(01-29-2020, 06:51 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: It's starting to lean more towards this whole thing being over (finally).  The last I saw, many democrats have admitted that they "couldn't prove the charges" or "couldn't get it done".  It was reported that perhaps a vote will come as soon as Friday.

In very simple terms.  "Abuse of Power" can not be proven.  All of the "evidence" presented in The House was second-hand information and opinion.  The "Abuse of Power" so-called charge is not a crime.  Remember, this charge was based on a "whistle blower" with second-hand information regarding a phone call.  The transcript of the phone call was declassified and released.  While digging more the democrats brought up the withholding of funds.  This was a precaution taken because Ukraine had a newly elected president and it was necessary to see how thy would address the clear corruption in their country (including former Vice-President Joe Biden doing a quid-pro-quo).

On the charge of "Obstructing Congress".  Again, this is not a crime and advising members of the current Administration not to testify unless it went to the Supreme Court is not a crime.  Supposedly, the democrats couldn't wait for the court process and had to push it through because The President presented a "danger to The Constitution".  Never mind due process.

It was so "urgent" that Nancy Pelosi waited over a week (2 weeks?) to send it to The Senate.

The bottom line is this.  They have wanted to get rid of President Trump ever since he was elected.  They wanted to get rid of him because he beat the "heir apparent" Hillary Clinton.  It's pretty much backfiring on them since most of the country approves of what he has accomplished.  The democrat party also has no clear candidate to oppose him.

The worst thing that could happen for the dems at this point is if witnesses and documents are admitted. Seeking the truth is not the objective of their nebulous case. It's to draw out the proceedings into a months long protracted litigation leading up to the election. But the fact of the matter is people are becoming weary of the whole process. Yeah, yeah, the polls say blah, blah, blah. We all know how those work. In my opinion, the Democrats are beginning to erode their voter base. Dianne Feinstein briefly agreed until the party machine corrected her.

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