected to a Federal position. That, I believe, is important.<br /><br />Also, if any President does something terrible at the end of their term, they should be held accountable. If not they knew they would not be held accountable, Presidents could really run amuck at the end of their term.Sanoguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911933705954807512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-42305784231409551832021-01-26T10:29:34.650-08:002021-01-26T10:29:34.650-08:00All good comments.All good comments.Blue Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-71921382750713171062021-01-26T09:21:40.215-08:002021-01-26T09:21:40.215-08:00It's the principle of the thing. We have to pu...It's the principle of the thing. We have to put it on the record that an attempted coup resulting in deaths is an impeachable offense. I don't know if they can make the vote anonymous, but if they can, they should. He'd be impeached in a flash. ~ Diane OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-35139180266745537092021-01-26T08:42:26.811-08:002021-01-26T08:42:26.811-08:00At this point the question of whether to impeach o...At this point the question of whether to impeach or not is moot, Trump has been impeached a second time. This forces an impeachment trial for better or worse. I don't see how one could have avoided impeachment after the attack on the capitol building. Sadly though, there don't seem to be any easy wins moving forward for either side. Conviction is intended to remove a prez. Trump is no longer prez., so what's the point? If the point is to prevent Trump from holding office, I'm not sure that matters. He will go on because that's what he does. He will either be a martyr, banned from office or a potential future prez. who has toasted his credibility and electability. <br /><br />I should hide behind a brick wall after saying this, but the best outcome would be for Biden to pardon Trump but that looks to be politically impossible unless some unforseen event occurs that changes the situation.<br /><br />It is lose, lose all round. Jon Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167557407360477540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-28576649671940582842021-01-26T07:52:05.712-08:002021-01-26T07:52:05.712-08:00I would say no. Technically, he's already been...I would say no. Technically, he's already been impeached twice. He just hasn't been convicted by the Senate.<br /><br />Biden should turn his new DoJ loose on Trump and the whole crime family, plus send signals to state AGs that he will do whatever he can (legally) to support their state-level prosecutions.<br /><br />That allows the Senate to do the best it can to enact Biden's agenda, as opposed to being mired in Trump bullshit for months.<br /><br />Finally, I think DC insiders overestimate how punishing they think their impeachment action would be. Trump's legacy is already a raging dumpster fire. Being convicted by the Senate won't materially add to the dumpster fire. But a few Senate leaders are looking for revenge in the name of accountability. Let the courts bring Trump to accountability. They've got more teeth.JeffNhttp://www.jeffcnichols.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-9288299745421522312021-01-26T04:12:45.274-08:002021-01-26T04:12:45.274-08:00https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/535789-state...https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/535789-state-level-republicans-wracked-by-division-after-trumps-lossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com