Coup Attempt in USA? | 68 comments (68 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

President Donald Trump has only 14 days left in office, but some lawmakers want his presidency over sooner, calling for his impeachment in the wake of Wednesday's violence on Capitol Hill that left at least one woman dead.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced that she's drawing up articles of impeachment, tweeting: "We can't allow him to remain in office, it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath."
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Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., called for Trump's removal through the 25th Amendment, which was ratified in 1967 in the wake of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 and lays out the procedures for replacing the president in the event of death, removal, resignation or incapacitation.

< wipes tears>

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 02:34:41 AM EST
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Now what? (4.00 / 2)

The < checks watch > 12-day "caretaker government" ...

Schumer calls for immediate removal of Trump: . "This president should not hold office one day longer.
The quickest and most effective way - it can be done today - to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th amendment."
— sallykidd (@sallykidd) January 7, 2021

and purge of "government buildings", yanno, to route out evil.

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 04:50:54 PM EST
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Art. I, sec. 5 Housekeeping

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) has introduced a resolution to have the Republican members of the House who supported contesting battleground states' electors in Wednesday's joint session of Congress be investigated and potentially removed from office.

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 06:33:16 PM EST
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to immediately remove President Donald Trump from office following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol https://t.co/yHFhwvbNBf pic.twitter.com/f6yjcbPE7w
— POLITICO (@politico) January 7, 2021

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 07:59:45 PM EST
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Purging evil

[Pelosi] also announced that Paul Irving, the House sergeant-at-arms [!], would resign his position. Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat, said he would fire Michael Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms, as soon as runoff elections in Georgia for two seats are certified and Democrats control the Senate.

picking up the GD III pace

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 10:24:46 PM EST
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Riot Attempt in USA? (4.00 / 4)

The @DCPoliceDept released these photos of persons of interest after Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol following a rally Wednesday. See full-size photos >> https://t.co/NVxdEpCdEv pic.twitter.com/ZRSCwLtdOp
— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) January 7, 2021

by Cat on Thu Jan 7th, 2021 at 04:54:30 PM EST
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Coup Attempt in USA? | 68 comments (68 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)