Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Independent

Democratic members of Congress have filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while nearly 100 congressional Democrats are calling for the president’s removal from office over his threats to Iran.

Rep. John Larson of Connecticut has filed 13 articles of impeachment against Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, including the president’s “criminal lawlessness” that has “invited blowback against the United States and its citizens risking 9/11 2.0.”

The congressman accuses Trump of a “serial usurpation of the congressional war power” and “commission of murder, war crimes and piracy” with attacks in Iran, Venezuela and in international waters against alleged drug-running boats and elsewhere.

His proposal also accuses the president of illegally militarizing law enforcement and surging immigration officers into U.S. cities to unlawfully detain and deport “citizens or immigrants based significantly on race or ethnicity or political opposition.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-introduce-impeachment-articles-against-151509118.html

[The Roux Comes First]

1. Long Overdue, Despite Improbability of Success

No reason this dungball should not be harassed from sun-up to -down. No one has ever deserved it more.

[SheltieLover]

2. Do it now!!!

Get votes on record & pound the voting base with ads!!!

[BComplex]

14. Great idea! Put the republicans on record!

The whole country is embarrassed by this imbecile except the few deranged souls that are totally enamored with his pedophilia and lies!

How did we ever get here?

[SheltieLover]

18. Kompromat is apparently a powerful motivational force

[ffr]

3. Do something. Do it all. Go overboard if you have to. These dunces need to go! n/t

[calimary]

4. Sheesh! It's about time!!!

What the hell took ‘em so long?

[LudwigPastorius]

8. This will be the 5th time Democrats have filed articles of impeachment against Trump...in his 2nd term alone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_impeachment_resolutions_introduced_against_Donald_Trump

[calimary]

22. Just DO IT, DAMMIT!!!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

46. Every damn day

if needed!
Introduce new articles every week. He willingly adds more impeachable material by the day-

[ShazzieB]

42. Good to know.

The more, the better.

Thanks for the link.

[david4justice49]

5. Now is the time!

Now is the time! Get all reps on record. This is the time!

[ALBliberal]

6. Excellent! This is what we need!

Sure! Won’t happen with Trump lackeys in control!! But it puts us on the record of being on the right side of history and shows we are DOING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE! And any Democrat that doesn’t sign on? That’s on the record too!

[BComplex]

17. Yep! We need to know if there's a democrat that would support trump.

Then we need to find a suitable primary opponent.

[ALBliberal]

20. Minority leader needs to whip this vote!!!!!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

7. ding. this.

[wiggs]

9. My 2 cents: This gives tremendous power to gop congressional leaders to go to Trump and rein in his

worst impulses. Impeachment threat is real now.

Will the gop go along with whatever world war can happen or years of asymmetrical attacks in the US...or...will they use their muscle, finally? I have to think something along these lines has been discussed in the past but we seem to have crossed a serious red line.

[MadMax9999999]

10. If that doesn't work, send an even BIGGER message next

This past weekend, the deranged juvenile delinquent currently soiling the Oval Office, Capitol Hill, America’s Constitution and the country itself proved beyond any doubt that he could very soon escalate to NUCLEAR threats– if Iran continues to fight back against his unapproved personal war. Trump must GO. Before impeachment, though, it might be more effective for Democrats to (1) Ask VP Vance and Trump’s Cabinet members to sign a “Formal Intention of 25th-Amendment Removal,” (2) Launch that process if enough people comply, or (3) If too many decline, proceed to impeach-- in a single class action--   “Trump, Vance, and all Cabinet members who refuse to remove Trump despite his proven, overwhelming unfitness to remain in office. To remove those who refuse to do their Constitutionally mandated jobs.”   This would be (adapting Trump's favorite hyperbole)  a shot "unlike anything the world has ever seen” across this corrupt Administration’s bow.   It would, at the very least, strongly remind Capitol Hill that Justice is on the way. Regardless of how many patriotic Americans his criminal Administration jails or how many future elections they try to steal, Justice is coming. [Oh... and release the rest of the Epstein Files. We MUST continue insisting on this.]

[progressoid]

11. Pissin in the wind.

IMHO

[Mysterian]

16. Doing NOTHING is not an option

Have a great day.

[progressoid]

24. Thankfully, there are other options

[ShazzieB]

39. Like what?

Personally I'm in the camp of "happy to see someone DO just about anything," but if you think you have a better idea, please don't keep it to yourself

[cab67]

48. This is about the same as doing nothing.

It won't lead to hearings during this congressional term, much less an impeachment vote and a trial in the Senate.

The bigoted dementia patient in the White House needs to be removed from office as soon as possible, but given the current balance of power in Congress and the gullibility of the Cabinet, "possible" is the operative word.

In my opinion - we should focus on efforts to 25th him. It's highly unlikely the Cabinet would go along with it, but we're more likely to see Republicans in Congress go along with it, which could make a big impact in November.

[NBachers]

23. Feel free

[progressoid]

25. Ha!

I have in my heavy drinking days; which is how I know how this turns out.

[617Blue]

12. Yes do it. Needs to be done regardless of outcome.

[ShazzieB]

40. ABSOLUTELY.

I have no patience with the "there's no point in trying to do anything because it's just going to fail" school of thought. That's called defeatism, and it's GUARANTEED to fail.

[cab67]

49. yeah, but...

...in this particular case, trying is just as likely to fail as not trying.

I think we'd do better with calls to 25th him.

[Uncle Joe]

13. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

[Mysterian]

15. GREAT!

Whatever CAN be done MUST be done.

[johnnyfins]

19. I think they should be doing this once a week.

If nothing else, it will create a running list of this ass head's crimes.

[travelingthrulife]

37. I agree. And do it loudly.

[riversedge]

21. Speaker Johnson will give the House more time off once they get back.

[calimary]

27. Seems to me that's just another reason to move forward on impeachment.

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

26. Zip may happen ...

But it's good to let the repugnant puke know how much we hate him . Does me solid!

[TomSlick]

28. I'm obviously in the minority but this is a futile gesture.

I'm not convinced another impeachment is a good idea politically but there is no hope while the GOP controls the House. Johnson will never allow impeachment to go forward as long as he is speaker.

If Democrats must file articles of impeachment they should wait until there is a Democratic majority in the House.

[electron_blue]

30. and even then..... I share your pessimism

and yet I hope it succeeds

[TomSlick]

32. It depends on the definition of success.

If success is a spectacle only establishing the powerlessness of the minority, it will succeed wildly. If success is removing Trump from office, there's not a snowball's chance in hell.

[travelingthrulife]

35. Unless we throw it into Republican faces every day. Scream at them. Demand

his removal.

[ShazzieB]

43. All. Of. This.

[electron_blue]

47. to me, impeachment is only a success if it removes him from office

[travelingthrulife]

36. It is their job. They MUST do this. Over and over and over again.

[ShazzieB]

41. You know what's futile?

Not even trying to do a damned thing. THAT is what's futile.

Ever hear the expression "It's better to light a single candle than to sit and curse the darkness"? I happen to think that's true.

Have fun sitting in the dark.

[Exp]

29. Perhaps this will open some eyes and ears, at the very least. nt

[Aussie105]

31. Missing from Trump's life has been one thing all along.

A very strict nanny.

Now it needs a strong team of nannies, constantly whispering in his ear . . . 'Do you really want to do that? What happens if you do? What will the people think?' etc

None of the people who surround him currently qualify for the job.

That only leaves the 25th.

America has had a few occasions in the past when the 25th could and should have been used, and never did.

[travelingthrulife]

34. He listens to no one. He is a malignant narcissist.

[travelingthrulife]

33. Yes. File it everyday if necessary. Scream from the rafters demanding the 25th be excercised.

Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop.

Make the Republicans squirm every minute until they do this.

[blue-wave]

38. And what may I ask, will change?

Under Jay Dee's leadership? NOTHING. I know ya'll want this, but we need to win the midterms and after that 2028. They aren't going to make that easy for us. They will try every trick in the book including unconstitutional laws/executive orders that we must challenge all the way the the Supreme Court. And I don't trust this Supreme Court at all. They just might agree with Trump and make him a dictator. How was it that Rome fell again?

So, my point is: This is it!! This election is the one!! We must win it!! Let's throw our resources into a finely tuned offensive for the midterms. With election lawyers, Supreme Court attorneys, political strategists, massive precinct and phone bank efforts and more. Fine tune this election down to each block and each household in America to make sure the pro-Democracy crowd is ABLE to vote as well as gets out to vote.

[ShazzieB]

44. Of course we need to win the midterms.

We absolutely need to do that, no question. However, the election is almost 7 months away, and Schlump is threatening to destroy an entire civilization NOW. Noise needs to be made. Over and over again. The louder and more often, the better. Repubs should be constantly reminded of what THEY are letting Schlump get away with. We should not let up for a second, lest they grow complacent, which they should NEVER be able to do, especially NOW.

[2naSalit]

45. JUST FUCKING DO IT!!!