{"id":93490,"date":"2019-12-20T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93490"},"modified":"2019-12-19T19:56:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T23:56:15","slug":"nancy-pelosi-wore-black-to-impeachment-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93490","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Wore Black to Impeachment Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Using the foot as a shooting target. Nancy Pelosi as the swamp mistress. (The New York Post)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The New York Post provides a refresher of the chain of events that led to the impeachment of President Trump. As you guys have pointed out, the calls for President Trump’s impeachment began not too long after he won the election in 2016.<\/p>\n

First, we had the illegal surveillance based on false premises. There were claims of entrapment, and then the issue of the false dossier. Then, in 2017, building on arguments of a “Russian Collusion”, Robert Mueller was given the job to sniff out this “collusion”.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, those that opposed President Trump were sure that Robert Mueller would find a smoking gun. Certainly, Robert Mueller would turn something up that would result in President Trump’s goose being cooked. This occurred during the duration of the investigation.<\/p>\n

However, the investigation concluded and Robert Mueller testified in Congress. The Democrats did not get their hands on any smoking guns.<\/p>\n

Throughout this time, the Democrats were in a frenzy, looking for ways that would lead to President Trump’s removal. The calls for impeachment kept growing. When the Democrats gained control of both houses, possibly with help of the news related to the Russian investigation, the new leadership “called for caution”.<\/p>\n

Even as far back in 2006, when the Democrats won control of both chambers, there was impeachment fantasy. But, level heads prevailed in both chambers. Different realities exist in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the realities? The new Democrats, many of whom were more leftist than the more seasoned Democrats. Some of them were not willing to take prisoners. Even those Democrats, representing districts that President Trump won, voted to impeach him.<\/span><\/p>\n

This frenzy does not just exist at the politician level. There were people who thought that the impeachment vote “ended” President Trump’s presidency.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Democrats, this helps the Republicans in the long run. Once this enters the Senate, and the trial gets underway, things are looking to blow up on the Democrat’s faces. With all other things being equal, this bolsters President Trump’s chances of reelection next year.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the real reason why she wants to sit on these articles of impeachment pending “fair trial assurance” from the Senate.\u00a0If what she had just presided over is what she defines as a “fair trial”, she may be gambling on the hopes that the Senate continues in that tradition. <\/span><\/p>\n

A real Senate trial would actually harm the Democrat position while acquitting President Trump.\u00a0Nancy Pelosi had her reasons for wearing black. Looking at the effects that the impeachment is going to have on the Democrats, black may have been the appropriate color to wear.<\/p>\n

One of the tragedies of this process is the lost opportunities to get legislation passed that could’ve been passed. That time should’ve been spent “working for the people”. Michael Goodwin of the New York Post provides a good summary here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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