Comments by "Hugh Jorgan" (@HughJorgan1) on "Chris Cuomo: You should be mad as hell" video.
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I respect your coherent argument, but must disagree on a number of points:
1. It's illogical to say Senator's violated their oath. Let's remember that the Senate also acquitted Clinton, despite a bipartisan impeachment and irrefutable proof of actual crimes (including a felony). Did Senators violate their oath?
2. The entire burden of proof was on the Democrats and they failed miserably. That "investigation" you refer to was rushed, flawed, biased and unfair. As McConnell repeatedly said, the Senate can't do the job of the House.
3. The Democrats could've used the SCOTUS to compel witnesses and documents in the House, but they chose not to. This was their biggest mistake. The SCOTUS was involved in all past impeachments.
4. The Senate knew they couldn't do the job of the Judiciary/SCOTUS and rule on Executive Privilege (also something McConnell said repeatedly).
5. Let's remember there was no crime in the 2 Articles. And more importantly, let's remember the Democrats said their case was "overwhelming and rock solid"...BEFORE they even got to the Senate.
Bottom line, I think it's important for Democrats to accept the failure of their leaders. Schiff lied repeatedly throughout the process, Pelosi sunk their case with incompetence and political games, and Schumer's hypocrisy was on full display.
Trump's impeachment will go down in history as nothing more than the Democrats abusing Congressional powers and spitting on the Constitution in a lame attempt to influence an election.
It's best for Democrats to accept this fact.
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