Five ways to view impeachment: Timeless truth from an ‘Old Mission’ in Southern California
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🗓️ 18 December 2019
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR DECEMBER 18, 2019
There are at least five ways to view the impeachment debate in Washington. Today's podcast examines these views, discusses their larger cultural significance, and calls us to God's timeless mission for our souls and culture.
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| 0:57.7 | The House Rules Committee voted yesterday to approve six hours of debate today in the House |
| 1:03.1 | floor regarding two articles of impeachment. Unsurprisingly, the vote was along party lines. Given its Democratic Party majority, |
| 1:12.8 | it is likely that the House will impeach President Trump today or tomorrow. Given its Republican |
| 1:18.2 | Party majority, it is likely that the Senate will then acquit the president. According to a new poll, |
| 1:24.8 | 85% of Democrats say the president should be impeached and removed, |
| 1:29.6 | while 86% of Republicans say he should not. Independence are split 47% in favor and 46% opposed. |
| 1:38.9 | In other words, it seems that the two-party politics mirrored in the impeachment debate |
| 1:43.6 | reflect the two-party divisions of our nation. |
| 1:47.0 | But I'm not sure things are that simple. |
| 1:51.8 | At least five positions are at work regarding the impeachment process. |
| 1:56.8 | We can examine them on a spectrum from the President's strongest critics to his strongest supporters. |
| 2:02.6 | Some critics have been trying to impeach President Trump for years. |
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