Moderates back the impeachment
yesterday from the New York Times;In response to:
Moderate Democrats Back Impeachment of Trump as House Vote Nears
Several vulnerable freshmen who had expressed reservations about the effort said they would vote to impeach President Trump, despite the political risks.
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers representing conservative-leaning districts announced one by one on Monday that they would cast votes this week to impeach President Trump, signaling that a critical bloc of the most politically vulnerable Democrats is pulling together behind the party’s effort to seek his removal from office.
Ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment, about a half-dozen first-term Democrats in districts that Mr. Trump won in 2016 — all impeachment skeptics — said they had become convinced that they had no choice but to move forward with official charges of high crimes and misdemeanors against the president.
The House is all but certain to pass two articles of impeachment, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, against Mr. Trump on Wednesday on a mostly party-line vote, making him the third president in history to be impeached.
“What the president did was wrong,” said Representative Ben McAdams of Utah, whose district skews Republican by 13 percentage points. “His actions warrant accountability. I cannot turn a blind eye, thereby condoning this president and future presidents, Republican or Democrat, to do the same.”
“I will vote yes, knowing full well the Senate will likely acquit the president in a display of partisan theater that Republicans and Democrats perform disturbingly well,” Mr. McAdams added in a statement that criticized how members of both parties have handled the impeachment debate.
Mr. McAdams and more than two dozen other moderate Democrats were at the forefront of the political wave that swept their party into the House majority in 2018 and gave the gavel to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who herself was an impeachment skeptic until charges emerged this fall that Mr. Trump had pressured Ukraine to help him in the 2020 election.
The allegation that the president abused his power to exact political favors from Ukraine, withholding as leverage nearly $400 million in vital military aid and a White House meeting, changed the landscape for many centrists. And on Monday, they said the results of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation confirming the charges ultimately changed their minds.
They described their decisions as driven by the Constitution and by history, not by politics.
Representative Joe Cunningham of South Carolina, who represents a district where Republicans have a 10-point advantage, said Republicans had offered no convincing evidence to exonerate Mr. Trump, adding, “This is simply about the rule of law.”
“If I wanted to do what was easy politically, I would just vote no and move on,” Mr. Cunningham told his hometown paper, The Post & Courier in Charleston, S.C. “But it’s about doing what’s right for our country.”
Moderate Democrats Back Impeachment of Trump as House Vote Nears
Several vulnerable freshmen who had expressed reservations about the effort said they would vote to impeach President Trump, despite the political risks.
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers representing conservative-leaning districts announced one by one on Monday that they would cast votes this week to impeach President Trump, signaling that a critical bloc of the most politically vulnerable Democrats is pulling together behind the party’s effort to seek his removal from office.
Ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment, about a half-dozen first-term Democrats in districts that Mr. Trump won in 2016 — all impeachment skeptics — said they had become convinced that they had no choice but to move forward with official charges of high crimes and misdemeanors against the president.
The House is all but certain to pass two articles of impeachment, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, against Mr. Trump on Wednesday on a mostly party-line vote, making him the third president in history to be impeached.
“What the president did was wrong,” said Representative Ben McAdams of Utah, whose district skews Republican by 13 percentage points. “His actions warrant accountability. I cannot turn a blind eye, thereby condoning this president and future presidents, Republican or Democrat, to do the same.”
“I will vote yes, knowing full well the Senate will likely acquit the president in a display of partisan theater that Republicans and Democrats perform disturbingly well,” Mr. McAdams added in a statement that criticized how members of both parties have handled the impeachment debate.
Mr. McAdams and more than two dozen other moderate Democrats were at the forefront of the political wave that swept their party into the House majority in 2018 and gave the gavel to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who herself was an impeachment skeptic until charges emerged this fall that Mr. Trump had pressured Ukraine to help him in the 2020 election.
The allegation that the president abused his power to exact political favors from Ukraine, withholding as leverage nearly $400 million in vital military aid and a White House meeting, changed the landscape for many centrists. And on Monday, they said the results of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation confirming the charges ultimately changed their minds.
They described their decisions as driven by the Constitution and by history, not by politics.
Representative Joe Cunningham of South Carolina, who represents a district where Republicans have a 10-point advantage, said Republicans had offered no convincing evidence to exonerate Mr. Trump, adding, “This is simply about the rule of law.”
“If I wanted to do what was easy politically, I would just vote no and move on,” Mr. Cunningham told his hometown paper, The Post & Courier in Charleston, S.C. “But it’s about doing what’s right for our country.”
It's good to see, that the Democratic representatives defend the Constitution above their own political gains.
What a real shame, that so many spineless Republican representatives & senators will do anything (stall, excuse, lie, obstruct, etc.), 
except the right thing. Our democracy is literally at stake.
As an update to this blog,
Today from the New York Times;
In response to:
More House Democrats said that they would vote in favor of the articles of impeachment against President Trump, including Representatives Kendra Horn of Oklahoma, Anthony Brindisi of New York and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey. The decision by the moderate lawmakers, who are among the most politically vulnerable Democrats, signals that the House vote expected on Wednesday is likely to be almost entirely along party lines.
More House Democrats said that they would vote in favor of the articles of impeachment against President Trump, including Representatives Kendra Horn of Oklahoma, Anthony Brindisi of New York and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey. The decision by the moderate lawmakers, who are among the most politically vulnerable Democrats, signals that the House vote expected on Wednesday is likely to be almost entirely along party lines.
Comments (12)
When have the demonrats ever followed it?
Trump has been more lawful as POTUS than any of them in decades.
They're using a last ditch effort to cover theirs and obozo's asses. Of course it's as corrupt as they're being caught up with.
They have to find a way to stop the fisa investigations along with the Ukraine money laundering that actually started being investigated from Latvia.
Speaking of the "rule of law".
When have the demonrats ever followed it?
However, the evidence is clear,that far more Republicans than Democrats have been prosecuted and convicted in your lifetime
Trump has been more lawful as POTUS than any of them in decades.
Muller's report revealed at least 10 instances of obstruction of justice.
The more recent Stone trial revealed lies by Trump to Congress
and he is being impeached for 2 charges tomorrow including multiple incidences of obstruction of Congress.
He also has other multiple charges pending the end of his presidency.
And he was just ordered to pay $2 Million to 6 charities, as he was guilty of using charity funds
for personal & business expenses. He admitted his guilt.
What is clear(and has been beautifully exposed) is that a large part of this is political activists masquerading as neutral have been exposed for the bought and paid for snakes they are. The Fake News is imploding on itself, their búllshít is no longer being consumed. The Great Awakening is under way. No one can stop what is coming. And to a number, corrupt people will be held to account for their crimes.
Why argue? Conservatives have won....its over.
The most corrupt presidency was obozo and the demonrats are covering their and his a**.
For the record, it's in good and a more true conscience that I haven't been able to vote demonrat since billy C. They have no conscience, virtue, loyalty to their oath, the citizens, the nation, or even truth.
The mueller report doesn't possess anything against Trump but plenty against the FBI and obozo regime.
A military firing squad is too good for the demonrat party but it's the least they deserve.
so what box are you ticking today Jimmy ? the emotional box ?