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Jedi Guy

(3,171 posts)
Sat May 18, 2019, 07:28 PM May 2019

GOP Rep. Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Michigan GOP Rep. Justin Amash said Saturday he had concluded President Donald Trump committed "impeachable conduct" and accused Attorney General William Barr of intentionally misleading the public.

Amash's comments recommending Congress pursue obstruction of justice charges against Trump were the first instance of a sitting Republican in Congress calling for Trump's impeachment.

Amash said on Saturday that he made his conclusions "only after having read Mueller's redacted report carefully and completely, having read or watched pertinent statements and testimony, and having discussed this matter with my staff, who thoroughly reviewed materials and provided me with further analysis."

"Our system of checks and balances relies on each branch's jealously guarding its powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution," Amash tweeted. "When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law -- the foundation of liberty -- crumbles."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/justin-amash-trump-impeachable-conduct/index.html



In other news, a cold snap has been reported in Hell and they are expecting a couple inches of snow.

Less flippantly, one can hope that now that Amash has said it, a few other GOP Congresscritters will feel a strange sensation in their backs and rediscover their spines. Probably not terribly likely, unfortunately.
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GOP Rep. Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment (Original Post) Jedi Guy May 2019 OP
There goes the funding for his next campaign. Aristus May 2019 #1
The wall is breaking? krispos42 May 2019 #2
Yes elleng May 2019 #4
k and r... Stuart G May 2019 #3
Is he ready for prime time? I think he needs to be everywhere. Glimmer of Hope May 2019 #5
I suspect he's getting a ration of shit for this CanonRay May 2019 #6
And so it begins... gldstwmn May 2019 #7
We should all send him our well wishes? Ligyron May 2019 #8
His Seat is Safe... LovingA2andMI May 2019 #10
He could be little worried dflprincess May 2019 #12
Amash has ALWAYS had a Right-Independent lean.... LovingA2andMI May 2019 #9
It took some guts to speak up given how the rest of the GOP kisses 45's ass. Jedi Guy May 2019 #13
I just read his wikipedia page on his political stances Sapient Donkey May 2019 #18
It's one GOP rep from Mich. certainly not a watershed in the republican congress. YOHABLO May 2019 #11
Baby steps. If he nudges others into speaking up, so much the better. Jedi Guy May 2019 #14
Amash is more Libertarian than Republican DeminPennswoods May 2019 #15
The first one is always the hardest. Quackers May 2019 #16
K & R SunSeeker May 2019 #17
Glad to see a winger concerned Maxheader May 2019 #19

Aristus

(66,082 posts)
1. There goes the funding for his next campaign.
Sat May 18, 2019, 07:29 PM
May 2019

When his chief of staff tells him this, he'll walk it back.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
2. The wall is breaking?
Sat May 18, 2019, 07:30 PM
May 2019

Hot damn! In my lifetime I could see the first removal of a president from office, the first woman in the Moon, and humanity getting to Mars!

Awesome!

dflprincess

(28,057 posts)
12. He could be little worried
Sat May 18, 2019, 10:29 PM
May 2019

His district went to Obama in 2008 and 2012 though it did go with Trump in 2016 and he won with just over 54% of the vote in 2018.

In my Congressional District (3rd Minnesota) my former representative won in 2016 with 56.7% of the vote - this in a district that went to Obama both times and to Clinton in 2016. In 2018 his opponent got 55.6% and we waved goodbye to Erik Paulsen.

Paulsen had gotten by for years on the myth that he was a moderate (in a purple district). It could be that what happended to Paulsen and other Republicans in 2018 might be causing Amash some concern - now that he knows people are paying attention and the Democratic turnout should be large in 2020.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
9. Amash has ALWAYS had a Right-Independent lean....
Sat May 18, 2019, 10:15 PM
May 2019

Not surprised he is the first to step on this. It's a start.

Jedi Guy

(3,171 posts)
13. It took some guts to speak up given how the rest of the GOP kisses 45's ass.
Sat May 18, 2019, 11:07 PM
May 2019

Especially when you consider how rabid and unhinged 45's kooky cultists are. I wonder how many death threats he's gotten for daring to speak out against Dolt 45? I wonder if Lindsey Graham has gotten the sweats and the vapors? I don't have to wonder whether or not 45's blood pressure spiked...

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
18. I just read his wikipedia page on his political stances
Sun May 19, 2019, 01:51 AM
May 2019

He is consistent with what he believes in. Occasionally he seems to take the correct side of an issue, although with different reasoning than I suspect most of us do.

Jedi Guy

(3,171 posts)
14. Baby steps. If he nudges others into speaking up, so much the better.
Sat May 18, 2019, 11:10 PM
May 2019

Up to now, any criticism of 45 from the right has been fairly tepid. The fact that a GOP Congressman is outright calling for impeachment is pretty surprising, in my opinion.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
15. Amash is more Libertarian than Republican
Sat May 18, 2019, 11:24 PM
May 2019

Maybe some other Libertarians will follow his lead, but I doubt any Republicans will. Nonetheless, we can hope.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)
16. The first one is always the hardest.
Sat May 18, 2019, 11:42 PM
May 2019

Before long, they’ll be fighting over who wanted to impeach him first.

Maxheader

(4,366 posts)
19. Glad to see a winger concerned
Sun May 19, 2019, 08:41 AM
May 2019

about our liberties..stumpy and its minions are working hard at stifling them...



"Our system of checks and balances relies on each branch's jealously guarding its powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution," Amash tweeted. "When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law -- the foundation of liberty -- crumbles."
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