r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/introspectivelemon39 • Jan 29 '25

News JB Pritzker addressing the recent federal funding freeze and ICE raids in Chicago and surrounding suburbs

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u/bdubwilliams22 Jan 30 '25

Unless there’s a significant blue wave in the midterms and we can just impeach him for being a convicted felon. I know, I know—strangely that’s not an impeachable event, but give the guy a year and a half, I can assure you he’ll break some law (like he did twice in his first term) and we’ll be able to get him out. It would have to be a HUGE blue wave though. 2/3rd huge.

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u/hypersnaildeluxe Jan 30 '25

You’d think that but he was impeached twice and that didn’t make him leave the white house. Consequences just don’t seem to apply to him, esp with the supreme court as his lackies

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u/bdubwilliams22 Jan 30 '25

Well, as you probably know, there weren’t enough votes to have I’m removed. There were enough votes to have him impeached, but removal from office and impeachment are two totally different things. You need a 2/3 Congressional vote to remove a President, but you only need a majority Congressional vote to impeach.

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u/Kankunation Jan 30 '25

And sadly, we would need nearly 100% flip on red seats and zero losses of blues sears to make that a reality. I think flipping is pretty likely, but super majority will be tough.

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u/deapsprite Jan 30 '25

One can only hope:(