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Mitt Romney is a true patriot. He will vote to convict despite immense pressure. I am crying.

He is the ONLY Republican senator who takes his oath seriously.
He states that it is HIS FAITH IN GOD that makes him respect his oath.

WHY don't the rest of them?
My word. WHO can follow after that speech?

His eyes were watering. This was so incredibly hard. He is brave.
No one is taking the floor now. No one.

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Tami Burages
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This is the "reporter" who worked for decades at Fox News injecting poisonous conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton into the national conversation.

Now CBS has hired her and she's giving Biden the same treatment.
Heretofore Herridge will be amplifying all of Grassley's efforts to continue Donald Trump's demands for foreign election interference.

Yes, @ChuckGrassley and @SenRonJohnson are feverishly "investigating" any possible "conflicts of interest" of the Bidens in Ukraine and China.
This bogus senate committee investigation is trying to put a legitimate face on the same dirty business Giuliani is involved in, and the efforts have been expanded to China.

Now they've got Fox AND CBS pushing the conspiracy theories meant to hurt Biden's election prospects.
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Tami Burages
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Cover-up accomplices, yes. But there's more.

A) They gave Trump free-rein to extort foreign government interference in our election.

B) Insisted that "voters should decide" whether to keep Trump in office WHILE preventing voters access to docs that could inform their decision!
By REFUSING to give voters data points ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to make an informed decision on Trump, they are now part of the entire election interference conspiracy.
They ALLOWED and even AMPLIFIED the manufactured dirt on BIDEN that Trump received from corrupt Ukrainian elements.

But they REFUSE to allow voters access to TRUE information from U.S. elements.

They're part of the foreign election interference effort. They're criminals.
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Tami Burages
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.@SenSherrodBrown says that his Republican colleagues voted out of fear, but not just fear of Trump.

He says they express these fears:

“Will the hosts on Fox attack me?”

“Will the mouthpieces on talk radio go after me?”
Republicans built Fox to control their voters. But now Fox, like an out-of-control monster, turns the tables and controls THEM.

The United States of America is being controlled by Fox News and congressional Republicans KNOW IT.

CALL THE MONSTER OUT BY NAME.

Fox.
What is the price of American democracy?

Well, it's the price of Fox News. Buy that and you've just bought America.
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Teacloc
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Romney voted his conscience.

It was not a political calculation. Nor was it based upon law or evidence, as the case didn't approach the level of removal.

No, it was his opinion. If that was tainted at all by animus towards Trump, only he and G-d know.
Trump will rightly feel betrayed after backing Romney's Senate run.

I'm sure Romney felt betrayed by Trump, too. FWIW, I can appreciate his integrity, however misguided by emotions.

Yet, expulsion from the GOP is not the cure.
It's up to the people of Utah to decide if Romney properly represented their state in his vote to convict.

That was his responsibility in this trial, not voting his opinion.

While anecdotal, none of the many Utah-based followers messaging me seem to agree with his vote.
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@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum That may feel good. In reality, the problem is US. It's apathy. We complain or sit out because we don't get our way. Congress is elected by US. If voter participation is < 50%, we deserve the congress we get. Unless we take power with 60-70% participation, it stays as is #vote.
@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum Things we can do to improve the situation:

1. Only have elections every two years
2. This includes all local ones too - city council, school board, etc
3. Make sure that local elections are in the same years as national ones
4. Then get out and vote every 2 years - no excuses!
@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum How do we do this?

1. 2020, we need to control the states that will give us the majority of the electoral votes
2. This means we need to win governorships and state legislatures
3. So we can determine redistricting
4. Be inclusive/aware of demographic trends for redistricting.
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