by Geoffrey Grinder, Now The End Begins:

The tally was 232-196, with all Republicans who voted opposing the resolution and just two Democratic defectors joining them: freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and 15-term veteran Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, one of his party’s most conservative members. Both represent GOP-leaning districts. The vote, which occurred on Halloween, drew a familiar Twitter retort from Trump: “The greatest Witch Hunt in American History!”

Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats celebrated the dark holiday of Halloween today by pushing through and successfully voting on passage of the first stage of ground rules for proceeding forward with the impeachment of President Trump. Things just got real. However divided this country was yesterday pales in comparison to the rift that was opened up today in Congress.

Why are the Democrats doing this? Because Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren or any of the other Democrats running for office in 2020 are incapable of beating Donald Trump in a fair, head to head fight. The Russian Dossier didn’t work, the Russian Collusion Hoax didn’t work, the Mueller Report didn’t work, 3 relentless year of the fake news media advocating on behalf of the Democrats in attempting to destroy Donald Trump didn’t work.

Impeachment is the only thing they had left, it’s their only chance of preventing 4 more years of a Trump presidency. It comes at the cost of Civil War, but they don’t care, all they want is power and plenty of it, and at any cost. Game on. NTEB has told you from the beginning that Donald Trump was God’s appointed man to rule America, now that the Democrats have voted to impeach, it’s time to see what God will do. Pray for our president, he is in the fight of his life.

Democrats push impeachment rules package through House

FROM THE AP: The tally was 232-196, with all Republicans who voted opposing the resolution and just two Democratic defectors joining them: freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and 15-term veteran Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, one of his party’s most conservative members. Both represent GOP-leaning districts.

The vote laid down the rules as lawmakers transition from weeks of closed-door interviews with witnesses to public hearings and ultimately to possible votes on whether to recommend Trump’s removal from office.

IM SO SICK OF THESE DEMOCRATS

That was not an #ImpeachmentVote it’s was a Witch Hunt Vote!

They are starting Witch Hunt Procedures!

@realDonaldTrump has done nothing to be impeached. You can’t impeach President Trump for putting America First!#IStandWithPresidentTrump pic.twitter.com/0Hnq9EPyVk

— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) October 31, 2019

The action also took on more than technical meaning, with each party aware that the impeachment effort looms as a defining issue for next year’s presidential and congressional campaigns. The vote, which occurred on Halloween, drew a familiar Twitter retort from Trump: “The greatest Witch Hunt in American History!”

The Greatest Witch Hunt In American History!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2019

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats of an “unhinged obsession with this illegitimate impeachment proceeding.”

During the debate, Democrats spoke of lawmakers’ duty to defend the Constitution, while Republicans cast the process as a skewed attempt to railroad a president whom Democrats have detested since before he took office.

“WHAT IS AT STAKE IN ALL THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN OUR DEMOCRACY,” SAID PELOSI. UNDERSCORING HER POINT, SHE ADDRESSED THE HOUSE WITH A POSTER OF THE AMERICAN FLAG BESIDE HER AND BEGAN HER REMARKS BY READING THE OPENING LINES OF THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION.

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