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usaf-vet

(6,181 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:53 AM Jan 2020

Suggestion for Nancy Pelosi. If the Senate ignores the American people and refuses to hear witness.

I believe Speaker Pelosi shows the American people and in particular, Trump and MoscowMitch that we are still fighting. That we will not let the Senate acquit the president without a fair trial including witnesses especially John Bolton. That we will not let the MoscowMitch bend every rule to his advantage in the impeachment trial. That we have not forgotten MoscowMitch stealing a SCOTUS seat from President Obama. It's clear MoscowMitch will break ANY HISTORICAL precedent to get what he wants. ANY PRECEDENT!

So with Trump already seeing the way clear for him to celebrate, to watch the Super Bowl, to spend time tweeting insults to the Democratic presidential candidates running in Iowa and then to cap off the week by using the SOTU address to lie to Americans.

I suggest that Speaker Pelosi play the same hardball game that the GOP continues to use. Remember precedent can be respected by both parties or ignored by both parties. You are at bat Speaker Pelosi and the SOTU is in your ballpark not Trump's and not MoscowMitch's home turf.

Take the ball away TURN OFF THE CAMERAS in the House no nationally televised celebration in your house. Equal branches equal rights and equal powers.
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Suggestion for Nancy Pelosi. If the Senate ignores the American people and refuses to hear witness. (Original Post) usaf-vet Jan 2020 OP
Make him the first President to be impeached twice. marble falls Jan 2020 #1
That too.!! usaf-vet Jan 2020 #3
Agree Joinfortmill Jan 2020 #7
I agree duforsure Jan 2020 #9
Impeach him again and I like the idea of not televising the SOTU TeamPooka Jan 2020 #2
I'll bet that will frost his balls. And start a twitter storm like we never seen before. usaf-vet Jan 2020 #4
Defund the Trump criminal enterprise. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #5
Yep. A must! dchill Jan 2020 #6
Pelosi can disinvite him from SOTU, or delay it. Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #8
Really? I thought he had to do it per the Constitution? Nt jmg257 Jan 2020 #11
"...from time to time..." lastlib Jan 2020 #12
Interesting - thanks! Nt jmg257 Jan 2020 #13
It wasn't done in person until Wilson IIRC Recursion Jan 2020 #14
She could do that too bdamomma Jan 2020 #19
Can't the Ds not show up for the SOTU?? nt in2herbs Jan 2020 #10
Pelosi should go nuclear & declare she wont certify election victory of Red Don without witnesses uponit7771 Jan 2020 #15
The new Congress will certify the election, not this one. tritsofme Jan 2020 #16
She'll can still be house leader in the new congress, I'm sure we'll take the house uponit7771 Jan 2020 #17
Impeach him again RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2020 #18
could she do that? bdamomma Jan 2020 #20

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
9. I agree
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:59 AM
Jan 2020

Pile on the charges and hold more hearing showing their corruption and lies, and their worse enemy, the truth. As soon as they dismiss the Senate trial, announce others will be served subpoena's like ivanke and jared, bolton and Jr, and others. in the House .

lastlib

(23,213 posts)
12. "...from time to time..."
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:52 AM
Jan 2020

Nothing says he has to make a speech to a joint session of Congress, or that it has to be annual. He just has to give Congress a message "from time to time." In earlier times, the SOTU message was written--no speech at all. It was basically after the advent of radio, and later, TV, that it was done in Congress. It is fully within Nancy's power to pull the plug on him, and tell him to post a video on youtube.

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)
19. She could do that too
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:42 PM
Jan 2020

submit a letter, pr say we do not accept an impeached pResident to conduct a SOTU, that would be interesting.

Speaker Pelosi, clapback last year, what will she do to him this year?????

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)
20. could she do that?
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:45 PM
Jan 2020

like if more evidence comes into light. But he will always have that stain on him as being an Impeached pResident.

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