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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday said he is directing three House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in an effort to seek bank records and other documents from the president and his son Hunter Biden.

lol. lmao, even

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every president from here on out is gonna get impeached the instant the opposition has the House

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah just going to become a standard “rile up the base” tactic

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't want a lefty house to hold any punches against a party that represents capital. If it's something they can do, why not?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but neither of these are lefty parties, they're both just slightly different flavors of the 'pro-capital' sludge

I'm not against this all, mind you; it's less time spent proposing legislation for murdering innocent people, and is at least amusingly stupid

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, please don't mistake me for someone who believes this is effectual governing. It's a funny development and I can imagine the tears on @[email protected] 's face when impeachment is as traditional as being sworn in