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https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/10/prominent-conservatives-call-for-expeditious-impeachment/Prominent Conservatives Call for Swift Impeachment
October 10, 2019 at 7:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
The 16 attorneys, many of whom worked in Republican administrations, wrote in a joint statement to be released Thursday morning that Trumps now infamous call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the text messages between diplomats and Trumps public call for China to investigate a political opponent are undisputed events that amount to Trump violating his oath of office.
Cary
(11,746 posts)This happened on their watch.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)They understand that every single day he is damaging the party and conservatism more.
I have made the case that soon we will start seeing elected republicans trying to speed up impeachment while supporting it. I believe that will happen.
kag
(4,079 posts)I thought this Syria story might do it, but but so far they're sticking by him.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)Our subpoenas. That will be the turning point. They will yell about Syria but it will have no impact on impeachment. The courts siding with the subpoenas will do it. Republicans will stand strong up until that point. That is when they know that it will be months worth of damning information that will include the names of even more republicans.
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)the sooner the Repubs get on board and this wraps up, the less chance of even more dirt being exposed, dirt which really COULD destroy the GOP.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)They will hold their line until the first judge sides with our subpoenas.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)And with proper positioning they could easily pull behind Romney whom I would guess would be the frontrunner at this point.
If this goes on into the Primary season then they will really have a big 2020 problem. He's going to be impeached and considered toxic at some point. Regardless of what the senate does, nobody would run someone for president that has been impeached by the house.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)And the person will have to speak out against -45 soon. BUT there will be a tremendous hurdle to get deplorables on board. The will be PO deluxe.
Either way, like on all my things to worry about it's way down on bottom
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)and he would be an easy one for the Repubes to latch on to, and he actually is closer to Right/Center than Trump is so he may even pull some from the Left who see him as "at least he's not as bad as Trump".
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Know...lots of conservative bankers who are socially liberal. If Romney were to run they would all vote for him. Plus he's got that same attribute Biden does.. ANTITHESIS of trump...as far as morals and dignity. If trump ends up running again we have a far better chance of picking these people up.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)So let's hope they don't figure it out and keep following Trump. Impeachment is happening, it's just whether or not the rest of them survive the collateral damage.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)an anomaly. Bottom line would rather be us than them.
smb
(3,471 posts)Will they phone out their statement to that effect from the booth in which they confer?
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)dem4decades
(11,296 posts)kag
(4,079 posts)Yes, Kellyanne is a shithead who wipes Trump's ass, but George has been pretty vocal about his dislike for his wife's boss.
I don't know how they make it work, but so far they have.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Kellyanne says her wild stupid shit to prove her loyalty to Trump. If Trump were smart he would have dumped her years ago.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)like most of the Trump White House. She was a Cruz supporter before coming aboard the Trump campaign and had less than flattering things to say about Trump supporters when she supported Cruz.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)Instead of Trump's out-in-the-open crimes they prefer the more subtle wink-wink-nod-nod style. Both are equally effective.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)That bad and is just doing her job. And that George really thinks trump sux.
I believe Kellyanne is. Not sure about George. That, among other things, might be an incentive to stay.
usaf-vet
(6,186 posts)See below for his latest article (11,427 words) calling out Trump as unfit for the office.
The Atlantic Magazine Oct 3, 2019 edition.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/george-conway-trump-unfit-office/599128/
oasis
(49,387 posts)with a "clean" candidate.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)He was telling Dems to hurry up. Li'l bush's ethics czar.
hatrack
(59,587 posts)No?
Then who gives a fuck?
Javaman
(62,530 posts)I'm suspicious of this "quick" impeachment because I feel they (the repukes) want the houseplant pence in instead. and pence is into this shit almost as deep and benedict donald.
the fast impeachment, I feel, allow the repukes the opportunity of declaring, "the long national nightmare is over and lets put it behind us". and allow pence, barr, pompeo and the other room full of dopes to get off scott free.
bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)so Pence can't nominate his successor, Paul Ryan
Javaman
(62,530 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,175 posts)The quicker this gets passed off to Moscow Mitch, the quicker he can burry it.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)... him
llmart
(15,540 posts)I highly doubt they've all just now found a moral and ethical conscience.
Deb
(3,742 posts)Let them reap what they sow, pull themselves up by the boot straps and live with their poor choices.
New Breed Leader
(623 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)we can hope
bdamomma
(63,849 posts)I wish all that anger he has would just kill him.
Texin
(2,596 posts)That way he can run around proclaiming his *innocence*, no collusion, yadda yadda from that point up until election*. That way the rest of the quisling party can go on about the business of ripping off the treasury and the taxpayers and easily get themselves reelected. They need to remove the taint of tRump's obvious criminal sprees. A live Potemkin village.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)on Stay Tuned with Preet is George Conway. Interesting hour, if you have the time, and just posted today.
Cerridwen
(13,258 posts)After which, they'll declare themselves saviors of the republic.
Their base will breathe a sigh of relief that "Leeroy Jenkins" is gone, normalized and then rebranded/forgotten.
They'll continue their foreign and domestic relationships in the name of greed without the constant megaphone drawing attention to their ongoing attempts to take into our own dark ages; or maybe just as far back as Dickensian times. "Are there no workhouses..." "...useless eaters..."
edit for grammar(?)
keithbvadu2
(36,809 posts)George Conway is 'prominent'?