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PDittie

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16. Trump will be not impeached unless
Tue May 16, 2017, 06:09 AM
May 2017

Democrats first take back the House of Representatives. A Republican majority in the Senate might still vote in favor of impeaching the president, but nothing happens until a simple majority of the House votes to bring forth articles. I think it's safe to say that Paul Ryan will never allow that vote to happen. So 2019, more specifically November of 2018, is our next opportunity to change that.

In the meantime, there's a 25th Amendment remedy for the GOP that cuts Congress out (Article 4, specifically), and you will see that it's been the topic of discussion for at least the past 90 days (including on Rachel Maddow's show). Whether they employ that sooner than 18 months from now -- or not -- probably depends on the level of public outcry.

Contact your Republican Congress critters.

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