All Americans should fear what happens next

[Sandy Shanks]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell presents his closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump

What a stirring speech. He talked about the grave responsibility of the Senate. He went back to the early history of our country and told us all about the Framers and their concerns.

"They wanted impeachment trials to be fair to both sides. They wanted them to be timely, avoiding the 'procrastinated determination of the charges.' They wanted us to take a deep breath and decide which outcome would reflect the facts, protect our institutions, and advance the common good," McConnell said.

That nearly brought me to tears.

He talked about the Democrats. "The drive to impeach President Trump did not begin with the allegations before us. Here was reporting in April of 2016: 'Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet… [but] ‘Impeachment’ is already on the lips of pundits, newspaper editorials, constitutional scholars, and even a few members of Congress." What did that have to do with anything?

He talked about the Mueller investigation and the 2016 election. "Here’s their real position: Democrats think President Donald Trump committed a 'High Crime or Misdemeanor' the moment he defeated Secretary Clinton in the 2016 election. That is the original sin of this presidency: That he won and they lost." That one nearly brought tears, too, tears of laughter. Hard to believe this guy is a Senator. This is his summation for a Senate impeachment trial?

And, of course, he dealt with his perceived shortcomings of the House. "We have watched a major American political party adopt the following absurd proposition: We think this president is a bull in a china shop, so we’re going to drive a bulldozer through the china shop to get rid of him. This fever led to the most rushed, least fair, and least thorough presidential impeachment inquiry in American history."

McConnell talked about everything in his summation except what Trump did, except the considerable evidence against Trump, except Trump's self-incriminating statements, and he offered no explanation why his party would not allow witnesses and documents in his trial.

In other words, McConnell talked about everything except the Senate impeachment trial itself.

 

[satrebil]

Trump invited foreign interference in our Presidential election again

Wow, I didn't even make it through the first sentence before I stopped reading.

You people are fucking hopeless.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

The only disgraceful day was when the commies impeached Trump with no laws broken and no impeachable offenses. Their impeachment war will last at least the rest of our lives, and maybe longer. When we are in charge of the House and impeach your next commie President, I don't want to hear any of you leftists complain. You started this war, and payback is a bitch.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Trump invited foreign interference in our Presidential election again -- the first time was in 2016. Trump tried to bribe a foreign leader. Trump completely ignored Congress during the impeachment process in the House and in his Senate trial. Trump was declared innocent of all charges by the Republican Senate.

What happens if Trump is elected to another four years in office without the concerns of reelection which dominated his persona since Jan. 21, 2017 the first time?

Senator Susan Collins is clueless. Following a speech on the Senate floor in which she announced she’ll vote to acquit, Collins told Norah O’Donnell of CBS that she believes Trump “has learned from this case” and “will be much more cautious in the future.”

Getting impeached “is a pretty big lesson,” Collins said — the implication being that Trump will be chastened going forward.

I am not at all sure which planet Collins is from or how she got elected the Senator from Maine, but she definitely is not talking about our Trump. Trump never feels chastened and he never apologizes. It is simply not in his DNA.

Want proof? On Tuesday, February 4, Trump gave his State of the Union address in the halls of Congress. His impressive audience included the members of the House of Representatives, the members of the Senate, members of the Supreme Court, and chosen representatives of the Defense Department, State Department, and other agencies of our federal government.

Before this august body and even before the Trump Republican controlled Senate allowed Trump to get off scot free from his crimes, the most divisive President in modern American history presented the Medal of Freedom to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh -- one of the most polarizing figures on the political landscape today. Limbaugh has insisted it was unfair to blame white Americans for slavery, blamed gay marriage for the decline of Christianity, and called a woman a slut for seeking coverage for contraception.

Senator Collins, does Trump seem suitably chastened to you? Trump has said there are no lessons to be learned.

Trump would be unleashed.

For four more years Trump would be the most powerful man on the planet. Already he ignores the American people. Answering only to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and "Fox and Friends," he cancelled regular press conferences and is scared to death of the White House press corps. Trump refuses to answer to the American people and now we can add Congress to the list. He will simply ignore what our representatives do and say, and he has hijacked the power of the purse, all due to a complicit Senate led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

He will rule with complete impunity for four more years (or more). That is the power the Senate gave him, and why? Because they are afraid of Trump's base.

The irony is, the GOP has already lost several key elections in 2018 and 2019 because of Trump, including control of the House.

The irony is, his base will not like what will happen. They don't want it to happen.

But they enabled it! The real Pandora's Box. Be careful what you wish for!

 

[Denizen]

I am not afraid

You are from hell.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

I am not afraid

You are from hell.

Yes. And? Come join me. You ll love it.

 

[odanny]

I swear by God this sacred oath:

That I shall render unconditional obedience to Donald J. Trump, leader of the American Reich and people, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces,

And that I shall at all times be ready, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath.

 

[Denizen]

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

The only disgraceful day was when the commies impeached Trump with no laws broken and no impeachable offenses. Their impeachment war will last at least the rest of our lives, and maybe longer. When we are in charge of the House and impeach your next commie President, I don't want to hear any of you leftists complain. You started this war, and payback is a bitch.

What if Trump is impeached a second time for new 'high crimes and misdemeanors'?

The GOP has given Trump a hall pass and he is unzipped.

 

[The Original Tree]

This is what America Should Fear!

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

The only disgraceful day was when the commies impeached Trump with no laws broken and no impeachable offenses. Their impeachment war will last at least the rest of our lives, and maybe longer. When we are in charge of the House and impeach your next commie President, I don't want to hear any of you leftists complain. You started this war, and payback is a bitch.

What if Trump is impeached a second time for new 'high crimes and misdemeanors'?

The GOP has given Trump a hall pass and he is unzipped.

 

[San Souci]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell presents his closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump

What a stirring speech. He talked about the grave responsibility of the Senate. He went back to the early history of our country and told us all about the Framers and their concerns.

"They wanted impeachment trials to be fair to both sides. They wanted them to be timely, avoiding the 'procrastinated determination of the charges.' They wanted us to take a deep breath and decide which outcome would reflect the facts, protect our institutions, and advance the common good," McConnell said.

That nearly brought me to tears.

He talked about the Democrats. "The drive to impeach President Trump did not begin with the allegations before us. Here was reporting in April of 2016: 'Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet… [but] ‘Impeachment’ is already on the lips of pundits, newspaper editorials, constitutional scholars, and even a few members of Congress." What did that have to do with anything?

He talked about the Mueller investigation and the 2016 election. "Here’s their real position: Democrats think President Donald Trump committed a 'High Crime or Misdemeanor' the moment he defeated Secretary Clinton in the 2016 election. That is the original sin of this presidency: That he won and they lost." That one nearly brought tears, too, tears of laughter. Hard to believe this guy is a Senator. This is his summation for a Senate impeachment trial?

And, of course, he dealt with his perceived shortcomings of the House. "We have watched a major American political party adopt the following absurd proposition: We think this president is a bull in a china shop, so we’re going to drive a bulldozer through the china shop to get rid of him. This fever led to the most rushed, least fair, and least thorough presidential impeachment inquiry in American history."

McConnell talked about everything in his summation except what Trump did, except the considerable evidence against Trump, except Trump's self-incriminating statements, and he offered no explanation why his party would not allow witnesses and documents in his trial.

In other words, McConnell talked about everything except the Senate impeachment trial itself.

Evidence? One stinkin' PHONE CALL?

 

[bripat9643]

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

What a load of absurd horseshit.

The Swastika is making a comeback? Perhaps with leftwingers trying to stage a false flag attack.

 

[The Original Tree]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell presents his closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump

What a stirring speech. He talked about the grave responsibility of the Senate. He went back to the early history of our country and told us all about the Framers and their concerns.

"They wanted impeachment trials to be fair to both sides. They wanted them to be timely, avoiding the 'procrastinated determination of the charges.' They wanted us to take a deep breath and decide which outcome would reflect the facts, protect our institutions, and advance the common good," McConnell said.

That nearly brought me to tears.

He talked about the Democrats. "The drive to impeach President Trump did not begin with the allegations before us. Here was reporting in April of 2016: 'Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet… [but] ‘Impeachment’ is already on the lips of pundits, newspaper editorials, constitutional scholars, and even a few members of Congress." What did that have to do with anything?

He talked about the Mueller investigation and the 2016 election. "Here’s their real position: Democrats think President Donald Trump committed a 'High Crime or Misdemeanor' the moment he defeated Secretary Clinton in the 2016 election. That is the original sin of this presidency: That he won and they lost." That one nearly brought tears, too, tears of laughter. Hard to believe this guy is a Senator. This is his summation for a Senate impeachment trial?

And, of course, he dealt with his perceived shortcomings of the House. "We have watched a major American political party adopt the following absurd proposition: We think this president is a bull in a china shop, so we’re going to drive a bulldozer through the china shop to get rid of him. This fever led to the most rushed, least fair, and least thorough presidential impeachment inquiry in American history."

McConnell talked about everything in his summation except what Trump did, except the considerable evidence against Trump, except Trump's self-incriminating statements, and he offered no explanation why his party would not allow witnesses and documents in his trial.

In other words, McConnell talked about everything except the Senate impeachment trial itself.

 

[Oddball]

Trump invited foreign interference in our Presidential election again -- the first time was in 2016. Trump tried to bribe a foreign leader. Trump completely ignored Congress during the impeachment process in the House and in his Senate trial. Trump was declared innocent of all charges by the Republican Senate.

What happens if Trump is elected to another four years in office without the concerns of reelection which dominated his persona since Jan. 21, 2017 the first time?

Senator Susan Collins is clueless. Following a speech on the Senate floor in which she announced she’ll vote to acquit, Collins told Norah O’Donnell of CBS that she believes Trump “has learned from this case” and “will be much more cautious in the future.”

Getting impeached “is a pretty big lesson,” Collins said — the implication being that Trump will be chastened going forward.

I am not at all sure which planet Collins is from or how she got elected the Senator from Maine, but she definitely is not talking about our Trump. Trump never feels chastened and he never apologizes. It is simply not in his DNA.

Want proof? On Tuesday, February 4, Trump gave his State of the Union address in the halls of Congress. His impressive audience included the members of the House of Representatives, the members of the Senate, members of the Supreme Court, and chosen representatives of the Defense Department, State Department, and other agencies of our federal government.

Before this august body and even before the Trump Republican controlled Senate allowed Trump to get off scot free from his crimes, the most divisive President in modern American history presented the Medal of Freedom to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh -- one of the most polarizing figures on the political landscape today. Limbaugh has insisted it was unfair to blame white Americans for slavery, blamed gay marriage for the decline of Christianity, and called a woman a slut for seeking coverage for contraception.

Senator Collins, does Trump seem suitably chastened to you? Trump has said there are no lessons to be learned.

Trump would be unleashed.

For four more years Trump would be the most powerful man on the planet. Already he ignores the American people. Answering only to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and "Fox and Friends," he cancelled regular press conferences and is scared to death of the White House press corps. Trump refuses to answer to the American people and now we can add Congress to the list. He will simply ignore what our representatives do and say, and he has hijacked the power of the purse, all due to a complicit Senate led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

He will rule with complete impunity for four more years (or more). That is the power the Senate gave him, and why? Because they are afraid of Trump's base.

The irony is, the GOP has already lost several key elections in 2018 and 2019 because of Trump, including control of the House.

The irony is, his base will not like what will happen. They don't want it to happen.

But they enabled it! The real Pandora's Box. Be careful what you wish for!

 

[odanny]

You can readily tell by the puerile memes of the Trump bootlickers that they lack the capacity for either critical thought processes or rational discussion.

 

[Fueri]

Afraid of what, FFS.

Some free floating boogeyman paranoia. Just what what we need more of...

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

The only disgraceful day was when the commies impeached Trump with no laws broken and no impeachable offenses. Their impeachment war will last at least the rest of our lives, and maybe longer. When we are in charge of the House and impeach your next commie President, I don't want to hear any of you leftists complain. You started this war, and payback is a bitch.

What if Trump is impeached a second time for new 'high crimes and misdemeanors'?

The GOP has given Trump a hall pass and he is unzipped.

I think Americans in general don't like impeachments, especially when they are as phony as this one. Trump's recent rallies were packed to the gills, with standing room only outside just to be near him. Surveys done revealed that many of the people were not general Republican voters; between 20% and 55% depending on what rally was held.

So to answer your question, I say go ahead with another impeachment. Piss off even more Americans. Those who follow this impeachment realize it was conducted out of mind reading and fortune telling, something our founders are probably rolling over in their graves over. Worse yet is no crimes or impeachable offenses either.

So what do I say if they impeach Trump again????

 

[odanny]

Two authors, both non partisans, surprised themselves by describing a case FOR partisanship. Do you agree?

“We have both spent our professional careers strenuously avoiding partisanship in our writing and thinking. We have both done work that is, in different ways, ideologically eclectic, and that has—over a long period of time—cast us as not merely nonpartisans but antipartisans.

“Temperamentally, we agree with the late Christopher Hitchens: Partisanship makes you stupid. We are the kind of voters who political scientists say barely exist—true independents who scour candidates’ records in order to base our votes on individual merit, not party brand.

“This, then, is the article we thought we would never write: a frank statement that a certain form of partisanship is now a moral necessity. The Republican Party, as an institution, has become a danger to the rule of law and the integrity of our democracy. “

 

[Oddball]

You can readily tell by the puerile memes of the Trump bootlickers that they lack the capacity for either critical thought processes or rational discussion.

Oh blow it out your ass, moonbat.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

When you have a cult of personality that is barely literate and will do anything their authoritarian god tells them to, you are one step away from Fascism.

The Swastika is making a comeback, and Trump's loyal brownshirts have so browbeaten the GOP that only Mitt Romney stood for the rule of law.

What a disgraceful day in our history.

The only disgraceful day was when the commies impeached Trump with no laws broken and no impeachable offenses. Their impeachment war will last at least the rest of our lives, and maybe longer. When we are in charge of the House and impeach your next commie President, I don't want to hear any of you leftists complain. You started this war, and payback is a bitch.

What if Trump is impeached a second time for new 'high crimes and misdemeanors'?

The GOP has given Trump a hall pass and he is unzipped.

Trump has carte Blanche now. The Democrats are the party who cried wolf.

 

[yidnar]

Trump invited foreign interference in our Presidential election again -- the first time was in 2016. Trump tried to bribe a foreign leader. Trump completely ignored Congress during the impeachment process in the House and in his Senate trial. Trump was declared innocent of all charges by the Republican Senate.

What happens if Trump is elected to another four years in office without the concerns of reelection which dominated his persona since Jan. 21, 2017 the first time?

Senator Susan Collins is clueless. Following a speech on the Senate floor in which she announced she’ll vote to acquit, Collins told Norah O’Donnell of CBS that she believes Trump “has learned from this case” and “will be much more cautious in the future.”

Getting impeached “is a pretty big lesson,” Collins said — the implication being that Trump will be chastened going forward.

I am not at all sure which planet Collins is from or how she got elected the Senator from Maine, but she definitely is not talking about our Trump. Trump never feels chastened and he never apologizes. It is simply not in his DNA.

Want proof? On Tuesday, February 4, Trump gave his State of the Union address in the halls of Congress. His impressive audience included the members of the House of Representatives, the members of the Senate, members of the Supreme Court, and chosen representatives of the Defense Department, State Department, and other agencies of our federal government.

Before this august body and even before the Trump Republican controlled Senate allowed Trump to get off scot free from his crimes, the most divisive President in modern American history presented the Medal of Freedom to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh -- one of the most polarizing figures on the political landscape today. Limbaugh has insisted it was unfair to blame white Americans for slavery, blamed gay marriage for the decline of Christianity, and called a woman a slut for seeking coverage for contraception.

Senator Collins, does Trump seem suitably chastened to you? Trump has said there are no lessons to be learned.

Trump would be unleashed.

For four more years Trump would be the most powerful man on the planet. Already he ignores the American people. Answering only to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and "Fox and Friends," he cancelled regular press conferences and is scared to death of the White House press corps. Trump refuses to answer to the American people and now we can add Congress to the list. He will simply ignore what our representatives do and say, and he has hijacked the power of the purse, all due to a complicit Senate led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

He will rule with complete impunity for four more years (or more). That is the power the Senate gave him, and why? Because they are afraid of Trump's base.

The irony is, the GOP has already lost several key elections in 2018 and 2019 because of Trump, including control of the House.

The irony is, his base will not like what will happen. They don't want it to happen.

But they enabled it! The real Pandora's Box. Be careful what you wish for!

the only people that need to be afraid are people like you because the country will continue to prosper and the neighbor or family member that you are resentful of that is doing better than you will continue to do so !