Last night, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump. The vote finally ends the chapter of whether Liberals would move forward with the impeachment process.
The first article passed 230-197. The second passed 229-198. Not surprisingly, the voting fell along party lines.
Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who is also running for the Liberal Party's nomination, did not vote for or against the impeachment. Gabbard simply voted "Present". Gabbard explained on her Twitter page why she did not commit to "Yea" or "Nay". Gabbard said it was, "an active protest against a zero-sum game," and hoped people could work together.
I have said before that the impeachment process is, in my opinion, nothing more than one political party upset about losing the Presidential Election. Trump's policies have been working and the economy is red-hot. I don't know how Gabbard feels about the work the President is doing. Did she speak on the floor asking people to come together at this time. Did she ask to end the divisive politics that people had been engaging in? I don't recall if she ever did such a thing. Stepping up and addressing her friends within the Party would have sent a strong message to the entire House of Representatives. It would have shown Americans that she was not afraid to stand up to people in her party and that she was truly willing to put the country first.
What then? Would she be on the outs with her party for not participating in the impeachment. Would she lose support not only in her presidential run but also in a re-election attempt? Was Gabbard upset with the process on Capitol Hill but not so upset she was willing to offend the Rank-and-File of her party?
That's too bad. It would have shown Americans that she wasn't afraid to stand up for what is right. It would have shown all that she was someone who could reach out to the other side of the aisle and work with everybody. Everyone has been talking about it. Gabbard had an opportunity to do just that.
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