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At his rally Wednesday night while the House was preparing to vote on impeachment Trump held a campaign rally in Michigan where he said :

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"This lawless, partisan impeachment is a political suicide march for the Democratic party — have you seen my polls in the last four weeks?"

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Source: Trump reacts to his impeachment: 'It's a political suicide march for the Democratic party' —video | US news | The GuardianThe president should be delighted at this turn of events where Democrats are taking the very actions that will cause the demise of their party.Trump's words echo those of many Republicans who apparently believe the same thing, that Democrats are committing political suicide.A Yahoo News/YouGov poll (In new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, most voters agree with Trump's impeachment but support for his removal falls just short of 50% [Video]) says that 53% of registered votes believe Trump abused the powers of his office, and that 51% believe he obstructed Congress.48% of Americans support removing Trump from office, compared to 40% who do not.--Percy

Christianity Today, the evangelical magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham, yesterday ran an editorial endorsing Trump's impeachment and removal: Trump Should Be Removed from Office | Christianity Today. Significant excerpts:

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Let’s grant this to the president: The Democrats have had it out for him from day one, and therefore nearly everything they do is under a cloud of partisan suspicion. This has led many to suspect not only motives but facts in these recent impeachment hearings. And, no, Mr. Trump did not have a serious opportunity to offer his side of the story in the House hearings on impeachment.

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But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents. That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.
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His Twitter feed alonewith its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slandersis a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.
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We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath. The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people. None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.
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That he should be removed, we believe, is not a matter of partisan loyalties but loyalty to the Creator of the Ten Commandments.

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To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this:...Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr. Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency. If we don’t reverse course now, will anyone take anything we say about justice and righteousness with any seriousness for decades to come? Can we say with a straight face that abortion is a great evil that cannot be tolerated and, with the same straight face, say that the bent and broken character of our nation’s leader doesn’t really matter in the end?
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To use an old clich, it’s time to call a spade a spade, to say that no matter how many hands we win in this political poker game, we are playing with a stacked deck of gross immorality and ethical incompetence. And just when we think it’s time to push all our chips to the center of the table, that’s when the whole game will come crashing down. It will crash down on the reputation of evangelical religion and on the world’s understanding of the gospel. And it will come crashing down on a nation of men and women whose welfare is also our concern.

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Sorry for the long excerpt. I would have summarized in my own words, but they wouldn't have the same power and eloquence.--Percy

And of those who disagree with the impeachment/removal process, many support him being voted out in the next election. https://thehill.com/...y-they-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-in-2020When people see the circus in the Senate ...And then there is the evangelical awakening ...Enjoy

To quote "Lefty" from "Raging Pencils (Raging Pencils : 12-20-19 : Begone False Prophet : Progressive Cartoons Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

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My question for Christianity Today magazine is "What took you people so goddamn long to figure out that Trump is an amoral con-man?

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Sheesh!

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Moose

Well if he is the Antichrist he must have used his demonic powers to blind them to the truth. if he is though there is only a few months left to his rule

From Salon magazine: Vladimir Putin attacks Democrats for made up impeachment charges as he defends President Trump | Salon.comHow much evidence do Trump supporters need before they understand that there is an improper relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. With Putin as with the Ukraine, Trump has enlisted foreign help for personal gain regarding his political standing and his chances in the 2020 election.Trump supporters by and large, from rank and file supporters all the way up to members of Congress and of his administration, seem incapable of seeing the snake in the room. They're unable to look at this from the opposite perspective, to ask themselves, "If Putin defended Obama would we be okay with that? We wouldn't, of course. So why are we okay with Putin defending Trump?"--Percy

Oh come on Percy. You're acting like Putin was KGB, not the head of a friendly nation.

caugh! gasp! pantYou're supposed to warn us before you do something like that, jar!

I see this impeachment process as pretty much handing Trump another term on a silver platter. This impeachment will not amount to one damn thing that's useful. He's not going anywhere because its obvious at this point its based on a popularity contest and not actually identifiable impeachment charges. When he survives it, and he will just as Clinton did, he and his supporters will use it to their advantage.Trump is a goddamn buffoon. Trump has no respect for the institution of the presidency. Trump is a myopic and self-aggrandized megalomaniac. And I have no doubt that there are numerous improprieties during his tenure as president. None of that is in dispute. But I really don't think they have anything on him that is going to rise to the level of ousting him and, worse still, that this will actually play into his hands. The Democrats couldn't have picked a worse time to do this either.

The articles of impeachment have been passed in the House BUT is being held off from being passed on to the Senate.I yield to my perceived faith in the wisdom of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Hold off on passing the impeachment to the Senate and let things stew, about how the Republicans of the Senate are going to handle the trial. Right now, the Republican image is that they are fully in defense of Trump and willing to whitewash anything and everything Trump does. Let that image stew, and see what happens.The other option: Let it look like the Democrats are unwilling to challenge Trumps misdeeds - Not at all good for the Democrats image.Moose

Its not that I think impeachment is a bad idea, its that I don't think its going to yield the desired results. I also think this tactic of, "Lets wait and see" is a poor game plan. The half-assed approach is giving the Trumpians time to establish a counter. Hit them hard, hit them fast with solid evidence. Sitting around and waiting is giving credibility, whether real or imagined, to the notion that its a bluff and they really don't have anything substantial on him.

It's going to hinge on public opinion.There are a couple of things that are up in the air (subpoenas, Rudy's "report etc), Christmas & New Year's holidaze, etc.Then there will be the Senate Circus, where the republicans will say anything except admit to the evidence.January should allow time for people to actually start thinking if they want the next president to

1. use foreign help for elections, and
2. ignore all subpoenas for all administration people, and
3. ignore the constitution

Because acquitting him will give the future president/s that license.Which of course, should be part of campaigning against any republicans that vote to acquit.Right now the polls are split on impeach/remove (basically 49% to 48%).Enjoy

I heard one commentator say that the impeachment is necessary to show the rest of the world that the US still respects the rule of law.

Interesting avatar. What choice did the House have? No one thinks it a serious lack when the police don't give out jaywalking tickets or when they let most rolling through stop signs go and most rolling right-turn-on-reds go, but people would probably take a pretty dim view of the police letting a bank robbery go. But, continuing the analogy, if the police set a precedent by letting one bank robbery go, don't they have to let all future bank robberies go? Even this is absolutely true, what choice did the House have? Trump uses every crime he commits to his advantage. He accuses those who catch him with committing the same crime he committed. He's been trying to blame the 2016 election interference on the Ukraine and the Democrats for the past three years. Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine shenanigans were an attempt to nail this down by getting rid of Yovanovich so that the way was clear to coercing the Ukraine into announcing investigations into the DNC server and the Bidens. Rudy's just returned from another visit to the Ukraine where he supposedly gathered more "evidence" of Ukrainian interference and DNC collusion. It is no coincidence that these are the very crimes Trump is accused of. This is what he does.So it doesn't matter that Trump's mendacity, his domination of the party of no conscience, integrity or backbone, and the gullibility of his supporters will allow him to turn this to his advantage. No matter what he's criticized for in the run-up to the 2020 election, he will turn it to his advantage. Assuming that stooping to his level is not an option the Trump opposition would ever consider, the only option is to keep reporting the facts and telling the truth. If this isn't impeachable then nothing is. Again, what choice did they have?--Percy