It's About Time
After a useless and unnecessary witch hunt, it appears that House Democrats have now finally dropped their investigative efforts into the Trump administration's Ukraine situation.
The back down, in which Democrats declined to make new witness requests or file sufficient subpoenas, could be a tacit that will not likely play in the Democrats’ favor as the 2020 presidential elections start to narrow down. Amid impeachment proceedings, a Gallup poll found that support for both President Trump and the Republican Party had risen to historic highs.
Even through the unfair investigation, Democrats have insisted that their previous statements held truth and they were merely acceding to legal and political realities. Now the result of the investigation shows the Democrats do not have any way to continue the removal process. They have exhausted all of their resources and have come up empty-handed as they continue to pass that blame onto the Republicans.
"There is nothing that Donald Trump can do that would cause [Senate Republicans] to convict him of high crimes and misdemeanors,'' Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Politico. "So that has caused everybody in the House to take a deep breath and figure out what our next steps are." There are not any next steps.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke shortly after the decision that she would request a so-called "en banc" review of the decision by the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
This strategy of pursuing appeals could be fraught with risk, as the possibility of the Supreme Court strengthening the executive privilege in order to prevent future scrutiny of U.S presidents is also something to consider. It's still unclear whether Democrats will pursue such an appeal.
It is unlikely this will happen due to the risk factor. But Pelosi herself has signaled that Democrats may be backing off their aggressive approach. As it is already March, it is about time Democrats start focusing on real things rather than waste time, energy and resources to this ridiculous witch hunt.
May God bless each one of you and God bless America.
Jacob Sanchez is a freshman studying general studies.