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Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry By Andrew C. McCarthy
« on: October 03, 2019, 01:40:14 pm »
Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry
By Andrew C. McCarthy, opinion contributor — 10/03/19 09:30 AM EDT

There is no impeachment inquiry. There are no subpoenas.

You are not to be faulted if you think a formal inquest is under way and that legal process has been issued. The misimpression is completely understandable if you have been taking in media coverage — in particular, reporting on a haughty Sept. 27 letter from House Democrats, presuming to direct Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on pain of citation for obstruction, to cooperate in their demands to depose State Department officials and review various records.

The letter is signed by not one but three committee chairmen. Remember your elementary math, though: Zero is still zero even when multiplied by three.


What is portrayed as an “impeachment inquiry” is actually just a made-for-cable-TV political soap opera. The House of Representatives is not conducting a formal impeachment inquiry. To the contrary, congressional Democrats are conducting the 2020 political campaign.

The House has not voted as a body to authorize an impeachment inquiry. What we have are partisan theatrics, proceeding under the ipse dixit of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). It raises the profile, but not the legitimacy, of the same “impeachment inquiry” Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) previously tried to abracadabra into being without a committee vote.

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Re: Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry By Andrew C. McCarthy
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2019, 03:26:12 pm »
Since Congress is in recess, what we have are "hearings" (meetings with "staffers" under penalty of perjury) conducted only by Democrats, no Republicans are allowed.  This is enabled by rules Pelosi imposed on the Minority for this inquiry.

The very essence of Democrat "fairness.
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Re: Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry By Andrew C. McCarthy
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2019, 03:54:24 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on October 03, 2019, 01:40:14 pm
Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry
By Andrew C. McCarthy, opinion contributor — 10/03/19 09:30 AM EDT

There is no impeachment inquiry. There are no subpoenas.

You are not to be faulted if you think a formal inquest is under way and that legal process has been issued. The misimpression is completely understandable if you have been taking in media coverage — in particular, reporting on a haughty Sept. 27 letter from House Democrats, presuming to direct Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on pain of citation for obstruction, to cooperate in their demands to depose State Department officials and review various records.

The letter is signed by not one but three committee chairmen. Remember your elementary math, though: Zero is still zero even when multiplied by three.


What is portrayed as an “impeachment inquiry” is actually just a made-for-cable-TV political soap opera. The House of Representatives is not conducting a formal impeachment inquiry. To the contrary, congressional Democrats are conducting the 2020 political campaign.

The House has not voted as a body to authorize an impeachment inquiry. What we have are partisan theatrics, proceeding under the ipse dixit of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). It raises the profile, but not the legitimacy, of the same “impeachment inquiry” Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) previously tried to abracadabra into being without a committee vote.

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https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/464140-ignore-the-hype-this-is-not-an-impeachment-inquiry

This is precisely why I'm not following it too closely yet ...

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Re: Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry By Andrew C. McCarthy
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2019, 04:03:47 pm »
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Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry

 :yowsa: As I have been telling you here for weeks now.
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Re: Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry By Andrew C. McCarthy
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2019, 04:19:09 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 03, 2019, 03:26:12 pm
Since Congress is in recess, what we have are "hearings" (meetings with "staffers" under penalty of perjury) conducted only by Democrats, no Republicans are allowed.  This is enabled by rules Pelosi imposed on the Minority for this inquiry.

The very essence of Democrat "fairness.

The technical term is a kangaroo court. 
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