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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 244: All Presidents of the Last Century are Criminals |
| xp1337 10/18/19 11:55:51 PM #203: | KamikazePotato posted... So question, what's the actual timeline on an impeachment process Unclear. The House sets the schedule on this. The GOP is demanding/complaining/whining about wanting a full House vote on the inquiry but Democrats say it's unneeded because votes empowering the committees have already occurred in full House votes. I suspect the GOP wants that vote because the numbers keep getting worse for them so they want to accelerate the process and force a vote before things get worse for them. I don't think they will get it. It could come down to court rulings already in progress on various subpoenas. Which means we're in the investigation phase and that can take awhile. It didn't in the Clinton impeachment because the GOP just relied on the Starr report and also because the whole thing was incompetently handled. The Nixon one took months however. A while back I extrapolated based on both the Clinton (fast-track) and Nixon (better fit IMO) impeachment timelines and even on the Clinton track IIRC the impeachment vote fell near the end of the year. Under the Nixon one we were talking like March or June or something IIRC depending on where you started the clock. That so many things keep being uncovered as this goes along probably lengthens the process as well. And finally, it probably is worth pointing out that I think it's politically wise for the Democrats to take their time on this. Just look at how things have progressed so far. tl;dr: I'd buckle up for the long haul if you're looking for "big moment" votes. We're probably talking months here based on past impeachment processes. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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