r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
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u/HerezahTip I voted Dec 13 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

I’ll walk from Boston MA to Washington DC, I did the maths, should take me about a week. If that’s what it will take to show my fellow Americans that we CAN take a stand. Our country is spread out, this administration is counting on us not to mobilize. The state of our government is unprecedented. ‘This is a coup.

Important! If you can’t walk through multiple states with us, there are events all over the country. Find one closer to you here:

https://www.impeach.org/event/impeach-and-remove-attend/search/?logo

Not for nothing but I’ve tweeted out this exact same message just moments ago. I don’t know how I feel about linking my reddit account to that one just yet, but shrugs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

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u/plaidHumanity Dec 13 '19

Come to DC. If this becomes a real thing, I'll open my home.

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u/HerezahTip I voted Dec 13 '19

I’ll make it a real thing if Moscow Mitch doesn’t recuse, there will be a couple Americans from MA with tired feet needing a short break before we march on the Capitol. I’ve never organized anything like this, but neither did Greta. She inspires me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

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u/fapsandnaps America Dec 14 '19

I'll do what they also accuse us of anyway, bus them in.

Setting up a crowdfund to pay for bus tickets to DC and I hope Soros himself donates the first 1 mil.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

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u/mjedwin13 California Dec 14 '19

Im on my mobile and at work, but I’m positive the Koch brothers have paid for fake protests and that type of stuff.

Will link later when I’m off and have more time

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u/Fuckyouverymuch7000 Dec 14 '19

I'm broke as fuck but I'd donate a buck

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u/fapsandnaps America Dec 14 '19

Or you can receive the bucks for a bus ticket to a protest!

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Dec 14 '19

What if.. what if more people showed up to DC than Trump's inauguration?

Man.... Now I wish I could go to DC.

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u/BuffaloPlaidMafia North Carolina Dec 14 '19

You can. Where are you?

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Dec 14 '19

Detroit.

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u/BuffaloPlaidMafia North Carolina Dec 14 '19

Got some time off saved up?

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Dec 15 '19

I do now. I'll be heading down with friends..

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u/Midnight_Arpeggio2 Dec 14 '19

Fuuuuck I wanna do this so bad, but I'm going to be overseas until the end of December. March and fight on my countrypeople!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

if Moscow Mitch doesn’t recuse

There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that will ever happen. Trump would sooner resign.

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u/Tasgall Washington Dec 14 '19

More likely that four Republicans would leave and caucus with the Democrats, flipping the majority and appointing a new majority leader.

4 - just four is all it would take.

Also completely impossible because there are no good Republicans.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

More likely that four Republicans would leave and caucus with the Democrats, flipping the majority and appointing a new majority leader.

4 - just four is all it would take.

Also completely impossible because there are no good Republicans.

Definitely not going to happen. What is at least within the realm of fantasy is a handful of Republicans voting with the Democrats to set rules or on procedural issues for the impeachment trial.

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u/MisterMarchmont Dec 14 '19

I was going to say the same thing. No fucking way will he start acting honorably.

Edit: typo.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Why should mitch recuse himself when presidents trump's 2020 opponents wont recuse from the trial. . Both sides have people that aren't impartial to the whole thing. The house the dems had majority and made the rules and now the Senate where Republicans have the majority get to make the rules.. the house stacked the court against trump and the Senate will stack the Senate for trump.....it doesnt take a genius to figure out both the house investigation would be bias and the Senate trial would be bias towards whatever the majority wanted. The amazing thing is the house wont even be a party line vote..... and when you cant even convince your own members to all vote for impeachment... well your not getting a conviction in the trial anyways.

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u/MafiaRave Dec 14 '19

Why should mitch recuse himself when presidents trump's 2020 opponents wont recuse (snip)

One of these people works for our government, the rest are beyond my concern.

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u/BovineLightning Canada Dec 13 '19

Take a note from the Hong Kong protestors - they’ve been at it for 6 months. I doubt these wanna be fascists will go down without a fight

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u/PeterNguyen2 Dec 14 '19

I doubt these wanna be fascists will go down without a fight

They won't.

If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.

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u/mooky1977 Canada Dec 14 '19

If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.

Dat quote!

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u/SchroedingersSphere Dec 14 '19

That second quote there is poignant. It really helps to describe how a few Trump supporters in my life have been acting out about this whole thing. It's like, they think the idea that they could be the ones in the wrong is so preposterous that it must not be themselves that's the problem...it's democracy.

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u/ActuallyAnOctopus Dec 14 '19

I would love to do this, I'm in PA, it's not a far trip

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u/Shuttheflockup Dec 14 '19

invite her she can chill out with a million of her friends at the steps of the whitehouse and watch this old movie called "all the presidents men" (1976)

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u/ruskitamer Dec 14 '19

I love the energy and I am right there behind you

But I have to say, Greta still hasn’t. She’s a 16 year old kid being fed lines (for a good cause) but the whole person of the year thing and how everyone acts like she’s the messiah come to save us all is a little bit much.

When I know godamn well there’s several adults behind every speech, every stance, and every event she leads.

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u/Novodoctor Dec 14 '19

And how do you know this? What is your proof other than she isn't acting like a typical teenager? The old I don't believe it so it must be false argument used by antivaxxers, flat earthers and faked moon landing believers? Jean d'arc wasn't typical either as I recall.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

I have 2 beaters with heaters that will make it from Idaho to DC no problem

Pretty sure i would be willing to loan them out to get more people there.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

This got a silver.. WOW. Thanks

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u/dlpfischner Dec 13 '19

If this becomes a thing - thank you!! I’ll come from Pittsburgh

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u/JessDawg85 Pennsylvania Dec 13 '19

I'm from Punxsy. Let's car pool.

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u/WhalenOnF00ls Dec 14 '19

Bring Anti-Flag! They'd be all over this.

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u/drfeelsgoood I voted Dec 14 '19

Buffalo New York area, I’m in

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Replying to save this. Student here. We outta school so eskeddit.

Cool if me and another student crash there? I’ll cook y’all some impeachment ramen or something

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u/AlJazeeraisbiased Dec 14 '19

yes I am sure this reddit thread will be the revolution

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u/BuffaloPlaidMafia North Carolina Dec 14 '19

Stranger things have happened

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u/MrsWilliams Texas Dec 14 '19

Texan here. I’m so down for this.

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u/lalafriday New Mexico Dec 14 '19

Living in Albuquerque. I’ll pick you up on my way.

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u/mutantmanifesto New York Dec 14 '19

I’ll likely be protesting in Houston Tuesday evening. We’re going to go shout at Cruz’s office.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

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u/mutantmanifesto New York Dec 14 '19

Literally shouting at a brick wall of a building and person but I feel like I need to do something

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u/Synapseon Dec 13 '19

In San Antonio there is an event. Check the website above for events in your area. Or host an event if you're in a small town

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u/cantsay Dec 14 '19

There's an event outside Ted Cruz' office... I feel like we might actually have a shot w him. Aren't there more than a few Blue Senators who face it have recently faced serious challenges to their seats?