the Republicans have been theatrically begging for an inquiry vote, now they are getting one, and will vote against it, in near unanimous fashion. I think Pelosi played them like a fiddle.
Originally Posted by Chung Tran
If by fiddle you mean she strung two empty tuna fish cans together with rusty wire, then yea, she plucking it. Posted earlier:
From Piglosi's web: "Directing certain committees to
continue their
ongoing investigations as part of the
existing House of Representatives
inquiry"
From Sundance:
Speaker Pelosi is holding a vote, a resolution, to affirm her previous declaration of a House “inquiry”. The resolution is currently being written by Lawfare. Pelosi is not delivering a House “Resolution on Impeachment” for a vote, because if she did hold a vote on an impeachment resolution, the minority and the Executive branch would gain rights therein.
This is a House vote to show support for Pelosi’s previous unilateral decree. Right now
the rules committee is adding language to the resolution that will provide additional one-sided support for a completely partisan process: “and for other purposes”. Pelosi is careful to say “this is not an impeachment resolution”
In essence, she is holding a vote on whether she is holding a fake inquiry. So sad, no force of law for those pesky subpoenas still. Just a bunch of "Ghee please be nice and come to our basement party, but only if you received an invitation"