Passed in House, will be DOA when it gets to the Senate.
So what? 0bama will have the impeachment against him for all of history, whether the senate votes to convict or not. And articles can be brought again and again for each of his impeachable offenses and the senate will be forced to deal with them. The shame that’ll be brought against each and every member that fails to convict will follow them for the rest of their days.
These leaders were elected to lead, not to compromise and whimper and make bullshit excuses.
So what?
That is either needlessly defeatist or a deliberate cynical red herring.
If it is absolutely the right thing to do, it follows that it must be pursued repeatedly until the evil is removed. That's an ethical imperative!
How many times was Al Capone indicted and prosecuted until he was permanently retired?
That the supporters and enablers of the evil are permanently stained in the official record of the Republic is simply an added bonus.
They will forever be unable to explain away their ignorance, indifference or willing complicity.