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Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge' (www.rawstory.com)

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House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that proposals by House GOP leadership to impeach President Joe Biden lack any sort of evidence to move forward — the latest in a series of criticisms he has made of the plan.However, he added, many of his Republican c...

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[–] rifugee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't impeachment always a political weapon? Also, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Nobody can see the future, so to find out for sure if he would get convicted or not, they had to impeach him. Lastly, by doing so, even if they knew the conviction chances were slim, they accomplished, at least, two things. First, they definitively declared their belief that his actions made him unfit to be president. Secondly, they forced every congressperson to pick a side.

[–] BB69 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean we couldn’t see the future? The vast majority of the Republican Party are Trump loyalists. They know if they don’t follow him, they’re doomed. Look at Liz Cheney.

[–] rifugee 2 points 1 year ago

I mean exactly what I said. Sure, you can make some educated guesses, but you don't know for sure. Most people didn't think Trumpty Dumpty would win in 2016.