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Trump Impeachment: House Votes to Formalise Inquiry

posted by martyb on Friday November 01 2019, @02:18PM   
from the Red-Queen-Race dept.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50246324

"The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

The measure details how the inquiry will move into a more public phase. It was not a vote on whether the president should be removed from office.

This was the first test of support in the Democratic-controlled House for the impeachment process.

The White House condemned the vote, which passed along party lines.

Only two Democrats - representing districts that Mr Trump won handily in 2016 - voted against the resolution, along with all Republicans, for a total count of 232 in favour and 196 against."

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• Re:Suuuuuuper-majority Re:Suuuuuuper-majority (Score: 3, Interesting) by rcamera on Friday November 01 2019, @04:58PM (1 child)

  by rcamera (2360) on Friday November 01 2019, @04:58PM (#914659) Homepage Journal

  once the (R)s in the senate state on the record that dangling federal dollars in front of foreign leaders in return for dirt on political opponents is fair-play, then the (D)s get to start playing that same game. they're just testing the (R)s to make sure they're on-board before playing with the new rules

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• Re:Suuuuuuper-majority (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 01 2019, @07:55PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 01 2019, @07:55PM (#914783)

  once the (R)s in the senate state on the record that dangling federal dollars in front of foreign leaders in return for dirt on political opponents is fair-play, then the (D)s get to start playing that same game. they're just testing the (R)s to make sure they're on-board before playing with the new rules

  Indeed. That is the real hazard in a nutshell. Whatever precedent is set today is certainly going to be used in the future. It is amazing to me how much Republicans are blind to the long game, all for such a ridiculous short term gain. Are they really willing to die on that hill for this yutz of a President?

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