After Democrats’ historic victory, why is this how Hakeem Jeffries is responding?

“I’ve made clear from the very beginning that our top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living,” the House minority leader said on Fox News Sunday.

  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
    3·
    10 days ago

    I understood you.

    If history is anything to go by, securing enough bipartisan support to override a veto will be far easier than getting 11-13 opposition senators to side with sanity in an impeachment trial. Overriding a veto will be no casual task, but while both seem unlikely, we won’t know how unlikely either option truly is until the GOP response flocculates…

    And that’s the unfortunate situation, we just don’t know yet. And as much as I dislike it, I can’t quite bring myself to believe a pessimistic outlook on securing enough support to convict on impeachment is unwarranted.

    • zoloftt@lemmy.world
      41·
      10 days ago

      So attempt to get MULTIPLE supermajorities to enact laws… Or get 1 supermajority to impeach/convict.

      We don’t know, what we don’t know. Either of us could be correct, but I don’t think anyone really knows what’s going to happen.

      Edit: it seemed like you didn’t understand me, because you specified conviction, not trying to be combative, just wanted to be on the same page

      • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 days ago

        Yep, pretty much! Right now I agree with Kiros that focusing on impeachment as an immediate concern is likely to be a poor use of resources, as bipartisan support that hits or surpasses a supermajority for legislation is relatively common compared to the ouster of a president. But I am just guessing that that’s the most reasonable approach, as you say anyone could be right at the moment.