For Pelosi, the risk of not impeaching Trump has exceeded the risk of impeaching him

[mystery-ak]

For Pelosi, the risk of not impeaching Trump has exceeded the risk of impeaching him
By Stuart Shapiro, opinion contributor — 10/30/19 03:30 PM EDT

Since ascending to the Speakership of the House in January, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has had a difficult line to walk. The more progressive wing of her caucus wanted to move quickly on impeaching President Donald Trump citing campaign finance violations, the emoluments clause, and the then still-to-be-concluded Mueller investigation. Meanwhile Democrats elected in more moderate districts worried that impeachment would hurt their re-election chances.

Many decisions that leaders make involve the balancing of risks. In criminal justice, the phrase “innocent until proven guilty” is intended to convey a decision that we — as a society — should worry more about the risk of convicting an innocent person than the risk of letting a guilty one walk free. Regulatory decisions also often reflect this “risk-risk” tradeoff. If we regulate vaping products too loosely, these products may harm people. If we regulate them too tightly, we risk more deaths from people smoking tobacco rather than vaping.

In first deciding whether to open an impeachment inquiry, and now facing questions of how quickly to proceed, and whether to have a vote on the floor about opening such an inquiry, Speaker Pelosi has been wrestling with balancing risks. Her task is complicated by the fact that she is weighing the risks to her political party as well as the risks to the country.

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[Wingnut]

When they write the history of this witch hunt it will not be kind to Pelosi. Under her House leadership she has brought this country closer to another civil war.  Instead of working with the Senate and White House on legislation that might move the nation forward, she chooses to take it backward and risks igniting a violent revolt. Pelosi isn’t leading, she’s following.
Nancy  has abdicated her roll of Speaker.  She should step aside and let Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar run the party.  The Dem Party is run by kooks and wing-nuts.