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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on September 12, 2019, 05:53:01 pm
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GOP lawmaker 'double dog dares' House Democrats to pursue Trump impeachment inquiry
By David Montanaro | Fox News
A House Republican issued a "double dog dare" to Democrats on the Judiciary Committee Thursday, challenging them to call a vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Rep. Tom McClintock, of California, took issue with House Democrats, who took a big step in their Trump impeachment push as they set the ground rules for a formal committee inquiry
The committee voted 24-17 to define the rules for future committee impeachment hearings. While the committee is not writing articles of impeachment and nothing is going to the floor of the House right now, the session still holds political consequences for both sides of the aisle.
"The resolution before us represents the necessary next step in our investigation of corruption, obstruction, and abuse of power,†Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, of New York, said in his opening statement.
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I bet as a kid Nadler had his tongue stuck to metal pole.
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McClintock was apparently fed up with Democrats seemingly dancing around the issue of whether to actually pursue impeachment, arguing that they want the "illusion of impeachment without the reality."
“If the majority wants to exercise the House’s power of impeachment, all you got to do is ask the House to do so," McClintock said. "All you have to do is ask the House that it direct and authorize this committee to conduct an impeachment inquiry. That’s all you have to do."
“Resolve that the House authorizes the Judiciary Committee to conduct an inquiry into the impeachment of the president. It’s that simple. I dare you to do it. In fact, I double dog dare you to do it. Have the House vote on those 18 words and then go at it. Why won't you do that?"
James Hirsen was commenting on KSFO's morning drive show that that Nadler is basically trying to create the image of "doing something" while actually stalling past the primary, in which he is being primaried by an AOC-like critter. McClintock - who should have been Governor of CA instead of Arnold the RINO - is calling out Nadler's fake tightrope act.