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Why did the house need "witnesses" to tell them what is impeachable anyway?

Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:04 pm
Posted by ShortyRob
Member since Oct 2008
82116 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:04 pm
The entire idea made no sense.

They've spent MONTHS telling us that impeachment is a political action that doesn't actually require a crime in the legal sense.

Now, they hold these hearings which I can only assume are intended to prove to regular folks that what was done is "impeachable"?

Two things. 1. One would think a sitting congressman could do this without needing professors. 2. They went and got people who make Decatur look non-partisan.

What's that? They might as well have put Hillary on the stand.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37579 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:05 pm to
They wanted these so called constitutional experts to go on record as saying they have the right to impeach based upon this bullshite grandstanding.
Posted by Bigtime92
Solsbury Hill
Member since Jan 2017
3688 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:06 pm to
The more you have to explain that something is wrong, the less likely it is that it is actually wrong.
Posted by LeroooyJenkins
Member since Nov 2017
1058 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:06 pm to
It's all a show for the dem voters REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
45986 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:07 pm to
My first comment this morning on the hearing thread was the Dims were so discombobulated and confused with their impeachment BS they needed some hack leftist university law professors to give credence to their impeachment inquiry. Lol!
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
94846 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:08 pm to
Because they are trying to pretend this isn’t just a blatant political hit job.

Problem is that there is no “there” there which just makes it look like even more of one than we know it is.
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
59567 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:09 pm to
Black baby-raper Adam Schiff told us there was 'ample evidence I plain sight' of #MuhCollusion, why would he lie about this?
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79615 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:09 pm to
quote:

Now, they hold these hearings which I can only assume are intended to prove to regular folks that what was done is "impeachable"?


That’s the only purpose it served. They were hoping the rank-and-file American would see this and say “wow, these people are experts...I guess he MUST have done SOMETHING.”

The problem is, they picked 3 of the biggest partisan hacks they could find, one of whom was arrogant enough to drag DJT’s 13 year old son into it. THAT backfired BIGLY.
Posted by ShortyRob
Member since Oct 2008
82116 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:11 pm to
quote:

The problem is, they picked 3 of the biggest partisan hacks they could find,


The hearings would have seemed less biased if they'd called Lemon, Maddow and Fredo
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
94846 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:12 pm to
And let’s be honest... what legitimate constitutional scholar could they trot out to sell this load of shite but a couple of sky screamers?

Dershowitz et all aren’t going out on a limb for this shite.
Posted by ScottFowler
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2012
4124 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:13 pm to
Need to try and bump those polling numbers....
They did, the wrong way.
Posted by Possumslayer
Pascagoula
Member since Jan 2018
6200 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:14 pm to
Great observation.... I’m betting on grandstanding and they know they don’t stand a fricking chance in the debates against President 12”.
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
22062 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:15 pm to
It’s just political theater to feed to their base.
Posted by fjlee90
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
7832 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:28 pm to
They need someone who appears scholarly and credible to convince the average American that something impeachable happened.

They need that because there are no facts, only presumptions that have created impeachable offenses.

If they had facts, there would have been a vote to impeach by now. Gotta find a way to sell the public.
Posted by Jorts R Us
Member since Aug 2013
14786 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

Why did the house need "witnesses" to tell them what is impeachable anyway?


For the political theater. It's a show.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
3359 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:34 pm to
Because Trump has literally broken DC. Now everyone up there thinks they have to "sell" their ideas. And that's all that was. "Like, zomg look at that genius level people! If they think he should be impeached we should totally do it, right? Lol right!"

It's really that simple.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
11048 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:49 pm to
Because politics, have to convince the public
Posted by PhDoogan
Member since Sep 2018
14947 posts
Posted on 12/4/19 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

he hearings would have seemed less biased if they'd called Lemon, Maddow and Fredo


Notwithstanding the intended pun, I believe this is more of a factual statement than anything that was said today by the Naddler's three amigos.
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