Full List of Democrats Voting to Block Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
We''ve suspected this to be the case for quite some time, maybe as long as five or six years, but there, in this list of Democrats who voted to block the articles of impeachment introducted by Representative Al Green, is the evidence of a party "in disarray" and of a completely dysfunctional government. Evidence has presented itself, pretty clearly, to explain why Democrats keep seeing their approval numbers fall, even when we thought 26% was the floor. And yes, this is a Newsweek report heavily slanted to the right, but good grief, what the hell is going on in Washington?
I'm trying hard to understand the reasoning. Yes, of course there would not be enough Republicans to go along with this to make it happen, but it puts them on the record. I heard the argument, about saving things like this for something that would be more effective, and about taking actions that are going to fail. I also see that Democrats in Congress have a lower approval rating than Trump does, and I've become convinced that this is precisely because we aren't seeing the kind of bold, risk taking that is required to show conviction in the belief that Trump is an existential threat to Democracy, and that we aren't just playing some political games here.
So when something like this happens, and the party fragments on a key symbolic vote like this, how else can it be described other than they are once again in disarray, that there is no strong leadership to unify the Democrats in Congress. When there is a chance to say, "We do, indeed believe that the best thing for this country is to get Trump out of the White House as soon as we can, and we are taking that stand, together, even though we know we do not have a majority."
What message does this send? It looks like no one is in charge, and everyone is doing their own thing. It's the turf protecting and job protecting that I've said has been going on ever since Harris lost the Presidential election. It looks like a lot of Democrats do not take the threat of Trump to this democratic republic seriously.
I'm a lifelong Democrat, raised in a union worker's home, a World War 2 veteran who made unselfish sacrifices so that his family could enjoy the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms. I'm a sacrificial contributor to the party, across the board, and I am also an active volunteer. And I'm long past the time when I would ever consider voting for a Republican, even at the local level. I told candidates for our city council election this past spring that while I realize national political issues aren't really a factor in the city's governance, who each candidate supports tells me a great deal about their common sense, discernment and whether or not I can trust them. And I didn't vote for a single Trump supporter in the whole council and mayor field.
But stuff like this is frustrating and discouraging to me. It certainly explains the low approval ratings. I would have to answer a pollsters question about whether or not I approve of what Democrats in Congress are doing with a no, I do not. I want them to be more aggressive in resistance against Trump, and provide a more unified plan of action, rather than hide out in their office and wait to see which way the cat jumps.
I looked down the list, and I did not see my Congresswoman's name on it, so I called her and thanked her for her vote, which, even though her side lost, is an important step in making our government work the way it is supposed to work, and hold demagogues accountable. That's why I voted for her, and she has done a great job so far. It's Illinois Representative Delia Ramirez, and so far, she's been outstanding.
I would strongly suggest that anyone else who finds that their representative's name is not on that list do the same, and encourage them.
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