Impeachment, President Trump, and Evidence That Demands a Verdict
The president is defiant, Congress is impeaching, and the final days of the Trump Presidency are set for a climactic ending. So now what?
Tagged: congress
An Open Letter To My Congressman Jody Hice
Congressman Hice, it is hard for me to find the words to express how profoundly disappointed I am in your actions yesterday
Joint Session of Congress to Confirm Electoral Vote: Open Thread
What should be pro forma is instead shaping up to be a clown show of historic proportions before the inevitable finally arrives.
McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on Stimulus Increase
“Not so fast, my friends” wagged the finger of Cocaine Mitch…
House Votes to Override Trump Veto of Defense Bill, Increase Stimulus Checks
The House of Representatives voted to override President Trump’s veto of the NDAA (defense spending bill) and to increase stimulus payments from $600 to $2000.
Trump Signs Covid Stimulus and Spending Bill
President Trump has signed the stimulus/Covid relief package into law after a week of declaring he would not.
Congress Agrees on Covid Relief Bill, Omnibus Spending
“Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill”
Linky Friday: Unassailable Facts, and Other Fabrications
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition brings you items to read, share, and discuss from around the web, from culture, to politics, to that Joe Biden interview everyone will be talking about.
Latest Round of Stimulus Debated in Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has unveiled the plan for another $3 trillion in spending to offset the effects of the Coronavirus economic shutdown.
Stimulus Legislation “Loophole” Allows Garnishment of Relief Checks
This is one of them things that can make a bad situation involving people already under pressure exponentially worse
Prologue To Election 2020
Before we begin months of poll watching let’s look back on how we got to this moment in history…
Day Ending in “Y” Impeachment Update
Join the Ordinary Times Commentareum in following the latest House Judiciary Committee hearings in the impeachment process
That Other California Congressional Scandal
No, not Katie Hill, who made a good run at the biggest scandal in the Cali delegation but fell short to Duncan Hunter. The still Representative of CA-50 will reportedly change his “not guilty” plea Tuesday in court.
Reflections on Impeachment
Supporting impeachment doesn’t mean I think the Democrats truly believe in the rule of law, nor do I believe the Republicans truly believed in 1998.
Impeachment Gets Wall-to-Wall Coverage, So So Ratings
The ratings are in for the first public impeachment hearings in 20 years
Kangaroo Court
The movement to impeach President Trump is in some respects a movement for a kangaroo court. But we should support it anyway.
An Impeachment Inquiry is Not Going to Reelect Trump
There is very little evidence that being impeached increases the popularity of impeached presidents.
The Trump Impeachment Letter, as Explained by A Christmas Story
We seem to be reaching the end of the daring each other phase of impeachment.
Robert Mueller and Various Forms of Hearing
Lots and lots of hearings but almost no one is listening.
