Senator Rick Scott (R., Fla.) on Thursday announced he would introduce a constitutional amendment to raise the House voting threshold to approve articles of impeachment to three-fifths of the chamber, instead of a simple majority.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2020

Hat tip to Glenn Reynolds

Those look pretty dangerous to me!

U.S. Marine Corps Bell AH-1Z Viper aircraft maneuver towards a target in support of the culminating event of the Tactical Air Control Party course 1-20 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 18.

FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledges illegal FISA surveillance with no probable cause

.@AOC on America’s rags-to-riches ideal: “It’s a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap, by your shoelaces? It’s physically impossible. The whole thing is a joke.” pic.twitter.com/9WNf8UE06T

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 6, 2020

Dumb. She is an elected official making laws for the American citizens. She reminds me of Hank Johnson:

The White House is weighing a plan to dismiss Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council after he testified in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, preparing to position the move as part of a broader effort to shrink the foreign policy bureaucracy, two people familiar with the matter said.

Could not happen soon enough. This should be followed with a thorough cleansing of Obama holdovers.

Washington Examiner Editorial:

“…more ominous for Democrats is the mediocre turnout in the first nomination battle, which took place before anybody knew of the counting nightmare to come.

Back in 2008, Democrats were desperate to retake the White House after two terms of President George W. Bush, and they were inspired by Barack Obama’s message of hope and change. That year, 240,000 Iowans came out to caucus as Obama bested Hillary Clinton and John Edwards en route to the presidency. Going into 2020, Democrats thought they had a chance to challenge that turnout record. All over the sate, they prepared for turnout that would meet or exceed the 2008 numbers. Instead, the turnout was in line with the tepid 170,000 number from 2016.

But that alone understates the problem. For in 2016, there were effectively only two competitive candidates, and the contest took place the eighth and final year of a Democratic presidency. Partisans should have, in theory, been less energized than they are now, given that they have a hated Republican president to remove.

Yet turnout proved disappointing — despite the urgency of defeating Trump; despite dozens of Democratic candidates crisscrossing Iowa; despite tens of millions of dollars spent to drive turnout; despite saturation media coverage of the caucuses in the state. Consider that Pete Buttigieg’s final rally before voting attracted 400 members of the media. Also, for the first time, the Democratic Party allowed Iowans temporarily living in other states or abroad to participate in “satellite caucuses.” It wasn’t enough to increase turnout over 2016…

…Trump packed in more than 7,000 people in at his Des Moines event ahead of the caucus, with an overflow crowd watching his rally on a big screen outside the arena. Without any serious challenger, he still got 31,000 Iowans to show up and vote for him in the Republican caucus, winning a stunning 97% of the vote. That significantly outpaces the 25,000 people who turned out when Obama ran uncontested for reelection in 2012…”

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— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) February 6, 2020

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— KidRock (@KidRock) February 5, 2020