(01-27-2020, 10:27 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(01-27-2020, 10:20 AM)jj82284 Wrote: They're going to do witnesses.  Romney Collins etc.  They're not strong enough to stand up and say what this is: a farce.  The Republicans lost tactically the minute they didnt stand up and get 51 votes to summary dismiss the charges.  By treating it like a serious impeachment they grant legitimacy.  That let's the dems come up with all these pseudo-events to make it look like theres new evidence, "we got tapes of the president bad mouthing the ambassador.....  john Bolton super patriot."  There will always be enough Jeff flakes to bend to the media narrative.  This thing could stretch 4 to 5 more months, and that's exactly what they want.  This isn't about removal,, it's about more tax payer funded opposition research.

They were too worried about protecting "vulnerable" Senate Republicans. I still have faith in Cocaine Mitch.

This is setting such a dangerous precedent for the future.

At surface level, this looks like Bolton will be the straw that broke the camel's back with regard to allowing witnesses. However, I'd wager that every senator, democratic or republican, received a boatload of constituent calls, emails, office visits demanding witness testimony. I'd go so far as to bet the number of those types of requests far outweighed constituents requesting the opposite.

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