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blackrams
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JAN 06, 11:13 PM
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House Judiciary Democrats ask Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-us/n...1cxliM?ocid=msedgdhp
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Vice President Pence on Wednesday evening imploring him to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Vice President Pence on Wednesday evening imploring him to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.
Jerrold Nadler, Pramila Jayapal, Doug Collins sitting at a desk: House Judiciary Democrats ask Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump© Bonnie Cash House Judiciary Democrats ask Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) shared the letter on Twitter writing, "I am sending a letter with
@RepTedLieu and our colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee, calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office after today's events."
In addition to Cicilline, the letter was signed by Reps. Cori Bush (Mo.), Steve Cohen (Tenn.), Madeleine Dean (Pa.), Ted Deutch (Fla.), Veronica Escobar (Texas), Mary Gay Scanlon (Pa.), Sylvia Garcia (Texas), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Hank Johnson (Ga.), Mondaire Jones (N.Y.), Ted Lieu (Calif.), Lucy McBath (Ga.), Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Joe Neguse (Colo.) and Jamie Raskin (Md.).
The push to end Trump's term before Jan. 20 comes just hours after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol as Congress was ratifying the Electoral College votes showing President-elect Joe Biden was victorious.
"It is with great sadness that we write to you following the incidents that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol today. As you presided over the U.S. Senate, angry supporters of President Trump attempted an insurrection, illegally storming and breaching the U.S. Capitol building to stop the certification of President-elect Biden's victory," the lawmakers wrote.
They went on to cite the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which provides an avenue through which the vice president and Cabinet can remove a sitting president who is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
"Even in his video announcement this afternoon, President Trump revealed that he is not mentally sound and is still unable to process and accept the results of the 2020 election," the lawmakers wrote to Pence.
"For the sake of our democracy, we emphatically urge you to invoke the 25th Amendment and begin the process of removing President Trump from power. President has shown time and again that he is unwilling to protect our Democracy and carry out the duties of the office."
[u]Decisions have consequences. [/u
Rams[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 01-06-2021).]
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rinselberg
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JAN 06, 11:36 PM
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They're just posturing. They know that a letter that's addressed to Mike Pence and postmarked today will never arrive until the day after January 20, at the earliest.
Remember who's the Postmaster General.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 01-06-2021).]
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randye
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JAN 06, 11:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
House Judiciary Democrats ask Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump
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So instead of trying to help calm things down after today, Demorats decided to throw some gasoline on the fire.
They really and truly do not understand what's happening.[This message has been edited by randye (edited 01-06-2021).]
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sourmash
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JAN 06, 11:57 PM
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Trump successfully exposed just what scum our elitist masters are in DC.
This crap is broken and gets worse every cycle.
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maryjane
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JAN 07, 12:03 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
They're just posturing. They know that a letter that's addressed to Mike Pence and postmarked today will never arrive until the day after January 20, at the earliest.
Remember who's the Postmaster General.
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Or, courtesy of the magic of the US Postal System, Mike Pence will somehow recieve 50,000+ identical letters ON Jan 20th, even tho just one was sent....
 [This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 01-07-2021).]
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Hudini
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JAN 07, 01:10 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Or, courtesy of the magic of the US Postal System, Mike Pence will somehow recieve 50,000+ identical letters ON Jan 20th, even tho just one was sent.... |
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That's funny right there. laughed out loud.
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blackrams
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JAN 07, 12:54 PM
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Schumer calls for 25th Amendment to be invoked after Capitol riots
https://www.msn.com/en-us/n...1cyISA?ocid=msedgdhp
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday called for President Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol the day before.
"What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer," Schumer said in a statement.
"The quickest and most effective way - it can be done today - to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th amendment. If the Vice President and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president," he added.
Talk of invoking the 25th Amendment has spiked since Wednesday, when rioters overran the Capitol, breaching both the House and Senate chambers and suspending the counting of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win for hours. Congress reconvened on Wednesday night and formally finished tallying the win early Thursday morning.
Schumer is the highest-ranking Democrat to throw his support behind removing Trump from office with roughly two weeks left in his administration. Democratic lawmakers, outside groups and even GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) have thrown their support behind the idea.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not weighed in on removing Trump through the 25th Amendment in the wake of Wednesday's violence.
A source confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday night that administration officials have started discussing the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, an extraordinary step that would require a majority of Cabinet officials plus Vice President Pence to declare to Congress that Trump is unable to fulfill his duties as president.
More Grandstanding by a wannabe...........
Rams[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 01-07-2021).]
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williegoat
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JAN 07, 01:02 PM
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Geez Louise! Just 13 days left, what in hell are these people so afraid of?
The left has become a bizarre satanic cult, the church of the Anti-Trump. Are they working on a crown of thorns, too?
They need a hobby, like Covid or Putin or something. Haven't they got anything productive to do?[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 01-07-2021).]
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Blacktree
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JAN 07, 01:16 PM
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Our government is being run by a bunch of pouty children.
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blackrams
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JAN 07, 01:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Geez Louise! Just 13 days left, what in hell are these people so afraid of?
The left has become a bizarre satanic cult, the church of the Anti-Trump. Are they working on a crown of thorns, too?
They need a hobby, like Covid or Putin or something. Haven't they got anything productive to do?
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As Yoda might say, The dark side of the force is strong in this one. They hate DJT and anything they can do to discredit him is fair game. Very similar to how it is here on this forum for some. 
Rams
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