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Impeachment deposition delayed after Republicans storm proceedings

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  1. kungfuliberal

    kungfuliberal Well-Known Member

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    So a bunch of GOP Congressmen storm the closed door impeachment inquiry hearings held by the Dems (BOTH GOP and DEM reps sit on the board of inquiry). Thing is, since Barr wouldn't do his job, the Dems in the House did it for him...and this is all done before the results are turned over to Congress:

    One Republican who has been able to attend the proceedings, Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, acknowledged that the closed-door nature of the impeachment proceedings are consistent with the House’s procedures.

    https://www.politico.com/news/2019/1...s-trump-055688


    Kind of reminds one of the Brooks Brothers Riot in 2000. Strange how NO ONE went to jail on that.

    https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.ph..._Brothers_riot
     
    kungfuliberal, Oct 23, 2019
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    Republicans who were kept out of Schiff's private hearings in the SCIF stormed the bunker and refused to leave. It's being reported that they ordered homophobic chicken from Chick-fil-A to be brought in.
     
    mitchscove, Oct 23, 2019
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    struth Well-Known Member

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    Democracy dies in darkness! Glad to see some folks willing to try and shine a light on the dark!
     
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    mitchscove Well-Known Member Donor

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    Opps. Sorry, I didn't see your thread,
     
    mitchscove, Oct 23, 2019
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    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

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    Trump bum kissers in Congress have been unable to contrive a substantive defense against the compelling, mounting evidence being exposed by consistent, expert testimony.

    Thus, they resort to hooliganism.
     
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    Well, when you don't have the facts on your side, you can either admit defeat, or do these kinds of stupid crazy stunts.
     
    FlamingLib, Oct 23, 2019
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    Anti democratic? Since when is a protest anti democratic?
     
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    Impeachment inquiries are not democracy, and the rules have been applied equally. Only members of the committees, both Democrat and Republican, are allowed in the room. There have been Republicans in these interviews every day they have occurred.

    This is not a criminal investigation and the rules are different here. People keep trying to judge this as if they were watching these events on an episode of Law & Order. That's not how this works.
     
    Junkieturtle, Oct 23, 2019
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    That has never happened in prior impeachment inquiries...they were open adn to the public, largely because the House followed the proper House rules, conducted a vote and sent it to the Committee with proper juriisdiction...the Judiciary

    I judge it from watching the Clinton impeachment
     
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    None of that are actually required by rules, and common practice does not mean something is the rule. Kind of like how it's common practice that a sitting president can't be indicted, but nowhere is that actually a rule or a law.
     
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    Actually read the DOJ memo on the matter...it is based on the rule of law.
    https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion...enability-indictment-and-criminal-prosecution

    Here's the link to the House rules on mpeachment: https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Impeachment/

    "ndividual Members of the House can introduce impeachment resolutions like ordinary bills, or the House could initiate proceedings by passing a resolution authorizing an inquiry. The Committee on the Judiciary ordinarily has jurisdiction over impeachments, but special committees investigated charges before the Judiciary Committee was created in 1813"
     
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    its dueling idiots once again. Republicans are dumb for this stunt imo and Democrats are dumb for not holding this in a more public manner. If all the Republicans have is "its not transparent" why dont Democrats take that card away by making it public? If they truly have the goods the venue shouldnt matter anyhow
     
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    Those that stormed the room should have their clearances removed.
     
    mdrobster, Oct 23, 2019
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    Short memories, ‘Benghazi’ started this way. A study of R-House character.
     
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    What a bunch of purile idiots.
     
    Colombine, Oct 23, 2019
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    This is kind of strange, the impeachment proceedings in general are anti-democratic. This is the house Democrats trying to usurp the people and remove the person they elected.
     
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    The Clinton impeachment wasn't about national defense.

    Suggesting national defense issues should be made public because Clinton's misbehavior was made public is just plain STUPID!
     
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    This isn’t about national defense either. It’s no secret we have been arming Ukraine since trump took office
     
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    You need to think that through a little better!
     
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    They even brought phones inside and tweeted. What a bunch of morons.
     
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    Let the people know. What are Democrats hiding?
     
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    maybe they can do one of those silly sit ins.

    we had one in the house recently over guns.
     
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    Trump's quid pro quo was that our ally, Ukraine, would be denied congressionally allocated defense material unless Ukraine's president dug up dirt on Biden.

    That IS a national defense issue.

    And, the person being deposed by the three committees (with full participation of the Republicans on those committees) discussed issues that are not for public consumption.
     
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    LOL brilliant... Demanding transparency and due process is "anti-democratic".... or so decrees the leftist Ministry of Truth.

    Somewhere George Orwell is crying.
     
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    We should immediately protest against transparency!
     
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