tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post4482724559410561158..comments2024-03-29T13:28:17.014+02:00Comments on EL Etos UT News: Pelosi threatens Pence with 24-hour ultimatum to declare Trump ‘incapable’, before Dems launch impeachment process — RTxronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-76846641161671938892021-01-11T09:09:13.065+02:002021-01-11T09:09:13.065+02:00In a tweet, Buck said, “in the spirit of healing a...In a tweet, Buck said, “in the spirit of healing and fidelity to our Constitution, I’m asking Biden to request Pelosi discontinue her efforts.”<br /><br />The letter itself said the Constitution does not envision impeaching a president without an adequate investigation and congressional hearings. It said impeachment should not occur in the heat of the moment, but after “great deliberation.”<br /><br />House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also spoke out against the effort. He said impeaching a president with less than two weeks left in the term will only divide the country more.<br /><br />McCarthy called on leaders to refocus their efforts on working directly for the American people. These calls are not only coming from the lower chamber, but upper chamber as well.xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-82999857885661632692021-01-11T09:08:32.397+02:002021-01-11T09:08:32.397+02:00Members of the GOP are warning against efforts to ...Members of the GOP are warning against efforts to impeach President Trump ahead of Inauguration Day on January 20.<br /><br />Democrats continue to push forward with their effort to impeach the President for the second time, in a bid to remove him from office when he has fewer than 10 days left. However, they face the likelihood there won’t be enough Republican support to make it happen.<br /><br />On Friday, reports detailed a letter sent to Joe Biden by GOP Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), which was signed by seven lawmakers. The letter urged him to block House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment efforts.xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-28024861837192129062021-01-11T06:31:21.021+02:002021-01-11T06:31:21.021+02:00Democratic members of the US House of Representati...Democratic members of the US House of Representatives are planning to pass a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust President Donald Trump. <br /><br />In a letter Sunday to her colleagues, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will request unanimous consent to bring up the resolution drafted by Rep. Jamie Raskin.<br /><br />The bill calls on Pence "to convene and mobilize the Cabinet to activate the 25th Amendment to declare the President incapable of executing the duties of his office."<br /><br />"If we do not receive Unanimous Consent, this legislation is planned to be brought up on the Floor the following day. We are calling on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours.<br /><br />"Next, we will proceed with bringing impeachment legislation to the Floor," wrote Pelosi.<br /><br />Pelosi vowed Democrats will act with urgency, saying Trump poses "an imminent threat" to the Constitution and American democracy.<br /><br />"As the days go by, the horror of the ongoing assault on our democracy perpetrated by this President is intensified and so is the immediate need for action," she added. xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.com