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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:05 PM Apr 2018

Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired

April 13, 2018 at 2:13 pm EDTBy Taegan Goddard

“With rumors swirling that President Trump could soon fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, key Democrats this week began putting together an emergency action plan,” National Journal reports.

“Step one: Don’t call for impeachment.”

Said Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA): “The first 24 to 48 hours, if and when that happens, we should stay calm; we should do our best to reach out across the aisle and talk to our colleagues and say, ‘Seriously, we cannot allow this to happen.’ Just don’t go immediately to DEFCON-1,” said a member of Congress who attended the meeting but asked for anonymity to discuss it candidly. “We should not say anything—let the dust settle for a minute. What I took from it is it’s better to build a coalition across the aisle than just to come out guns a-blazing saying, ‘We’ve got to impeach him now.'”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/04/13/dems-prep-a-plan-if-rosenstein-is-fired/

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Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

Fine, you have one week, then if no consensus you hold off on impeachment until Nov Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

Lordy awesomerwb1 Apr 2018 #2

Its dumb, but Democrats have to be careful with how they approach impeachment bearsfootball516 Apr 2018 #4

BINGO!!! tonyt53 Apr 2018 #7

I am not disagreeing awesomerwb1 Apr 2018 #8

That's a plan? Capperdan Apr 2018 #3

They'd better have the same talk with every American who wants BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #5

Impeachment is impossible right now, and it would be foolish The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #6

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Fine, you have one week, then if no consensus you hold off on impeachment until Nov

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:06 PM

Apr 2018

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

2. Lordy

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:09 PM

Apr 2018

Good luck building any sort of "coalition" with that lot.

*sigh*

I'm in favor of not going DEFCON-1.....but they better have a Plan B.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

4. Its dumb, but Democrats have to be careful with how they approach impeachment

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:14 PM

Apr 2018

They’re the minority in the house. If they attempt to impeach and it fails, it emboldens Trump and rally’s his base together. Same if impeachment gets through the house and then he isn’t convicted in the Senate.

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

7. BINGO!!!

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:36 PM

Apr 2018

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

8. I am not disagreeing

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:39 PM

Apr 2018

I have said many times that impeachment is useless even with a majority (House) since the Senate won't convict.

Capperdan

(492 posts)

3. That's a plan?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:10 PM

Apr 2018

How about after you wait 48 hours? That prick can do a lot of damage in two days.

BigmanPigman

(51,607 posts)

5. They'd better have the same talk with every American who wants

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:15 PM

Apr 2018

impeachment if that happens since the average pissed off American will go to DEFCON 1 and hit the streets and probably not for one crummy day but over and over until the reps in both chambers do something to nail the fucking moron. We are running out of patience and getting more angry with each passing day.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

6. Impeachment is impossible right now, and it would be foolish

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:19 PM

Apr 2018

to try it and inevitably fail. Wait until November.

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