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| House Dems To Vote On Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Proceedings |
| 2019-10-29 |
| [Hot Air] nterestingly, Pelosi’s calling this audible just three days after a federal judge affirmed that House Democrats *don’t* need to hold a vote formally opening an impeachment inquiry in order for the inquiry to be valid for constitutional purposes. A noteworthy bit from her letter to the Democratic caucus this afternoon is that the forthcoming resolution "establishes the procedure for hearings that are open to the American people." We’d already heard rumblings lately that the inquiry was about to enter a more public phase and now here’s Pelosi confirming it. And a good thing too: I spent 15 minutes on Sunday trying to convince a Trump-supporting family member that yes, Republican congressmen really are attending these closed-door depositions, and yes, they really are being allowed to question the witnesses extensively. He was incredulous. I guess that Matt-Gaetz-led stunt at the SCIF last week had the desired effect of convincing casual news watchers that Republicans have been so completely shut out of the Democrats’ process that they had no choice but to barge in on a hearing to gain access. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Shop for judges, secret inquiries, select which members of a committee can attend inquiry. We are way beyond Tea Part Mohawks. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-10-29 17:17 |
| #3 Where are the Tea Party Mohawks when you need them? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-10-29 14:26 |
| #2 So as I understand it, and I could be wrong, this vote is to formalize the secret hearing, not formally start the impeachment. What they seem to be voting on is to codify the secret proceedings, make them an approved process. The truth is not in this vote. What they are voting on is much more sinister that an impeachment, it give them the capability to act in secret, I.E. no transparency. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-10-29 12:36 |
| #1 Insufficient votes, no open process, end of story ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-10-29 08:17 |