Last night, House Democrats who voted to impeach President Donald Trump made utter fools of themselves. These representatives may have believed they were making moves, but the only thing they made were blindly partisan steps that have already begun to backfire.
House Democrats Accomplished Nothing Last Night
When news of the “impeachment” hit headlines, progressives and other left-wingers promptly cheered. What these people fail to realize is that House Democrats accomplished absolutely nothing.
First of all, the House cannot unilaterally impeach the president, regardless of how much they wish this weren’t so; they have to now pass on the impeachment articles to the Senate for a trial.
Thus far, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated that she’s not yet planning to send the articles over the Senate. The Speaker cited concerns about the lack of a “fair trial” as her reason for this.
“We would like to see a fair process” in the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said following the historic impeachment of President Trump https://t.co/5QG2fFlzAW pic.twitter.com/wLhjAsyqLL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2019
So, in layman’s terms, this is what it ultimately boils down to: