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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 (1 child)

It would have sent to a committee in the house an issue which would be voted on by the committee and then added to the schedule by the speaker of the house to be voted on by the entire house a second time and then the senate, and if the speaker of the house refused to schedule the vote could be forced by yet another house majority vote.

And when it reaches the Senate they will need 67 votes to remove Hegseth, apparently, even though they only confirmed him with 50 + VP.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago

    Ok fair, I think there are enough Republicans in the house willing to throw him under the bus, but that is debatable. It might not have gotten into the Senate, or even to an impeachment vote in the house

    But everything I said about applying pressure and maintaining political momentum still applies

    This made Democrats look weak and passive. Maybe even compromised. That absolutely matters, especially when it happened because house members were at an APAC party and "got stuck in traffic"

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