You can expect this bit of silliness to go exactly nowhere
(Free Beacon) Rep. Brad Sherman (D., Calif.) announced on Wednesday that he introduced an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Sherman was joined by Rep. Al Green (D., Texas) as a co-sponsor on the measure. They have both publicly called for Trump’s impeachment in the past, as has Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.). House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has cautioned against impeachment talk, despite her own criticism of Trump.
Republicans control the House of Representatives and many Democrats are hesitant to go as far as calling anything done by Trump “impeachable,” fearing political backlash.
How’s this going to work out?
Odds that Brad Sherman's articles of impeachment will amount to anything: 0%
Odds that the GOP is gonna fundraise like crazy off this: 100%
— The Darkest Timeline Numbersmuncher (@NumbersMuncher) July 12, 2017
“I am pleased that Congressman Al Green has joined me in filing Articles of Impeachment against Donald J. Trump,” Sherman said in a statement. “We now begin the effort to force the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on Obstruction of Justice and Russian interference in our election.”
Good luck with that, Brad. Guess who doesn’t control the House?
“As the investigations move forward, additional evidence supporting additional Articles of Impeachment may emerge,” Sherman’s statement said. “However, as to Obstruction of Justice, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (b)(3), the evidence we have is sufficient to move forward now.  And the national interest requires that we do so.”
These are the same people who did not want things like Fast and Furious, the 2012 attack in Benghazi, and Hillary Clinton’s server investigated, among others, despite there being tons more evidence of criminality, and made mockery’s of the hearings.
Of course, what Sherman is doing is partially a threat to attempt to get Trump to change his behavior
Introducing Articles of Impeachment will have two possible outcomes. First, I have slight hope it will inspire an ‘intervention’ in the White House. If Impeachment is real, if they actually see Articles, perhaps we will see incompetency replaced by care. Perhaps uncontrollable impulses will be controlled. And perhaps the danger our nation faces will be ameliorated.
Second, and more likely, filing Articles of Impeachment is the first step on a very long road. But if the impulsive incompetency continues, then eventually—many, many months from now—Republicans will join the impeachment effort.
I author Articles of Impeachment not to change our national policy. I served with Mike Pence in Congress for twelve years and I disagree with him on just about everything. I never dreamed I would author a measure that would put him in the White House. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment to begin a long process to protect our country from abuse of power, obstruction of justice, and impulsive, ignorant incompetence.”​
Where was Sherman when Obama was abusing his power and being incompetent? Of course, incompetence is not an impeachable offense. This is all a bit of show for the lunatic Democrat base from the Sore Loser Party.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
OBAMA!!!