(September 22, 2020 at 11:43 am)Brian37 Wrote:(September 22, 2020 at 11:32 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Voting him out in November won’t stop the appointment of a conservative justice. Impeachment might.
Boru
Far less risky than attempting a second impeachment and losing, verses having the ability to expand the SCOTUS when Biden wins.
A second impeachment attempt will turn away moderate and swing voters. AGAIN, we are not dealing with Nixon's era here.
‘Losing the impeachment’ in this scenario means only ‘declining to impeach.’
If you impeach Trump a second time, he becomes the only US President to be such a disaster that he was impeached twice. And the Senate will be too busy with the impeachment to confirm Trump’s pick. Hold that thought.
If Trump wins the election and holds the Senate, his nominee will be confirmed but you’ve STILL got the win of impeaching him twice.
If Trump wins the election but loses the Senate, he’ll be forced to nominate someone the Democrats can live with.
If Biden wins the election but fails to take the Senate, you’ll probably have to learn to live with eight justices for some time. Not ideal, but not a disaster either.
If Biden takes the WH and the Senate, you’re home free.
There is literally no scenario in which impeaching Trump a second time is a total loss for Democrats. Even if The Wicked Witch Of The West made it onto the court, Democrats STILL win by impeaching Trump twice.
Boru
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