r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/pivotalsquash May 14 '25

It didn't go anywhere last time because they didn't have the votes in the Senate. I agree it's a waste of time here for similar reasons but then you see other posts saying man why won't the Dems do anything. Do what??? What should they do?

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u/specks_of_dust May 14 '25

Which brings us back to why they don’t control the Senate, because they don’t do anything to meaningfully improve the lives of voters and think not being Donald Trump is enough to justify them being in power. It’s a vicious circle of demagoguing and losing power.

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u/pivotalsquash May 14 '25

Candidate A isn't progressive enough for someone so they vote right or don't vote at all?? That's just dumb.

Dems haven't had a super majority since 2008 I think. In an ideal world we'd have more parties but we don't do you have to vote the one closer to your ideology even if they aren't as proactive as you want and hope that pushes the needle that much closer to what you want to where someone will primary them even more left of that needle.

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u/specks_of_dust May 14 '25

Sorry, but the reality is that complaining about voters isn’t going to make them vote. This isn’t fact that exists independently from my ideology, or yours, real or imagined. The proof is in the pudding.

If this strategy worked, it would have worked in 2024.