Posted on 02/04/2019 8:24:45 AM PST by csvset
Just a distraction away from his signing of baby part trafficking as a result of their abortion law.
Leave him in office, and drape that photo around his neck every time he tries to pursue his agenda.
And use the photo in GOP campaign ads for the next 500 years.
What would the grounds for impeachment be?
Sorry but this guy isn’t getting impeached over this... and he shouldn’t be...
If all they have is some racially insensitive photo from 35 years ago, the only way he leaves is by resigning... Can’t see any serious impeachment happening over that.
But the left eating its own is always entertaining.
Go ahead, retain him. We can hang this albatross around the neck of the Dems for years to come.
THIS is what the Dems support.
Agree...hope he stays right where he is.
Northam could be more useful to ‘Progressives’ in his compromised position. He’s be steppin and fetchin at their slightest whim.
Well all recall that we retained control of the chamber by one vote in a tied election in one district. If I were the speaker I wouldnt touch impeachment with a ten foot pole. This is the rats problem and they need to deal with it. If they dont a great issue to use against them in the next election. Plus you wouldnt want to give the boys and girls in the Congress to try to analogies Northam to trump ( theres no reasonable basis to do so, but that wont stop them)
I like my popcorn salted with caramel thank you.
Over a picture of him from 1984? It’s not about the picture. That’s a distraction. The dems brought this up right away after the governor let the cat out of the bag over the dem party intentions over abortion - they plan to allow baby killing at will, with no restrictions, and to force us to pay for it.
He’ll do a ‘Clinton’ and say he must get down to doing the peoples’ business..............
Leave him be, let him twist in the wind.
The GOP controls the Virginia legislature by a slim margin. This charade gives them political cover to ignore the @sshole entirely -- no matter how much "steppin' and fetchin'" he does for the progressive wing of the Democrat Party.
He’s a democrat... already ‘the press’ is dropping the story.
Impeachment is only for behavior while in office. As much as I dislike Northam, he did not violate law while in office. His support for infanticide could be considered an ethics violation and he should be investigated for that. But a photo from 30 years past is not an impeachable offence, unless the accused is Republican.
If a reporter asked this question, the reply should be, while the picture is reprehensible, on what legal grounds would we have to impeach him?
That is the $64,000 dollar question. What crime did he commit ? As per the Virginia constitution, it states :
Article IV. Legislature
Section 17. Impeachment
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, judges, members of the State Corporation Commission, and all officers appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly, offending against the Commonwealth by malfeasance in office, corruption, neglect of duty, or other high crime or misdemeanor may be impeached by the House of Delegates and prosecuted before the Senate, which shall have the sole power to try impeachments.
When sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be on oath or affirmation, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators present. Judgment in case of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Commonwealth; but the person convicted shall nevertheless be subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment according to law. The Senate may sit during the recess of the General Assembly for the trial of impeachments.
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