of Congress. This vote, this day is about secret. Before you take this historic vote one thing and one thing only. They hate today, one week before Christmas, I want this president. They hate those of us who you to keep this in mind. When Jesus was voted for him. They think we’re stupid. falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate They think we made a mistake. They think gave Jesus the opportunity to face His Hillary Clinton should be the president accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius and they want to fix that. That’s what this Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than vote is about. They want to take away my the Democrats have afforded this president vote and throw it in the trash. They in this process.” want to take away my president Judiciary Committee Chair and delegitimize him so that Jerry Nadler, a Democrat, “The he can not be reelected. responded to Loudermilk president was That’s what this vote on the floor saying, “The given the opportunity is about.” president was given the Rep. Stewart was, opportunity to come to come and testify … of course, reminded and testify … to send to send his counsel, to after his statement his counsel, to question question witnesses. He that were Trump witnesses. He declined to be successfully to do so.” declined to do so.” impeached, it would The articles must be Jerry Nadler be Vice President Mike submitted to the Senate House Judiciary Pence who would assume to initiate a trial which Committee Chair the office of president. will decide Trump’s fate as Rep. Barry Loudermilk president. That trial could begin of Georgia: “The Constitution as early as next month; however, also guarantees that the accused can call House Speaker Pelosi’s decision to wait to witnesses to testify on their behalf, but deliver the two Articles of Impeachment to the Republicans and the president were the Senate until that body has laid out the continually denied that right throughout rules for the trial—saying it needs to be this process. The 6th Amendment known, “what sort of trial the Senate will guarantees the right of the defendant to conduct”—has for now created an impasse. face their accuser, but not only have the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Democrats prohibited Republicans and the has called Pelosi’s reasoning for delaying president from questioning the so-called the transmission of the articles from the whistleblower, his identity has been kept house to the Senate “absurd.” Ω
Home for the holidays
The week of Christmas is forecast to bring both heavy snows and subfreezing temperatures to the valley floor. For the city’s homeless population, solutions like the warming tent at the Volunteers of America Shelter, 315 Record St., may be their only option for finding a warm bed at Christmas. The warming tent was opened in November to accommodate overflow from the main shelter and will be open until March of 2020. The tent can hold 60 occupants, and is manned by volunteer personnel every night. However, the VOA still struggles with capacity issues even now. PHOTO/MATT BIEKER
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