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"The president is an ongoing threat to our national security." - #Pelosi

Then why give him a massive military budget + space force?

Why give him a Patriot Act extension?

Why announce his trade deal on the same day as #impeachment articles?

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WHY?

WHY?

Why have Pelosi and the Democratic leadership and the mainstream media NORMALIZED TRUMP?

WHY?

Even after he tortured children at the border.

Why has the political establishment helped bolster Trump?

And why #impeachment-lite instead of throwing the book at him?
#IMPEACHMENT OPTIONS vs. ACTIONS

WHY THIS???

✖️ Impeach Trump for child torture
✖️ Impeach Trump for emoluments
✖️ Impeach Trump for obstruction
✖️ Impeach Trump for violent incitement
✖️ Arrest subpoena-defiers
✖️ Impeach Barr
✖️ Impeach Kavanaugh

✔️#ImpeachTrump for Ukraine
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Peter Daou
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THREAD: WHY I TAKE ON MY OWN PARTY

People want heroes. I get that.

People want someone to take on the bad guys. I get that too.

But when that urge makes them fawn over crumbs from the establishment, they are playing right into the hands of a system designed to oppress them...
What is our job as citizens?

Among other things, it is to pressure our representatives to do their job. It's not to shower them with praise for the bare minimum of doing their duty.

We must PUSH, PUSH, PUSH for justice and equality.
It feels better to assume the powers-that-be will solve our problems.

They won't.

The status quo enriches/empowers them. They won't move outside the margins. They won't shake it up to the point where their power is threatened.

We have to pressure them out of the comfort zone.
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Peter Daou
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THREAD: THE TRUTH ABOUT #ImpeachmentDay

The #impeachment of Donald Trump is one of the scariest days of his presidency.

When you look past the political posturing, Trump is receiving the equivalent of a gentle wrist-slap.

Absolved of 95% of his most egregious abuses...
THE TRUTH ABOUT #ImpeachmentDay

Trump's letter to #Pelosi is chilling. He's sending a message to his followers that this is war.

He knows that Dems are using their biggest constitutional weapon and that they've purposely watered it down to the point of uselessness.
THE TRUTH ABOUT #ImpeachmentDay

Of course there will be celebrations and endless cheerleading for #Pelosi today, but those of us who know that Trump and his accomplices will now feel unfettered, understand how dangerous this moment is.

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Peter Daou
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TO: @senatemajldr
RE: #Impeachment

Do you recall this quote:

"Time after time, the President came to a fork in the road. Time after time, he chose the path of lies and lawlessness." - #MitchMcConnell
@senatemajldr “[Clinton] doesn’t have to say, ‘Go lie for me,’ to be a crime. You don’t have to say, ‘Let’s obstruct justice’ for it to be a crime. You judge people on their conduct, not magic phrases.” - #LindseyGraham
@senatemajldr "The true tragedy in this case is the collapse of the President's moral authority ... there is the issue of the abuse of power and authority. This White House has perfected the art of stonewalling around the truth." - #ChuckGrassley
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