Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson
Just announced.
Every republican will be getting a free MAGA hat with their tax return this year.
Democrats tax returns (if the the lazy spuds even get one) are being reouted to the welfare system to aid the trannies, homeless, illegal and ethnically diverse members of society who they are so eager to help…safe spaces don't come cheap.
And here I thought IRS was a separate department of our government...
In a matter of hours, Donald Trump faces an impeachment vote in the House. Today’s vote marks the latest twist in one of the most turbulent presidencies in US history. If the House votes to impeach him, he'll be only the third president in history to face this sanction.
But the challenges to American democracy do not end today. Over the last three years, much of what we hold dear has been threatened – democracy, civility, truth. This US administration is establishing new norms of behaviour. Anger and cruelty disfigure public discourse and lying is commonplace.
Can you believe that I will be impeached today by the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats, AND I DID NOTHING WRONG! A terrible Thing. Read the Transcripts. This should never happen to another President again. Say a PRAYER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 18, 2019
The tweet came before the House convened to debate the charges against Trump —abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — over his dealings with Ukraine, with a full House vote to follow, probably in the evening.
Today: The House Rules Committee will meet to set the parameters for a floor debate on the articles of impeachment.
Tomorrow: The full House is set to vote on the articles. This could make Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached. After that: If the House impeaches Trump, the Senate will hold a trial to consider if he should be removed from office.
39 min ago The committee is taking a break
The House Rules Committee is now in recess. The members are meeting to set the parameters for a floor debate on the articles of impeachment.
Jamie Raskin, a Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, was just asked why abuse of power — one of the two articles of impeachment against President Trump — is considered an impeachable offense.
"Abuse of power is the essential impeachment offense," he said. "That's why it's in there. What it's about is elevating the personal interests and ambitions of the president above the common good, above the rule of law and above the Constitution. And so the founders didn't want a president who was going to behave like a king. We'd seen enough of that."
Raskin noted that impeachment is not about levying criminal charges. The president's core job is to "faithfully execute the laws." If he or she doesn't do that, the president won't go to prison, but the president can be removed from office. "The president is effectively an employee of the American people. That's the way he's designed. He's not above the people. He's a servant of the people," Raskin said.
