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Originally Posted by ubertuber
Impeachments are trials of a sort, but they aren't decided by facts. They're decided by the votes of politicians, who generally believe that principle is something determined by voter poll - which is akin to driving a car by watching the rear view mirror. Host, do you really believe that there is even the most miniscule of chances of impeachment and convication in a Congress with such slim majorities (and remember that a. some of the dems are moderates or even conservative, and b. corporate control over congressional officials through lobbying and campaign contributions is as real as voter input)?? After acquittal, what then?
Who here is overly confidant?
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I'm saying that these are desperate times. You do not pursue impeachment, in these circumstances, only if you know that you can achieve convictions in the senate, or even move articels of impeachment through the house. You do it because it is the right reaction to the crimes, and the evidence of the crimes, that have been committed, and because of the refusal of the executive branch to testify truthfully before congressional factfinding committees, and to provide requested documents, due the committees, by precedent and by the scope of the fact finding inquiries.
My personal opinion is that there is almost no hope of actually getting to conducting impeachment trials of Cheney or Bush. I just don't see that as an excuse not to try. The circumstances, the refusal to cooperate, and the evidence so far....bolstered now by Tenet's book.....demand it. History will look back and wonder why it was at least, not attempted. We also are one senator away from losing control of senate committee chairmanships. If that were to happen, better to have it happen in the middle of well justified, vigorous investigations into administration activities. Hiring 150 Regency University graduates, for example, is, in itself, a sabotage of the executive branch that should not go uninvestigated....and as we know, that is just a small irritant, among much larger misconduct.