Earlier today the House democrats delivered an article of impeachment to the senate for the ridiculous accusation that President Trump incited an insurrection in Washington DC against Capitol Hill, he didn’t.
The political accusers have not yet determined if they will call witnesses to attempt to frame their insufferable story.
Meanwhile Brian Jack, Trump’s former political director at the White House, tells republicans considering impeachment that any action against Trump will lead to him coming after them in upcoming primaries.
President Trump unleashing against the GOPe Decepticons is “The Big Ugly.”
(Via Politico) A top political aide to former President Donald Trump spent the weekend quietly reassuring Republican senators that the former president has no plans to start a third party — and instead will keep his imprint on the GOP.
The message from Brian Jack, Trump’s former political director at the White House, is the latest sign that Republicans considering an impeachment conviction will do so knowing that Trump may come after them in upcoming primaries if they vote to convict him for “incitement of insurrection.”
Jack did not mention impeachment in his calls. But he wanted the word to get around that Trump is still a Republican — and for many, still the leader of his party.
“The president wanted me to know, as well as a handful of others, that the president is a Republican, he is not starting a third party and that anything he would do politically in the future would be as a Republican,” recounted Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “The Republican Party is still overwhelmingly supportive of this president.” (read more)
The MAGA coalition is the most diverse, widest and deepest part of the entire American electorate. President Trump’s army consists of every creed, color, race, gender, ethnicity and orientation. It is a truly color-blind coalition of middle America patriots and middle-class voters that cuts through the political special interest groups.
Quite simply Trump’s MAGA army is the ultimate political party.
No Republican will ever hold office in the next decade without the blessing of President Trump; and there is absolutely no confidence that President Trump will not lay waste to the system if the GOP acquiesces to the transparent fraud that exists behind the impeachment scam.
The GOP better listen………we are no longer paying games. This impeachment is a total sham…..democrat leadership is so pathetic it’s unbelieveable…….meanwhile they will deal with CORONA relief over the coming weeks………..idiots!
If it were an actual insurrection, there would have been guns and nooses. Lacking the basic items of an insurrection, it was a protest.
The primary fatality was an unarmed woman climbing through a window who was shot in the neck and died.
Who was shot by a BLM activist.
I hadn’t heard this. Can you please site your source? I’ve read that it was a Capital Police Lieutenant who has not been named. I’m interested in the truth and it’s very difficult to find it.
MTeresa I believe the officer’s name is David Bailey. BLM activist.
And now for the real reason for the thousands of NG.
Democommunist military junta.
Only one of two ways the NG being left there, the ‘hopium’ reason or the much more likely outcome, to ‘seal the steal’.
Seems to me all kabuki theater from the President- if you impeach me I’ll see to it that we’ll primary your hides. Why does anyone believe in our elections ever again since this one was stolen. New party or working within? And Dominion machines still in use?
No matter to me, I only trust in the Lord and all else will be shaken.
It is not an impossible hope that we can restore democracy and the Repubic and the rule of law. Trump and his organization can be at the center of that.
We have all had the civics lesson now and understand pretty well how election laws are made, how they should be made, and what is required to have fair elections. Most of all, we know that the state legislatures are where all of these problems are rooted.
At the moment, the chief barriers are that
1. Dominion machines are used
2. Good laws that are in place are not being enforced
3. Procedures are being enforced that were not voted on by the state legislatures (e.g., the Georgia consent decree)
4. The state legislatures are not insisting on their Constitutional right as the sole body that can make electoral law and choose electors
If these issues were fixed, we would be a good way towards the goal of fair elections.
The simple answer to this problem might seem to be to elect state legislatures that will follow the law and assert their rights under the Constitution. So we might think that voting Republican might set this to rights. But recent events have shown that in key state legislatures – the epicenters of the fraud that took place – Republicans controlled both upper and lower houses and not only refused to act to save MAGA, they often worked plainly against MAGA.
We all saw that Republican majorities in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Arizona could have done that. If they had acted in accordance with the law, Trump would be POTUS today.
So what to do about that?
Well, with the help of GEOTUS and his organization, MAGA takes over the Republican party, then we give sitting State legislators across the country a pre-2022 primaries deadline for introducing and passing legislation that
– clearly takes back their constitutional rights,
– disavows non-legislative electoral law, and specifically and unequivocally defines out of existence voting machines, mail in voting, ballot harvesting, etc, and requires rigorous signature checks, voting drop boxes and similar tools of fraud and crime
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– clearly declares that the State Supreme Courts absolutely do not have any right to make or modify electoral law.
– passes legislation to transparently improve electoral security by adding watermarks to ballots and have stricter signature matching. etc.
The threat to ensure this gets done is that legislators either get it done or they will be primaried out for 2022 and replaced with MAGA-proven candidates. If successful, repeat for states in 2024.
Is this reasonable? Or is this just unrealistic?
It seems that the overall advantage of the plan is that it puts pressure on Republicans to change things before the 2022 vote comes up and – unless Dominion is used in primaries – avoids the Dominion problem.
Well thought out Kim. This is what we can focus on. Our MAGA numbers should climb through the roof as Joebama keeps signing our freedoms away.
I see it a thousand times but I still don’t know the basis for ALL FAIR ELECTIONS are dead. What were the gains made by the Dems in the House and the Senate?
The POTUS election was stolen by 4 State Legislatures. What does that have to do with elections in the other 46 States?
If you mean to say that no Presidential election will ever be fair again, I understand that. But when discussing primaries in the other 46 states, I don’t think it fully applies.
To intimidate people into giving up their God given rights to free assembly and free speech.
This is our cue… time to #WalkAway from the GOP
It is not. It is the opposite of that. He is saying replace the bad Republicans.
Replace bad Republicans…coming from the Man who could not fire Barr? nor anyone I can think of except Comey….why should we stick by Republicans when you handed the keys to Biden? We are going to trust them when they can only do the right thing because they are threatened? Please they have no loyalty to us…the people. While they save you …forgive me for asking…what do we get?
Maybe you should walk a mile in his shoes before condemning, just a suggestion.
Watching this 2-part interview with General Flynn.
President Trump has more freedom to act now he is out of office.
The threat of Impeach.ent is intended to hamstring him, and prevent him from excercising his freddom to act.
I see he has just formally announced “The Office of the Former President” which will be the official source for any public statements, so we won’t be dealing with this unofficial b.s., any more.
I also see Republican Senators want a secret ballot, cause they don’t want to go on record, voting to convict.
Doesn’t work that way, and it will be political suicide for ALL of them, if they do it.
As for me and mine, we have left the Republican party, and we ain’t going back.
I can still vote for a Republican, that PDJT endorces, if I choose.
But if he is a typical party hack, running against a candidate I am enthused about, I doubt the endorsement will move me.
I’m with you Dutch. Why support a party that doesn’t support you?
I don’t get this- a third party will fail!!! All proclaimed by people who don’t want to lose their power.
I’m done with these fools. Secret ballot….please. Is that the same as double super secret probation? Where’s Otter and Bluto when you need them?
Primary them out. Put in MAGA people.
Third parties have trouble getting onto ballots.
The issue as I see it is that we have trouble distinguishing between the wolves and sheep; sometimes the disguises are that good.
It is a major concern when there is a sham uniparty political party backing candidates. I would prefer a second party to oust the republican party, however, also understand the reasons for President Trump’s decision. I don’t see another party being successful without President Trump’s blessing, so, I fear we will take decades to sort out the rot, one by one; slowly we crawl back to freedom. Not sure if it will be possible because by then the fascism will be so entrenched as to seem normal to many people.
Also, no matter what, no $$$ for the RNC ever.
Oh, you mean like during the tea party era? That’s what was said then…and low and behold more of the same. Why? Because they all want their favors from the GOP coffers.
You mean, primary them out with the same rigged voting machines and methods they used in 2020?
Nah, I’ll take my chances with a third party. I’m done with the R’s. They don’t represent me. Bottom line.
Maybe Trump is ‘going along’ with the idea of keeping the establishment GOP… Until after the shampeachmint in a few weeks….. then he can start swinging?
That’s what he should do. Play their game. And after the vote, start a new party and start primarying RINOs.
Do you primary someone if they’re in another party? ‘Patriot’ party vs GOP would be settled in the general election.
President Trump probably understands he has much more wiggle room within the rotten RNC than when he sat in the Oval Office tracked & badgered by the intelligence community(FBI & CIA)
If it is by secret ballot it should be an invalid act. Just as invalid as using Leahy to preside or the vote tabulation. How will UpChucky justify the impeachment vote if the “votes” have to be counted at 3am and impeachment prevails 97-44 in the Senate? I don’t think that one will be on Dominion or Smartmatic! The only way smart can appear with Democrat in a sentence is that this obvious steal would be on the Democrat smarta$$e$!!
It is an invalid act. I don’t think our side has to worry about anything. Laugh at this, it has zero real world consequences.
The fact is president Trump continues to live rent free in the heads of the tone deaf political class. Trump will be more powerful and outspoken out of office. This kind of political theater is only emboldening the MAGA movement. Trump is great spokesperson, the movement cannot be stopped. They fear us.
Don’t worry the new electronic vote tabulators at the Capitol were just installed by Dominion. Take no notice that the final Senate vote for impeachment is 65-55 in favor of impeachment.
They can threaten impeachment all they want. The fact is they are preparing a political show trial with no consequences even if they could get 67 votes to “convict” the president. The chief justice has already declined to participate which should tell you what the supreme court thinks about this DC kabuki theater.
He was harassed by these scum for his whole term. He did a lot of good. Wish he had better advisors but the Dems arrested and harassed everyone he picked that would have helped him and advised him ie: Flynn, Bannon, the guy who had his house raided in the middle of the night and several others. They are who he needed to drain the swamp. He also needed control of Congress which went to the Dems. Of course I do not believe they won. they have been cheating for years. I know I personally know a lot more about the level of corruption through out the Govt.
What good is it now? All wiped out with a swipe of Jobama’s pen. All undone in the first 48.
Gen. Flynn was the biggest threat because he knew in which closet to look for Barack’s bag of brazen bones and the gelatinous gray gel from Beijing Biden’s brain!
YET, they ALL WALK FREE…….
More than any of that he needed loyal Americans leading the DOJ, FBI, and CIA.
Not true TPW.
Not only did President Trump fire Jim Comey – he also fired SwampRAT Sally Yates.
It’s called Draining the Swamp!! Firing Comey & Yates that is – and hiring Chris Wray & Rod Rosenstein to replace them.
All Trump did was swap out rats. He should of fired Rosenstein and Wray long ago too.
Yes, he did not fire Barr. Trump cannot hire anybody he wants to fill the spot. Any replacement would have to be greenlighted by chief swamp rat McConnel.
On those grounds, you have no argument. Even Trump’s VP turned into a traitor.
He failed to get a grip on a rogue bureaucracy and was weakened if not undone by The likes of Vindman and Clinesmith while ranting about Comey and Rosey. Mitch provided cover for this death by a thousand mouse bites.
Vindman, a known liar and provocateur, and Clinesmith, a treasonous forger, are two fine examples of the likes of Democrat SES employees. And let’s not forget Fiona Hill, the recently exposed operative from the Obama administration who also “testified” in the same vein as Vindictive Vindman.
Not to worry though–the Beijing administration will be the most transparent in history!! We all know that Obama has a string tied to the Beiyang and is pulling the JoeBama chain like a good little puppeteer!
Exactly. People dont realize the game that is played. I guarantee you the turtle told Trump NO WAY are any of his noms going to be confirmed. We ALL saw that in plain sight whenTrump wanted to nom Kobach.
There in lies the flaw. Why is Congress deciding whom is appointed to head Executive Branch departments? The Constitution does not stipulate who can or cannot assign department heads. Why is another branch determining who is running another branches responsibilities? There is supposed to be a separation of powers. There currently is not a separation….Congress controls ALL. ALL.
And therein lies the problem. Congress should have no input on who leads Executive Branch departments. Their job is oversight. Picking who is in charge is not oversight, it’s running the show. The President should be able to choose whom ever they want…then Congress uses their oversight powers to ensure the departments stay within their scope of powers as outlined by law.
As of now- Congress is literally just making up things as they go. Just look at the impeachment.
Which is why McConnell is more responsible for where we find ourselves than is Piglosi.
But he was held hostage by the biggest GOPe’er of them all–Mitch “Turtle” McConnell. Unfortunately, he helped that con man get another 6 year term. If only Kentucky could eliminate their scourge and Utah eliminate theirs. Most of the others are “choosing” not to run in 22. At least they are smart enough to go out “voluntarily” rather than be embaressed by the voters!
100% agree….we have ‘waited’, been promised, next time, elect me, re-elect me….same tune for 30Y now…
That is a RINO Rolcon talking point. What bad republicans have ever been replaced?
crickets…
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Eric Cantor.
You have a longer list?
Three are retiring. Portman, Burr, and Toomey. That’s a pretty good start. Likely retiring because of their opposition to Trump.
Jeff Flake the Fake. Paul Ryan. Probably more if I put my mind to it. But it’s 3:30 am and I’m only here because I can’t sleep, so not at my best.
Edit – examples meaning RINOs who retired rather than face an opponent as they knew they would lose.
Burr is retiring because he is a crook and got caught.
Arlen Specter
WRONG!
Spector won the Rep primary over Toomey in 2004 and won the gen election over Sestak.
in 2010, Spector switched to Dem and lost the Dem primary to Sestak. Sestak lost to Toomey in the general.
They played musical chairs until the right person was able to sit down.
Now they’re talking about a secret vote, to conceal the identities of GOP Senators who vote to convict Trump.
Keep your eyes on GOP Senators who declare that the trial (now to be presided over by a Senator, not the CJ of SCOTUS as the Constitution prescribes) is unconstitutional. They may deserve re-electing.
Been there, done that with the Tea Party (Anybody remember a guy named Eric Cantor?). What did it get us??
The republicans are simply too deeply entrenched in the uniparty apparatus. You can’t remove them with a plasma cutter.
They CAN be replaced but we will have to be united in the long term. The 22 election will be the biggest. After that, we may not have DOMINION over our votes but we must remain diligent. We must focus on ALL races, not just the top. Look at what Soros did in just two cycles. He found the most radical “lawyers” (aka liars) to run for AG in states and cities where he could control the outcomes. That success has resulted in the riots, er pieceful protests, of the past year. Any one of these “pieceful” protests was much more threatening and damaging than anything that happened in the “insurrection” at the capitol (it doesn’t deserve a capital c). Sadly, it is the FBI and DOJ who are investigating and 95% of them are as corrupt as Comey and Clinesmith. The corruption in government didn’t start with Obama. He just elevated it by his choices in the cabinet. His wing man was likely more corrupt than even Obama. I’m surprised Beijing Biden hasn’t brought him back in some capacity. Maybe he’s holding him in reserve for the Surreal Court of the US!
God help us all!
Been there, done that with the Tea Party (Anybody remember a guy named Eric Cantor?). What did it get us??
The republicans are simply too deeply entrenched in the uniparty apparatus. You couldn’t remove them with a plasma cutter.
#RunAwayDontWalkAway
Agreed. The Republican party has been dragged kicking & screaming to support President Trump. When they had the opportunity to really stick up for him and for the people who support him, they left us all high and dry. I gave up my affiliation with them. I’m glad the President won’t start a third party. But the time is over for me that the GOP takes my vote for granted. They need to earn it just like President Trump earned my vote.
Defense does not win the Super Bowl of Politics.
Right…. but who is playing defense?
The GOP in Congress– who betrayed the President and are now trying to try PT in the Senate — are on defense… and calling Trump and asking/begging him NOT to start a 3rd Party… and Trump is saying OK.
Huh, this is curious.
After just royally betraying President Trump… the Rs are now asking him to be nice to them? AND, he’s doing it.
And Trump is doing it NOT b/c he fears any consequences from the sham Senate impeachment trial b/c Roberts already said he will not preside. No Roberts, no legit Senate trial… + the impeachment charge is BS anyway.
I kinda figured Trump would remain a Republican and not start a 3rd party. When Teddy Roosevelt tried that, it turned out badly for him.
Trump must have concluded that he, and WE, have far more leverage AS GOP… than w/a 3rd party splitting up Rs… which, in reality, is true.
Besides, the GOP is real close to controlling both the House & Senate and in 2022, we should take control easily.
Also, Trump and we … DO have all the power to take control of the GOP with the America First/MAGA agenda in a way we never did as the Tea Party.
Besides, THE most important thing is to stop the leftist/dems… and cripple them if we can… and we CAN IF we can restore ELECTION INTEGRITY, the critical component in all this.
We must not be so focused on revenge against the Rs — who DO deserve it– that we let the fox (dems/fascists) STAY in control of the hen house… for maybe a decade, at least 6 years, if we created a 3rd party.
Doing so would likely cause us to lose control of the Exec and Leg branches of Govt for al least 6 years… including LOSING the 2024 Presidential election.
Why reward the Dems … while we cut our own throats for possibly a decade? We CAN bring the Rs to… heal … this time… and the GOP KNOWS it… which is WHY … they just went “hat in hand” to Trump to as/beg him not to start a 3rd party.
And… we can severely clip the wings of the dems too.
Voila… we have a plan.
Trump will have a lot more leverage over the Rs in the House & Senate… not… being POTUS b/c as potus he needs the Rs to agree to help him with his many policies, both foreign & domestic.
As potus, the Rs had power/leverage over PTrump. Now, they have no leverage. He is free to BE the Leader of the GOP unconstrained.
The danger for Trump is that the left/dems/rinos ARE in power now and they are an evil, vindictive lot… so the various agencies, depts, intel CAN be weaponized to harm PT if the DS feels threatened.
The other danger for all of us is that, as a nation, WE ARE in real danger from an empowered and aggressive Communist China, Iran, Globalist big tech, corp, media, pharma, etc… With biden and his minions in power we could lose our sovereignty… so many other things too… before 2024. The leftist/dems r moving at rocket speed now to dismantle all/most of PDJTs many accomplishments
So, the NATION– really the entire world– is FAR safer if PDJT is president than biden. I SHOULD believe that ship has sailed but a part of me still thinks… something will happen and PT will be back in the WH in a few months.
… and I think biden/Dems/rinos think so too … which is why there were 30k NG troops w/auto-rifles for a tiny inaugural and … why several thousand armed NG troops will remain in DC through March. This is very weird.
A TON of weird stuff has occurred over the past year. It just FEELS like something is up. Irrational for me to believe, I know. We shall see.
How many comments are you going to make on this site telling us how we must “stick with the GOPe”????
Besides, the GOP is real close to controlling both the House & Senate and in 2022, we should take control easily.
Surely you are NOT suggesting my vote in any further elections or primaries will amount to anything?? Is that the plan? Vote them out of office??
Seems like the GOP has about 20 seats up, and Democrats only 14, and several rino GOP senators not running again. The odds may be against regaining senate.
My plan would be for Rs to take control of the House & Senate to control and slow what a radical leftist Biden admin CAN do.
What is your plan? To sit home in protest and not vote at all and JUST punish/get revenge against Rs who did screw the President & us/the nation in 2020?
President Trump has weighed in and is NOT creating a 3rd party. Instead, as the rightful head of the Republican party, he intends to MAKE it the America 1st/MAGA party which involves holding current R legislators’ (fed & state) feet to the fire.
What’s wrong with that plan?
Those 3 seats will likely go Dem, as R voters are NOT going to be at all enthusiastic about whoever the party hacks put up as their replacement, and the newbies won’t have incumbency in their favor.
So NO, there is little chance of the R’s taking majority in the Senate, mainly cause McConnell doesn’t want it.
So, there goes your plan, right down the toilet.
We need to focus on STATE level,and lower. Build our coalition, working on election integrity, and not just in 5-6 States.
There were 17 states IIRC, that Rudy said had anomolies, they just concentrated on the ones that could change the results.
Beyond that, we need to strengthen State governments, tostand up to Fed over reach.
For instance, the 5 states are working up legislation on election integrity, that would throw pelosis HR1 in a trashcan.
We can greatly blunt the moves of the commiefascists, with a strong STATE pushback.
And,its much easier to lobby/pressure State legislatures and Govenors,than the worthless Congress.
The Federal government doesn’t REALLY have that much power over State governments, which is why Feds have relied on withholding $ as leverage.
As an example, less than.10 of every education $ spent is Fed.
State could tell Feds to shove common core, and keep their $, and feds couldn’t do a thing about it. No boys in girls bathrooms, ditto.
If we truly want to get back to the Constitution, we need to have State governments aggressively defend THEIR prerogatives, against Federal overreach.
Don’t need Succession, just assert States rights.
Takes Govenors, State A.G.’s, and Legislatures with BALLS, is all.
Thanks, D! Great points. People so often forget how the Federalis have to do their Kabuki dances and chant their Voodoo chants to look powerful. If we can trashcan HR1 via the states, it will be a whole new ballgame. (To coin a phrase.)
I would strongly wager you are wrong on the Senate Seats.
Jim Jordan will win the Ohio Senate seat in 2022.
Lara Trump would win the North Carolina Senate seat in 2022.
As for Pennsylvania, it will be harder, but if President Trump got behind someone like Sean Parnell or Doug Mastriano – why couldn’t they win (apart from ballot fraud – yep – but the Pennsylvania REPUBLICAN legislature really needs to step up on that front).
I would love to see Lara Trump run in NC, but she will probably be running against our current Governor Cooper. How he keeps getting elected is beyond me, but he does.
Very good comment. I have said that states, counties, cities and even towns (where the Right is firmly in control) need to declare themselves Constitutional Sanctuaries and conduct themselves accordingly.
My county in Georgia is a second amendment sanctuary! Now if we could just also be a Constitutional sanctuary! I’m going to try to find out how to do this.
Dutchman
…… WHY must it be either/or?
Why can’t we focus on both federal and state elections?
In past posts I HAVE said we need to focus on state and local election b/c we have more control over them. I agree with all you said about STATE/LOCAL elections.
And, I have said many times that election integrity– restoring authentic elections –should be our 1st priority.
What I don’t get is why you seem to disagree with what i wrote about Federal elections?
Even re: the 2020 election, it was states that failed us most b/c they certified biden electors and sent them to Congress.
REALITY is…. state and local govts do NOT control our sons & daughters being sent to WARs on foreign soil. Nor do they control immigration law, border control, Paris Climate Accord, TPP, IRS Tax law, and a ton of other stuff that directly affects all Americans and much of the world.
Maybe you do disagree with me and … do not want us to seek to take control of the US House & Senate in 2020 even though we can easily.
Do u want us to punish fed Rs even if it means giving the Biden admin tremendous control over foreign affairs and substantial control over domestic matters too… just to punish fed Rs?
IS Mitch the greater threat to you than Pelosi and Schumer? If so, why?
I believe we need to do both.. and can do both– take control of Congress AND the state governorships and legislatures too.
… and you do not know what Mcconnell’s intentions are… for 2022. He is also not the sole power either.
Reality is McConnell is senate leader and has 6 more years in the Senate. We are 1 senate seat away from controlling the AGENDA of the Senate and we picked up many seats in the House.
So, again, what if anything is your plan for slowing/stopping the biden admin’s leftist/fascist march against the American people and our liberties?
You keep spewing RINO talking points. Its obvious who you are and what you are trying to do. Go away! We dont want RINOs and Rolcons trying to herd people back to the GOPe. A new party is the answer!
McConnel CAN be removed from leadership though if enough grow a pair
Yeah, right. You know “theory” and “reality” are rarely ever the same? That we’ve tried to “fix” the GOP from within for the last, what 20+ years and it’s never worked. Stop the insanity and quit telling people to stay with the Republicans. That’s RINO talk, RINO points, and RINO psyops at work. They know that fixing the GOP will never happen. Ever. Your proposed plan is just like all the other ones before it … they all failed. Definition of insanity.
And we already have a 3rd party that is huge and is a political beast. No Dem nor Repub can get elected without this 3rd party. Independents. Repubs/Dems just don’t want people to realize that fact. Time to #WalkAway from the GOP. No more funding. No more support. Let them come to US, not the other way around. Bring the Independents into one voice, which is far easier than “fix”ing the GOP. Pull in those Dems whose party left them and just #WalkAway from the GOP. 80+ million Trump voters = 80+ million Americans fed up with both Dems and Repubs.
No more funding to the GOP. No more support for the GOP. Let them know that you’re #WalkAway. Tell them. Leave the Republican party and switch to Independent. It’s the true 3rd party, it’s politically strong, and has a much better possibility to affect real change than “fix”ing the corrupt GOP.
I am shaking my head as to why Rinos and rolcons are allowed to spew their disinfo on here. Its like cue, the 4D chess crowd, and trusty planners have morphed into “Stick with the Gop”.
So Tea Party II, here we go!!
There will be no Chief Justice presiding – a violation of a direct command by the Constitution. Instead another senator will preside. This is not an impeachment trial – it is a PR stunt. It is meaningless.
What is this “Constitution” of which you speak?
Article I Section 3: “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside:”
“SHALL” preside. Roberts has no choice in the matter. And if he does NOT preside, then it is NOT an impeachment trial. It is a hearing on a bill of attainder.
They are pulling pieces of the text and cobbling them together to suit their purpose. Article 1, Section 3 (first sentence): “The Senate shall have the sole power to try all Impeachments”. They’re using that to rationalize having Leahy (another “devout Catholic”, dontcha know) preside. That fact that Pres Trump is now a private citizen bothers them not at all. They’ll make it mean what they say. They’re also trying to use 14th Amendment. Geebers, these people are evil.
Since Trump is not president (he’s mine, but that’s a different thread), Roberts, constitutionally, cannot preside….I think. Seems to me the only legitimate place for Roberts during the entire process is to preside over the trial of a sitting president.
When I heard the announcement that Roberts would not preside, I wondered if he made a statement about his decision, and if so, does that statement contain the word “unconstitutional”. If he did, and the Senate convicts, then there would be no option for him — assuming there’s an appeal and it gets to SCOTUS — other than voting to declare the judgment unconstitutional as well.
I agree.
I think Rhi was kidding…. I’m pretty sure he or she knows of what “Constitution” j x speaks.
It is not the President being tried. The question is what right or power does the senate have to try and pass judgement on a private cirizen? None. That’s what real courts are for. It is a kangaroo court being produced by Shumer/McConnell. Just keep contacting McConnell asking about his families deals with China and he will get the hint.
McConnell does not listen to the little people.
Read it again. Mr. Trump is NOT the President.
Then it isn’t an impeachment…
How is it they get to have their cake and eat it too?
Because they are in power and have the press in their pockets and no one with the spine to stand up to them. Power + press and you can do everything.
This is a political trial for the sole purpose of trying to bar PDJT from ever holding office again. The Dems have stated this openly as the entire reason for this kangaroo court.
That is true Mikey and where is the Constitution does it give the power to the Senate to convict a private citizen of impeachment?.
Whoa! Back up a minute: Notice that Article I Section 3 says that when a “President” is tried. Didn’t they just “inaugurate” a new thief-in-chief? So how is this “impeachment” legitimate against a private citizen? (It’s not.)
It is a text book Show Trial. Like in Stalin Russia and Hitler Germany.
And the presider is Leahy, old-time dimocrat fart. This impeachment is farcical.
I figured Fang Fang would preside.
GOP should not participate. Why the hell should Harris or Old Man Leahy sit in an arbiter’s position for any made up trial?
The Chief Justice is ONLY required if it is the impeachment trial of a PRESIDENT. The Constitution never addressed trying an ex-president. Therefore, he’s within his Constitutional rights to refuse to participate in a never-defined political procedure. Remember, Roberts is a lot better at parsing exact wording than most…
Or, does he just remember the Nuremberg trials. Messy business, sound of those trap doors opening and the snap of the ropes. Some of the convicted were judges too.
They no longer have jurisdiction over our President Trump.
Motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
They, the Senate, gas no standing. They like that if I remember correctly.
“No standing”, the judges favorite dismissal.
I don’t think the president should even acknowledge this. Call it out as political theater with no consequences and leave it at that.
We must recognize that Establishment Republicanism is the most successful form of Leftism. No money for them, no vote for them.
Saying that no Republican will ever hold office in the next decade without the blessing of President Trump is the biggest joke of all the way things are now. If they can rig the votes when they want any Republican that is on their side will be given an easy win. Its not the amount of support or number of votes that count but who counts the votes sadly.
Exactly…..do not move on and dreamily discuss how next election “we will win with a smarter plan next time”…..utter baloney and the result is same as doing a crossword puzzle. Good little work out for your mind but that’s about all. Because next election will be the same dominion baloney and crooked pollwatchers and counters.
Yup! One more time: At some point, we are going to have to face the fact that voting, making calls, complaining, etc., IS NOT WORKING!
I love Trump, but the sooner he (and we) realize this, the better off we will be.
Join PDJT on Telegram. Guess that’s where everyone’s migrating to rather than Gab.
https://t.me/s/real_DonaldJTrump
Today Don Jr. was blaming America for Biden making China Great Again.
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Very discouraging. At a time when people are looking for leadership, this Dufiss is complaining like the rest of us.
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I had to remind him that its not Americas fault. We did our part and gave his father a landslide victory and it was his fathers helpers (Don Jr.) who failed to prepare for the election fraud we all knew was coming.
“who failed to prepare for the election fraud we all knew was coming.”
The entrenched bureaucracy would not obey PDJT’s orders.
Whatever It Takes.. That was not done in respect to election/voter fraud. The PLANdemic got the better of them. Not me, Them.
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Did you hear his rant blaming US for it? https://t.me/TrumpJr/8712
I do not think our President has claimed the chanell yet. Don Jr. just recently claimed his 3 days ago. The owner of Jr’s channel gave it to him when he asked for it. According to Jr. Its official now. PDJT has not made it official. FYI
Thank you for this link! Was really missing hearing from President Trump.
Does one need to sign up to Telegram to read comments and see video links that are posted there?
That is not his official channel yet. Yes you need to be signed up to read. Its easy, get familiar with it and join channels you like.
Here is Don Jr. official:
https://t.me/TrumpJr
Telegram takes a lot of information from you to join. They have access to all of your Contact information, phone numbers, addresses. I don’t use telegram because of that fact.
Why doesnt CTH put such little emphasis on election fraud?
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“No Republican will ever hold office in the next decade without the blessing of President Trump”
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Trump is not President due to election fraud.
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NOT ONE SINGLE COURT Has Allowed Evidence to be Argued
Meant to say why does CTH put such little emphasis on it. Or so it seems…
Look in the archives.
Think you’ll see plenty of ELECTION FRAUD there.
Im on here every day. The subject is lacking to say the least. I can tell whats missing.
I dont recall one in depth break down of election fraud. I appreciate those thorough breakdowns on other subjects.
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I think losing the Democratic processes in our Republic is a massive issue (End Game) and not talking about it is exactly what the enemy thieves want.
Uhhhhhhhh……The election fraud has been discussed ad nauseam…I’m tired of hearing it, it’s been discussed so much here…What more could you possibly need to know? Also, they succeeded at stealing the election. There’s nothing we can do at the moment, except move forward. Biden is in the office of the president, however illegal it may be.
Because one commenter said that? I think you are over-reacting.
Thanks for those DIM talking points. When you get your own blog, let us know Jen.
Me too desertbloom.
For some reason the GOP seems to be terrified of the idea of us and Trump starting a new party.
We are only 6 days or so into Bidens administration and the GOP and it’s friends in the conservative media are starting to write articles about how hard it will be to start a new party or how it jus twill never work etc.
The traitorous GOP seems to be a bit worried about that.
I was wondering how many have changed their registration already from R to something else.
Something has motivated the number of stories about how unhappy all of us are out here and something has motivated so many of these so called conservative media sites to post stories about how bad it will be if we start a new party.
We really might have a lot more influence and power than even we understand.
Yes …and why Is Trump making promises for all of us…that he will not start a new party? Sorry but what does our country get out of a deal with people that have to be bribed to be loyal.
It’s his strategy to get through the impeachment. Then his most likely intent will become more apparent. One step at a time….
I agree, Trump wants to get thru this impeachment fiasco. Who ever was advising him needs to be fire.So Many were backstabbers
Isn’t impeachment to remove someone from office? Is not Trump OUT of office now? I don’t see why Trump would be the least bit worried about this. As for not running again, you can’t base not running on a group of felons (congress) who is twisting and misusing the Constitution to make it do what they want–illegally defeating their enemy.
Maybe because Trump got us to where we are. Dance with the one that brought ya. He is the one that gave up his life. . .for us. I believe he deserves to do as he sees fit. Follow if you want or don’t. IMO. we owe him much more than he owes us.
TPW,
You may have just hit the nail on the head, to wit;
Please tell me where he said WE will not start a new party?
He has just announce an official”Office of the Former President” to release official pronounements, so there is that.
HE can make whatever statements he likes, but he can not make a commitment regarding US.
Either he knows just how angry we are at the R party, and Mitch, and shares our feelings, or he is still surrounded by bad advisors.
If we create our own party, he can “bow to the will of the people”, if right now he is using ghis as leverage in this impeachment foolishness, thats fine.
Maybe the Republicans are slitting their own throats, and he is letting them.
Lets see what happens, and what PDJT says, IN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, …AFTER this Shampechment is resolved, regarding a new party.
“Either he knows just how angry we are at the R party, and Mitch, and shares our feelings, or he is still surrounded by bad advisors.”
Bingo!
Post of the day as far as I am concerned.
“For some reason the GOP seems to be terrified of the idea of us and Trump starting a new party.”
Let Don, Jr. Eric & Ivanka start the new party!
Don Corleone: I gave them my word that I would not break the peace.
Mike Corleone: I didn’t.
Please, please don’t throw me into the briar patch…
I think the changes already rank in the tens of thousands, maybe a few hundred thousand
Quite a few have changed to Independent…myself included. I am designated PND- Party No Designation now.
Their motivation may be the numbers of us who are fed up with the corruption of both parties and changed.
Before doing so, many/most articles I read—-Independent voters numbers are larger than both Democrat and Republican party. And that was Before the election!
Independent voters are a threat to both parties when numbers are large. Then combine with MAGA voters… a LOT of potential voters for a Patriots party.
The Conservative pundits are working with Republican party to do damage control..on how to deal with massive numbers leaving and its not in their little political games playbookhow to deal with it?
I just refer to myself as an Independent Conservative.
If you don’t belong to a party you can’t vote in primaries.
That varies by state. In NC, you can vote in any primary if you are not affiliated. I have only voted in the Republican primary even though I am unaffiliated.
Yep! You are correct, Bee. My hubby and I checked it out before we changed from “R” to “U.”
Bee in Alabama you have to declare a party to vote in a Primary election.
In some states you can. You need to check state election laws.
Doesnt matter 90% of independents are brain dead liberals. Look how the I vote in congress. Not 1 ever votes R.
Our President Trump must have good reasons not to start a third party or else he would have been on the way to doing so by now.
He is getting the terrible advice that a third party will NEVER win. I am not so sure this time around. There are more than enough pissed off people to make it happen. And that includes clear thinking reasonable dems who voted Trump. I’ve never been of the mindset you cant have a viable third party. Now would be the time to do it and have the numbers to be formidable. But I also think taking over the repuke party from within might be a good option too
My husband and I changed from “R” to “Unaffiliated” about a week or so ago. We can’t be the only ones!
Republicans Feel The Squeeze in Impeachment
Excerpt:
During a GOP Conference call last week, Sen. KEVIN CRAMER (R-N.D.) was among several senators who said he was flooded with calls from constituents demanding he acquit Trump. He also said he was hearing from donors — including at least one from the McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund super PAC — who wanted the GOP to do more to defend Trump, according to a person on the call.
Other GOP senators on the line — including RON JOHNSON (Wis.), JOHN KENNEDY (La.), RICK SCOTT (Fla.) and JAMES RISCH (Idaho) — complained that they were even holding an impeachment trial. They peppered McConnell with questions about their options for getting out of it, including possibly appealing to the Supreme Court to throw out the case.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/01/25/republicans-feel-the-squeeze-on-impeachment-491510?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f0fc-dd93-ad7f-f8fdde630000&nlid=630318
What I do not understand is why these Republicans did not stand up and help Pres Trump when he was fighting so hard against the fraud following the 2020 election.
Their offices were “flooded with calls from their constituents” telling them to get out there and help Pres Trump fight the fraud during his fight against the election fraud for almost three months but they were not motivated to do much then.
So many of us were calling, writing and emailing night and day asking them to help fight the fraud.
So why are they just now worried about what we think.
They seemed perfectly comfortable in ignoring all of our calls and pleas back then but NOW they care about what we think.
Now they are worried about Pres Trump in respect as to maybe just maybe this impeachment trial might not be quite kosher but throwing him out of office due to a fraudulent federal election is alright.
Give me a break.
You ask: Why didn’t they do anything while Trump was president?
Answer: Because they wanted Trump GONE.
You ask: Why are they worried now?
Answer: Because they’re trying to save their sorry butts–oh, and make us think that they really are the good guys.
VOMIT!
I’ve had enough of power politics. It’s power for them and a scam on us. Good people who are good patriots need to be representing our nation. That’s where my vote will be going.
you think your vote means anything in the fake election show..you have learned nothing it seems
Trump’s lawyers should look into preemptively filing a writ of suo warranto before the Senate votes on impeachment on February 2.
I think the Repugs better listen to what PDJT is relaying to them. There is no reason to think he can’t clobber them even if they try to fix it so he can’t run for POTUS again. On this, Trump has the vast majority of his voters supporting him.
They must know by now, if they do this, the Republican Party is dead. They will drive what’s left of their base to him.
God bless you fellow Treepers. I wish I could put a picture from my pregnant daughter showing a true Trumpian statement you would all enjoy. Keep supporting the man and his family. Echoing Sundance, live your best lives and enjoy fellowship. I have soo many ex-democrats contacting me it is silly. Love you all!
How does “pregnant” play into this ?
no idea. but congratulations seems to be in order
Congratulations Danimal28!
Why are US House web pages down?https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/why_are_us_house_webpages_down.html
The official website for the House of Representatives has been undergoing “maintenance” for weeks. As of 1/24, the contact web pages for congressional representatives are still not available, with the message displayed: “The requested page could not be found.” But the Senate web pages are operating as normal.
The maintenance excuse doesn’t pass the smell test.
They don’t wanna know what the people think. They don’t care.
They need to tell Wasserman to leave the Awan Bros alone so they can fix stuff.
Lol, gross ?
Then you are on the Democrats side.
Arnie…
How about we just don’t want to be on a “side”?
One party despises us and the other just hates us.
And I see BOTH sides as being corrupt.
So….I don’t want to belong to either party!
I will still vote..but will be limited..which is being fought..we should have the same rights as voters who belong to a party.
And yes, should there ever be a MAGA Patriots party I will be there to help
This is true, but how are they going to keep their positions if PDJT decides to go after them? We don’t have to quit the Repug Party. We just have to take it over and get rid of the traitors.
Hostile takeover… happens in the business world all the time.
Except, the big difference between the business world and the political world is that you can buy, hold, or sell stock on a daily basis but voting is limited to a few days a year.
Exactly.
But the bigger question is once accomplished, how to avoid getting another Comey, Barr, Wray?
How did that happen anyway?
What is the fix for that?
If the GOP does not back Trump and vote not to convict, the GOP will truly be the party of the walking dead. We are all going to walk away.
Dont walk … … run!
lol like i care what GOPe uniparty does …you learned nothing from 2020..for that matter the 4 years before..not one recess appointment allowed …you kinda missed that..
the curtain was pulled back and you still did not see
Impeach porpaganda liar nancy pelosi,she is a trouble women and piece worthless speaker of house in history,
The Deep State is STILL terrified of President Trump.
They should be.
He won the election with HUGE numbers.
He hasn’t conceded and the fraud hasn’t been adjudicated.
Shaupeen, imho, their level of “terror” is equal to our level of “support” for President Trump; and what that support will do if organized in a meaningful way. (Against them)
Funny coincidence…
Imo, what they fear most is that WE Now have a LEADER.
Not a “leader” chosen by them “for U.S.”, but rather, a LEADER chosen “By U.S.”… In SPITE of them. A LEADER who has continuously put U.S. first; Demonstrably so. (Come What may)
They can not tear down the most important thing Donald J Trump has built up… TRUST!
While other “leaders” have slithered off into the shadows of the swamp, to lick their wounds and count their bling, here comes The PEOPLES President bouncing off the ropes and heading for the center of the ring… again!!
God Bless, Donald J Trump
Statement from the “Office of the Former President” with him maybe more active than any former President in modern history. Hmm, it is almost, figuratively, like we have 2 Presidents, image that.
Well, bahama stayed very active after leaving office- maybe Trump is a close second, but he’s just getting started. ?
Trump should have Kayleigh give regular updates on Trump from The Office of the Former President. Could schedule rallies to create visible evidence MAGA supporters remain loyal to Trump and the quest for fair elections.
When does the worm will sign off?
The office of the former President https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158813979086585&set=a.10153142356641585
The immediate reply to any GOPe talking point of “it will split the party” should be, “Noooo, it will STRENGTHEN the party.”
President Trump proved that with all the real votes he got in the election from voters who would never, ever consider voting Republican and now the GOPe is in the process of throwing that all way.
Splitting = Strengthening
That is the reply to any asinine talking point from the 4% who wish to stay in power.
GOP is going back to it’s role in the Uniparty system..remember the hold your nose and vote GOP
folks posting here..are members or have family in patronage jobs provided by GOP..
Hold your nose and vote GOP …posters are those who benefit from the current Uniparty.
kinda simple
You present this as a fact instead of an opinion. Would you kindly cite your source(s) or evidence that backs up your two statements of “hold your nose and vote GOP folks here benefit from the current Uniparty”.
I would propose that the folks here are of many different schools of thought with different viewpoints on how to proceed or correct the situation we now find ourselves. That does not necessarily mean that they “are members or have family in patronage jobs provided by GOP”.
Three articles in a row on citizen free press stating how PT is a repug, and a third-party would never win, etc.
GOPe must be getting nervous.
History shows third parties don’t do well.
History manipulated by the Uniparty, besides that poor, worn out and overused word (unprecedented) applies to everything we have seen, in the last 5 years, so why look to history.
For example, in our 250 year history NO ONE with no previous political experience ever won the whitehouse, first time out no less!
Never before has the Uniparty so clearly exposed itself before.
Can’t say FBI, CIA, RNC, DNC and Media never colluded to derail a Presidential campaign before,…but they never got caught before!
Oh, and we never before experienced a commiefascist takeover of our government.
So, WHY should I pay a lot of attention to “historical precedent”, on 3rd party (actually SECOND PARTY) viability, or anything else?
We are in uncharted waters, and there be dragons here.
And to your point Dutch- impeachment applies to only those in office…but here we are. And during an impeachment trial it’s supposed to be the CJ presiding over it…not a Senator.
So as you say- no point in looking at history. Hell the Constitution doesn’t even matter anymore.
Exactly. The people who trot out the cliches about this or that never worked before, often have a self serving motive for being opposed. Worth quoting Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris from WW2 on bombing Germany:
“Some people say that bombing alone can never win a war; my answer to that is it has never been tried yet, and we shall see.”
So Tea Party II it is!
Newly-elected AZ GOP leader Dr. Kelli Ward: Arizona is an AmericaFirst state. We are not going back to the dark days before Trump.
https://rumble.com/vd8vlt-arizona-is-an-america-first-state.html
And unlike Joe Dementia’s wife, she is a real doctor.
Unlike Dr Fauci, she is a real doctor .
Fauci is a doctor … … … like Mengela.
FauxXi never treated one patient. He’s a paper pusher and egotistical little self-important clown.
Ok, you can stay for a while as a tactic, then its time to replace the Republican Party and every Republican recipient of K Street money.
Definition of show trial : a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession is often extracted : a trial in a court of law in which the verdict has been decided in advance.
I’d rather see him lay waste to the system.
Mr. President’s message should be clear enough so that even our thick headed numbskulls can understand it
*should be ~ when it comes to the keystone cops I make no guarantees
“The Big Ugly” has sounded very much like “Trust the Plan”. Am I wrong?
Depends
Yawn………….
It is our duty to overthrow this corrupt, illegitimate, totalitarian government.
This is our generation’s WWII.
Currently we are struggling like the day after Pearl Harbor.
Our course will appear through the present fog of war.
And our arrogant enemies will make mistakes.
Yep, they have awakened a not so sleeping giant!
IMHO,
Biden admin will actually further our cause, and enlarge our movement, with every action they take, actually far more effectively that PDJT could have, with a second term.
Every additional draconian measure they take, to secure their power, will lessen their support; its inevitable.
Compare and contrast is a innate, hard wired in brain function, evolved for survival.
The compare contrast between the Trump admin, and the Biden admin, can NOT be papered over by msm and big tech; its just TOO obvious, and we’re only on day 6.
I told my wife watch the unemployment rate. It’s the key. Lowest in our history under Trump. Remember those jobs are not coming back, it’s a bee normal- does he have a magic wand? And then poof, Trump.
Then comes COVID. Jobama will use COVID as an excuse for why jobs won’t come back. Not his EOs or the legislation the Dems are / will push through. It won’t get back down to 3-4% because of policy. But Biden will say Covid- the 8-9% will be proclaimed as the new normal again.
So much naysaying about the 3rd party and the whole point is being missed: It’s a matter of trust. I don’t trust the GOP. These are not small feelings. This is a big deal and they aren’t good enough or effective enough people to repair the broken leg on the horse. Let the GOP people decide if they want to get blown out or if they want to beg their way into the new party.
Let’s dismember the Republican party, but slowly so we dont put them out of their misery too fast.
Alinsky tactics remain deadly.
Rule 12 – pick a target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it.
Trump and his people should issue a list of Republican incumbents who must not be re-elected in 2022. Liz Cheney # 1?
Trump must start attacking them in personal terms. Other Republicans must be forced to declare if they support this person (polarize it). Democrats do this stuff constantly.
Most Republicans so singled out will not run for re-election. Murkowski? That coward will immediately quit.
The Republican Establishment deserves all this, and far more.
Indeed.
Much of the supposed sophisticated political operations by the GOP are childish boy scout nonsense.
None have read their Alinsky…….and the ones that have are disgusted at such cynicism.
It’s why we’re here.
Adult Boy Scouts
This is where we’re supposed to say “don’t stoop to their level”…. But not any more.
Precisely. Unlike the progressives occupying all four branches of federal government, the GOP does not know how to fight, always plays defense 99% of the time, and until Trump arrived, they’ve lacked the necessary aggressiveness to win.
Shame the RINO’s publicly openly and frequently they will self select to avoid embarrassment and defeat at the ballot box.
Like Boehner, they fold their tents.
Eric Swalwell!!!
Meanwhile…..
Kambree
@KamVTV
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JUST IN – Trump establishes the Office of the Former President.
“The Office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities.”
Pure genius.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsnirdOXEAEMd3a?format=jpg&name=medium
@KamVTV The liberals were doing their zombie infotainment impeachment March and Trump said oh wait… I’m here! Hi media Checkmate
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This is a textbook reason why the Republican party is a tremendous asset to the left. We must expend all our energy and time forcing the party to do what its own constituents want rather than going on the offense. Again I must point out that Lindsey Graham has built an entire senate career backstabbing conservatism and yet he is still there. All the venting and frustration and wasted time trying to oust him over decades and the establishment keeps winning.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, it is way easier for a base to find a new leadership than a leadership to find a new base. The party infrastructure is the means by which the leadership can thwart the will of its voters. As for pressure against Republicans for supporting the upcoming show trial, it would be far more effective to threaten creation of a real opposition party than to threaten individual RINOs.
Their reelection money comes from global corporations (foreign & domestic), but they also depend on the RNC. I propose boycotting the RNC until they fire Ronna and replace her with an America First, aggressive chairperson. Why would we have Pierre Delectable’s niece running the RNC? Maybe not her fault, but not a good look.
Nor the linkage to CoC.
Does this mean Trump will get a chance to present evidence of election fraud in his defense, or will his accusers use the photo-op to grandstand, badger witnesses, and “reclaim their time” turning the whole circus freak show into a sick and twisted xxx donkey extravaganza?
President Trump should call Epstein as a witness. If they complain, just say that if you can have dead voters, I can have dead witnesses.
Do you really think the impeachment ‘trial’ will really look like any other trial you’ve seen? Expect clowns everywhere. All I can think of at the moment is Geraldo and made for TV courtrooms.
All criminal organizations, including our current administration, fear one thing above all else: Exposure.
No, not because they could be arrested and tried. No, not because it might be embarrassing.
They fear exposure because it interferes with their ability to make money. Once the light is on them, other criminals veer off, to avoid unwanted attention. To avoid competing criminal enterprises learning about their business and their intentions.
They are creatures of the dark. They want the lights off.
Swalwell was exposed in many ways and it didn’t phase him one bit. These people know no shame and are not affected by exposure. They are in your face about their criminality.
Look at the video of Al Green responding to a constituent telling him to stop selling us out to China. His response was, “There is nothing you can do about it.” It is on YouTube from Dec. 12.
Because the Dems are Borg.
The Pubs are money seeking uniparty globalists.
Sen. Portman- (R-OH) announced he will not run for re-election. The first RINO out the door.
It isn’t Constitutional so no matter what they vote, as long as these same Scotus justices are there, it’s meaningless. My fear is they are banking on at least one two GOP turnovers in Scotus during JoeBlow’s term.
The GOP should not agree to the trial as it sets a precedent. Stupid.
This would not even be a “show trial”. One cannot impeach a private citizen. The Senate has no authority to try “cases”. It’s absurd. They can hold hearings and yammer all they want. They do have the power to issue subpoenas, but these need to be related to some kind of legislative purpose or they can be fought in court. In addition if the Senate proceeds with an “impeachment trial”, demand should be made for them to stipulate that they recognize President Trump as currently holding the office.
It’s political persecution of a private citizen.
its third world, tyrannical oppression
nothing else to it
If this was 1800s France, PDJT would be exiled.
The Chief Justice of the SCOTUS is required to preside in the case of removal. Congress trying to impeach to prevent Trump from running again is unconstitutional in two respects.
First, the language is conjunctive — remove and prevent.
Second, trial by the Congress for anything other than removal is effectively a bill of attainder.
Bills of attainder were used through the 18th century in England, and were punitively applied to the new British colonies, which served as the inspiration to colonists to form the American Revolution because of anger at the injustice of attainders.
The United States Constitution forbids legislative bills of attainder: in federal law under Article I, Section 9, and in state law under Article I, Section 10. The fact that they were banned even under state law reflects the importance that the Framers attached to this issue.
Within the U.S. Constitution, the clauses forbidding attainder laws serve two purposes. First, they reinforced the separation of powers, by forbidding the legislature to perform judicial or executive functions—since the outcome of any such acts of legislature would of necessity take the form of a bill of attainder. Second, they embody the concept of due process, which was partially reinforced by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The text of the Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 is “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed”. Every US state constitution also expressly forbids bills of attainder.
Excellent point.
Good luck talking to a bunch of crooks. They in-your-face tell you they don’t care about no stinkin Constiturion.
We’re thinking that this Impeachment Trial is legal only for a current President. But Donald J Trump IS the rightful current President & they full well know it. Are they trying to convict him not to prevent him running in 2024- but more importantly to stop him from taking his rightful place NOW when the Fraudulent Election is exposed, submitted in Court & proven as it probably will be soon.
Form 1 for MAGA Patriot Party National Committee (fec.gov)
Gearing up for 2024.
When a badly behaved child does not respond to a parent’s warning to stop or be disciplined, it is worthless for that parent to keep making threats. One warning followed immediately by a good hiding, when the child does not listen, gets a quick response and much improved behavior. However, when politicians are not principled, there is no way to discipline them and money and media can sway elections perhaps it is better that a party dies quickly and not a long slow death from the cancer.
10 House Members (Maybe more)
Scores of State Republicans in 7 States: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin.
Senate Seats in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Alaska, Missouri, Alabama, Kansas & Florida (All RINOs) – anyone else and New Hampshire, Nevada, Arizona & Georgia (Dems)?
There are plenty of GOPe & Dem targets President Trump must PROPERLY select MAGA Republicans for.
I just hope President Trump doesn’t rely on Chris Christie & Reince Priebus to select his MAGA Republicans for these Primaries.
Can someone stop Trump listening to Christie, Priebus & Lindsay Graham et al!!
Please – the whole thing will be a waste of time if Christie & Graham and the like are selecting Trump’s MAGA Republicans.
Trump won’t want to be out front right now. Eventually, he needs to be pulled into the arena, not force himself into it.
Some really bad R Uniparty members are leaving, and that’s good. We can build on that. Getting rid of them is a victory, no matter who replaces them. I said that about Graham and McConnell, but we blindly went for them. Maybe now we’ll see the wisdom in this. Draining the Swamp means getting rid of the Uniparty, as a first step.
The Uniparty is being paid to put Trump down, so you can expect them to run out the string and try to encumber him somehow, and McConnell will do all he can to legitimize this effort. Trump’s the odds-on favorite to win the White House in 2024, and they know it.
Meanwhile, the media will have to talk about Trump. He sells and they’re bleeding now. He only needs to popup now and again doing something MAGA, and they’ll bounce off the walls for him. Biden’s handlers have to keep their eyes on this. They can frolic now, but in 2 years they won’t be.
No need for Trump to do anything precipitous. Just attack the R members of the Uniparty, keep the pressure on them and on Biden. Trump’s a counterpuncher, he knows how to handle this. He just took an illegal blow and the ref ignored it, but he’s still in the ring. As always, I’m interested in his next moves, because I know they’ll be strategic and longterm productive.