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House Democrats Blame Traffic for Missing Key Hegseth Impeachment Vote (www.washingtonsun.com)
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[–] 1 point 15 hours ago (5 children)

What about this vote was "key"? It's like one of many votes none of which will result in anything before the new congress takes office on January 3rd.

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  • [–] 19 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

    Key in that, had they shown up, it would have passed. Some just skipped it completely, some were "stuck in traffic" but all of them were not doing their jobs.

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  • [–] 7 points 14 hours ago

    And in January, Democrats will point back at this vote and claim there's "little political will to impeach him" so they'll focus on "real priorities" like working with Republicans to only give $50 billion in additional funding to ICE instead of the $70 billion that they wanted.

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    What exactly is it that you think would have passed?

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  • [–] 1 point 16 minutes ago

    I mean, it would've started the trial in the Senate. That would've tied up the Senate for a good chunk of their remaining time and put pressure on the admin. It would also gain some popular support, and gaining/maintaining political momentum is important

    Heggseth very probably would have stayed in office, but it would have accomplished something anyways

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