• bitteroldcoot@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Bullshit.

    The democrats can’t even bother to show up for the current impeachment vote.

    And Jeffies is just useless corporate meat pretending to be human.

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      While I agree abpit Jeffries, Hegseth not being impeached now is preferable. An impeachment now would have meant a definite exoneration when he was tried by the Senate. They would have declared him innocent and put him back to work at performing war crimes. They’re much more likely to successfully prosecute him when the next Congress is sworn in. The Republicans still control both houses of Congress until January. People need to be patient. The election was a clear sign of the people’s will, but we’ve still got over 6 weeks before the newly elected Dems take office. I much prefer Kegsbreath facing Senators like El Sayed in January rather than a gushing Repugnican Senate telling him what a great hero he is now.

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        The idea was to take time away from the Senate. The more time they spend dealing with impeachment, the less time they have to lame duck legislate.

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          I can see that as a tactic, but it still would have exhonerated Kegsbreath and I prefer seeing him go down in flames when the next congress is seated.

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    Not with the way the democrats are currently conducting themselves, they aren’t. My suggestion would be for them to locate their gonads and hoist.

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    I’m starting to think Hegseth is a major piece of the puzzle here. Trump is defending him even though his image is completely tarnished. That means Pete is more powerful than Trump.

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      I think he thinks that Hegseth will mobilize military to protect Trump against impeachment/arrest/leaving office, so he keeps trying to protect his supposed shield.

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    “Whether it’s by impeachment or the president removing him or his own resignation, his days are numbered.”

    Well I’d put money on the middle option but nothing on the former if Democrats keep the same leadership.

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    Going to take more than 11 missing votes the next time he’s impeached a few months down the road.

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      The senate confirms cabinet positions.

      You’d think Don John would want this senate to confirm his pick rather than the incoming one…

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          But they could potentially be fired and replaced before the new Congress is seated, which we wouldn’t want.

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            Yes, but impeaching now would have meant a quick “He’s innocent!” Senate trial that just let him keep his position. Does anyone actually believe that a Repugnican controlled Senate, like the one currently in power, was going to find Petey guilty? If so, I have a tower in France that I’ll sell you for $10,000.