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As long as @SpeakerPelosi continues to throw wet blankets on #ImpeachmentInquiry momentum, all Trump’s corruption will be normalized forever.
In 1973, @HouseJudiciary Chair Rodino hired an "inquiry staff" of 100, which included 44 lawyers. Pelosi has hired ZERO.
In 1973, @HouseJudiciary Chair Rodino hired an "inquiry staff" of 100, which included 44 lawyers. Pelosi has hired ZERO.
“The Framers were concerned that a president could abuse his authority in ways that would undermine the democratic process and that could not wait to be addressed. So they created a mechanism for considering whether a president is subverting the rule of law…
...or pursuing his own self-interest at the expense of the general welfare—in short, whether his continued tenure in office poses a threat to the republic. This mechanism is impeachment.”
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@SpeakerPelosi @HouseJudiciary 👍1965 – Medicare, Civil Rights & Voting Rights – Speaker John McCormack
👍1973 – Nixon Impeachment Inquiry – Speaker Carl Albert
👍1994 – Assault Weapons Ban – Speaker Tom Foley
🚫2019 – Impeachment Inquiry – Nobody
🚫2019 – Reinstate #AssaultWeaponsBan – Nobody
👍1973 – Nixon Impeachment Inquiry – Speaker Carl Albert
👍1994 – Assault Weapons Ban – Speaker Tom Foley
🚫2019 – Impeachment Inquiry – Nobody
🚫2019 – Reinstate #AssaultWeaponsBan – Nobody
