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Trump Impeachment: House Votes to Formalise Inquiry

posted by martyb on Friday November 01 2019, @02:18PM   Printer-friendly
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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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  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Saturday November 09 2019, @10:10PM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday November 09 2019, @10:10PM (#918407) Journal
    When the trial happens in the senate, due process will be observed, same as any trial. The house proceeding are not a trial, so there is no requirement for due process. Same as a coroners inquest, where nobody is being tried, the inquest is to determine the cause of death. Evidence uncovered may lead to charges and a trial, in which case the rules of trial due process will apply, but that's not the houses job.

    The republicans are making arguments based on the idea that the people are dumb as shit and will swallow whatever they feed them. And as far as their base is concerned , it skews strongly to the lesser educated - the "white trash" who are afraid they will be just another minority in 2024 so this is their last shot.

    Their problem isn't their base - their base will do what they're told. The problem is independents. Clinton was too much to swallow so they either stayed home, voted 3rd party, or voted for their local republican candidate. The only way for republicans to win is for Clinton to run again. That the old guard Democrats are pushing this shit yet again shows just how much influence money has on both sides.

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