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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:34 PM Oct 2016

Impeachment Hearings To Commence After Hillary Inauguration.

I will bet the GOP will start numerous investigations should they stay in power as soon as Hillary is sworn in. It will make the Bill Clinton investigations look like child's play. I can see 4 years of investigations. No Supremem Court Justice. They are waiting for a liberal to fall with hopes of a 4-3 majority. And it will go on and on and the MSM will be happy with 4 years or ratings.

Government stalemate plays into GOP "no government" plan. And it plays into MSM and its thirst for ratings and huge profits.

Right now the GOP can lose big and we hope they will.

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tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
1. This is the very reason that Dems need to pick up at least 4 Senate seats from the GOP.
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:38 PM
Oct 2016

The VP votes to break a tie in the Senate. The House? Pretty unlikely to go with a Dem majority in November (nice thought, but unlikely) because there are too many gerrymandered protected GOP seats. But between the House Democrats and the sane House Republicans (very few though), they might be able to stop any impeachment attempts.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
2. Do they already have their ImpeachHillaryClinton.com web site?
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:41 PM
Oct 2016

Well before Barack Obama got the nomination, there was already a website named http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/. I wouldn't doubt there was one for Hillary Clinton registered at the same time.

Yep, there is a web address registered but the domain name is for sale:

Registrant Contact Information:
Name Diossley Rodriguez
Organization
Address 1380 sw 34th ave
City Fort Lauderdale
State / Province Florida
Postal Code 33312
Country US
Phone +1.9547909160
Email diossley@gmail.com
https://who.is/whois/impeachhillaryclinton.com

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
5. No. Nothing to pardon and it would not stop an impeachment anyway.
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:51 PM
Oct 2016

Impeachment is a political process, not a legal process.

Orrex

(63,212 posts)
8. I agree that--to rational, thinking human beings--there's nothing to pardon
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 03:00 PM
Oct 2016

But we're talking about the GOP.

On what political grounds do we suspect that they'd impeach her?

onenote

(42,703 posts)
10. I'm not so sure about that
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 03:12 PM
Oct 2016

Assuming that the repubs hold the House, they probably will do so by a much small majority. Getting a majority to sign on to an impeachment investigation shortly after Clinton is inaugurated probably isn't going to have universal support among even the repubs.

Having said that, will someone introduce an impeachment resolution, possibly not long after Clinton's inauguration? Wouldn't be that surprising. After all, impeachment resolutions and even a hearing isn't that uncommon. Truman, Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, Bush II, and Obama have all been the subject of impeachment resolutions and/or hearings.

As for continuing to block a ninth justice -- that's not likely either. If Clinton sticks with Garland, he'll sail through. He might even get confirmed before she takes office.

And if she gets an opportunity to name a new justice, there will be the usual fighting over it, but if she chooses wisely, she can put the repubs in a very tough spot if they block a qualified justice.

Finally, will there continue to be a lot of stalemate on other things? Almost certainly.

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
11. Already admitting to illegal use of an administrative arm of the government, just like Nixon did.
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 03:18 PM
Oct 2016

Impeachable offense. Only in his dreams, because he will never get even close.

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