House Republicans tried to force debate on impeachment of Chency and the Dems ducked the issue, referring it to a committee.
2007-11-07 03:31:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's more fun to grandstand in the press than to present evidence
2007-11-07 03:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by sammael_coh 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
They sent it to committee in order to appease the very far left. In order to debate it the Democrats would have to prove beyond any reasonable dount that he committed every action that they accusse him of. That would mean gathering evidence and presenting it. Then they would have to find witnesses to testify against him.
They would have to do all of this while hiding the fact that they aren't in bed with the same people, and they didn't participate in anyway shape or form for the things that they passed (i.e. the Patriot Act).
The truth is there is no hard evidence, people can cry all they want about everything they have done that is "illegal". The Bush administration was clever enough to make everything that they have done fall somewhere in the grey-zone between legal and illegal.
They would be very hard pressed to prove anything and risk isolating key demographics that they need in order to retain power in congress and win the presidental election.
All that really happened when they sent it to committee insted of debating it was the Republicans called their bluff and won.
Finally before anyone comes after me saying there is plenty of hard evidence that Bush and Cheny are evil and blah, blah blah, the republicans impeached Clinton for what he did in his bed room blah, blah, blah. The truth of the matter is simple, while some of the things the Bush administration did are bad and they are by no means saints it was all legal even if just barely it was still legal. Clinton lied under oath to a grand jury and then tried to cover it up with double talk. Lieing to a grand jury is against the law
2007-11-07 12:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by Tip 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Democrats didn't want to debate what they really believe because then it would be out in the public and people would see how insane they are. They need to just erode Democracy slowly in a way that the general population doesn't notice or the populous will wake up and the Liberal Anti-US, Anti-Democracy, Pro-Socialist Democrats will no longer exist. I wish they would state what they really believe, what they really will do in office and let people vote on their true views. Republicans are honest and state their positions. Watch any of the Democrat Debates and the double speak non-answers are rediculous. Bill Clinton promissed tax cuts then immediately increased taxes. Hillary gave 2 opposing answers to questions in the debate. This is common. The Democrats can't even stand up to Tim Russert no wonder they won't go on Fox. They can't face any honest hard questions like those Fox poses to the Republicans. The Democrats say they would have direct talks with Iran. They can't even have direct talks with Reporters. How in the world could they ever represent the US in direct talks to someone that's truely diffilcult.
2007-11-07 11:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Wow, some of you Liberals are so clueless in your answers...
you actually believe there's something to impeach them for!
it's good to have your beliefs.
Look, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy formed a club and voted unanimously and enthusiastically to impeach Bush and Cheney. They decided since they're not real, they can use evidence that isn't real, too...
2007-11-07 12:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Bryan~ Unapologetic Conservative 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is a great question and the only explanations that makes sense to me are the two given by Ralph Nader. 1. The Dems think if they start an impeachment proceeding, Bush/Cheney will bomb Iran, declare martial law and postpone the elections. or 2. The Dems are have been so cowed by the autocratic Republicans that they no longer don't represent the people who elected them.
2007-11-07 11:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
The Democrats, for political reasons known only to them, obviously don’t want to impeach Bush or Cheney. I think they are wrong in taking this stand.
The Democrats could easily impeach them because all they need is a simple majority in the House, which they have. They probably wouldn’t get convictions, but that didn’t stop the Republicans from using their majority to impeach Clinton and embarrass him over nonsense.
2007-11-07 11:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by tribeca_belle 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Lets see if they went with a impeachment it would take a year to be heard and then delayed by the republicans so it would be no good since he will be out of office in a year. Furthermore it would be a waste of us tax payers money. Republicans are known for wasting money look at the Iraq war. Any conservative that dispute this is not a true conservative.
2007-11-07 11:48:17 · answer #7 · answered by john a 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Considering it was Mahmoud's paramour, Kucincih, that brought the issue up, most of the wiser Dems understood they were in an indefensible position.
2007-11-07 11:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by Kubla Con 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I hear Macy's is going to replace the giant turkey float with the Dems in the Thanksgiving Parade this year .
2007-11-07 11:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
The GOP's notion was - let them have their day in court. They know it will never come to pass - precisely because windsocks like Nancy Pelosi have tabled it...
Pelosi calls it a waste of time and taxpayers' resources. ~ That's her answer ~ But remember Clinton? Was that not a colossal waste of time and money? And for naught!
Dick Cheney needs to impeached and convicted. The Dems are either spineless. or someone snuck into their collective bedroom and threatened them, Tony Soprano style!
2007-11-07 11:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by narcissexual 2 · 2⤊ 6⤋
The same reason they don't impeach Bush.
They have no grounds for doing so, because they don't have any evidence of a "high crime or misdomeanor". If they did, don't you think they'd proceed?
2007-11-07 11:41:07 · answer #11 · answered by Pythagoras 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋