Posted on 12/06/2017 11:46:26 AM PST by Hojczyk
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to impeach President Trump after a liberal Texas congressman forced a vote on his effort.
Democratic Rep. Al Green, who has repeatedly called for the president's removal, introduced two articles of impeachment against Trump on Wednesday.
But lawmakers immediately voted to effectively kill his resolution, with 364 voting to table it and 58 Democrats voting to move ahead.
In a dramatic speech on the floor ahead of the vote, Green called Trump “unfit” for office and accused him of "high misdemeanors."
The symbolic vote had been expected to fail in the Republican-controlled House. It put some lawmakers in competitive districts in a tough spot by forcing them on the record about impeachment.
Lawmakers did not actually vote on the actual articles of impeachment, but on a procedural measure that would have led to a vote on them.
“As I have said before, this is not about Democrats, it is about democracy,” Green wrote in a memo to his colleagues. “It is not about Republicans, it is about the fate of our Republic. May everyone vote their conscience knowing that history will judge us all.”
Green has discussed his intention to impeach Trump since last Spring. In October, Green filed impeachment articles that nearly forced a vote -- until House Democratic leaders persuaded him to abandon the effort.
At the time, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called the effort "pathetic.”
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Haha
Bwahahahaha
That is That. Move on now.
Snowflakes will not like this.
Al Green? He had some pretty good songs in the Sixties. Should have stayed in Motown - he knows a lot more about music than politics or legality.
58 Democrats voted for.
They need to be kicked out of congress immediately.
This was a frivolous and seditionist act on the part of these lawmakers who obviously have no intent to make law but to increase their political powers.
Muahahaha.
Translation: By our most recent count, there are 58 wingnuts in the House of Representatives.
p.s. 58 is a lot of stupid.
“58 Democrats voting to move ahead”
How many of the 58 are Congressional Black Ca-cas members?
They think THAT’S why voters sent them to Washington....
Who are the 58 traitor Dems that voted for this abomination ?
They ought to have immediately attempted a motion to remove Green. And arranged to come one vote shy of a majority. Just to make a point.
Stupid ass waste of time. Now about his sexual harassment...
How many republicans voted for it or Abstained?
For those who may not recall, Mr. Green is a proud member of sexual harasser caucus:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3608502/posts
Why was a vote even allowed? He’s a Democrat. I thought the Republicans were in the majority...
Did he name any specifically?
Take that, Al Green, you commie!
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