tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post2610320055272104336..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Forced To Be A Jerk Over ImpeachmentJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-13133883219415260862013-08-30T21:56:55.845-05:002013-08-30T21:56:55.845-05:00Hmmm. I've been wrong about that for a long ti...Hmmm. I've been wrong about that for a long time. Thanks.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-22220871431269914582013-08-30T20:52:39.935-05:002013-08-30T20:52:39.935-05:00No, only to convict in the Senate The Republicans...No, only to convict in the Senate The Republicans could never have gotten a two-thirds majority in the House for impeaching Clinton in 1998: the two articles of impeachment it adopted were by 228-206 and 221-212. David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-18463944625666865892013-08-30T20:46:25.895-05:002013-08-30T20:46:25.895-05:00Doesn't it take two thirds to impeach?Doesn't it take two thirds to impeach?Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-87511906160016600352013-08-30T17:49:18.194-05:002013-08-30T17:49:18.194-05:00When an idea is too extreme even for Mike Lee (who...When an idea is too extreme even for Mike Lee (who says of Obama "we're stuck with him" http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56773697-90/lee-stewart-com-constitutional.html.csp ) I just don't see it getting 218 House votes.David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-41285086894293133932013-08-30T13:00:37.062-05:002013-08-30T13:00:37.062-05:00This is an interesting thought experiment. There ...This is an interesting thought experiment. There are all the times that the House voted to get rid of Obamacare, in so many different ways.... what would happen if they did the same thing with impeachment?<br /><br />Monday, we vote to impeach the President, Tuesday, the Senate votes it down. Next week, we vote to impeach the President, the Senate votes it down. Ad nauseum.<br /><br />Would it have negative consequences for the Republican party?<br /><br />Would it have negative consequences for Republican House Members? Or might it become a badge proving your seriousness as a conservative?<br /><br />How would it impact the Republican supporters who have legislation that they would like to see enacted?<br /><br />How would it affect the armed services, whose officers are typically Republican and are sworn to follow the President's orders?<br /><br />How would it affect those who don't normally vote?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-68295348928272079562013-08-30T12:31:18.082-05:002013-08-30T12:31:18.082-05:00Always love an Arlen Specter reference. Why on ear...Always love an Arlen Specter reference. Why on earth did he cited Scots Law again?longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.com