Thread by @odanu

1/ THREAD: Hey House GOP? You want to be Big Damn Heroes (#BigDamnHero) and win re-election? #ImpeachTrumpNow. I know a bunch of you are

2/ waiting to pass tax “reform” (more on that on another thread) before impeaching Trump. That’s a mistake, boys and girls. This thread is

3/ going to be interspersed with the names and Twitter handles of every GOP member of the House, and their state, to encourage your

4/ constituents to get involved. Share and pass along the whole thread. I’ll be Storifying it as soon as I am done for those who like their

5/ threads all in one place. I’m not besties with anyone on the Hill. I have a tenuous tie with the local Democratic party, but I’m not

6/ anyone’s idea of a major political player. So why should you listen to me? Because I know people, better than most do. I’ve made my

7/ living for the last decade as a licensed clinical social worker, and I *pay attention* because that’s what I do for a living, and I can

8/ hear your constituents, *and they’re scared, and pissed, and looking for ways to kick you out of office*. Worse for you, the edifice that

9/ provides a congress-to-lucrative-lobbying-career pipeline is about to come crashing down due to the #TrumpRussia investigation, and

10/ you’ll be going down with it. So: @RepRalphNorman SC, @RepTomGarrett VA, @RepArrington TX, @RepJimBanks IN, @RepJasonLewis MN,

11/ @RepGallagher WI and @DrNealDunnFL2 FL, why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump is unstable, you know it, and when he launches a

12/ nuclear first strike at North Korea, Iran, or both, you will be responsible for not preventing the deaths of thousands or millions of

13/ your constituents. So: @RepJohnFaso NY, @RepJackBergman MI, @RepBrianMast FL, @RepTrey Hollingsworth IN, @RepPaulMitchell MI,

14/ @RepDrewFerguson GA, why should you vote to impeach? Because Blue Star parents like myself in your districts will blame you when they

15/ get “upgraded” to Gold Star parents because Trump plunged us into a war because of his incompetence and corruption. So: @amashoffice

16/ Justin Amash @RepPaulCookMI, @WarrenDavidson OH, @RepLaHood IL, @RepMiaLove UT, @CongressmanHice GA, and @RepBuddyCarter GA, why should

17/ you vote to impeach? Because you claim to uphold Christian values and yet haven’t impeached a President who has publicly and proudly

18/ admitted to sexual assault. Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach. So: @RepJohnKatko NY, @RepRussell OK, @RepMarkWalker NC,

19/ @RepRodBlum IA, @RepRickAllen GA, @HurdOnTheHill TX, and @RepTomMacArthur NJ, why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump is a danger

20/ to national security who has casually outed the covert agents of friendly governments to the entire world including hostile governments.

21/ So: @RepAbraham LA, @RepStefanik NY, @RepFrenchHill AR, @RepRyanCostello PA, @RepRyanZinke MT, @RepGarretGraves LA, and @RepComstock VA,

22/ why should you vote to impeach? Because *this* generation’s “Mercer legacy” (h/t @Lin_Manuel) will be indictments, and you don’t want

23/ any piece of that. So: @RepPoliquin ME, @RepNewhouse WA, @RepBrianBabin TX, @RepMikeBishop MI, @RepTomEmmer MN, @RepLoudermilk GA, and

24/ @repdavetrott MI, why should you vote to impeach? Because you know as well as any first year economics student that the “tax reform” is

25/ a naked oligarchical giveaway to the 1% and that your constituency in rural and Rust Belt America watched it happen in Kansas and don’t

26/ want any part of it, so be a Big Damn Hero instead. Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach. So: @RepKenBuck CO, @USRepGaryPalmer

27/ AL, @RepCurbelo FL, @RepWesterman AR, @RepLeeZeldin NY, @RepMoolenaar MI, and @RepByrne AL, why should you vote to impeach? Because

28/ freedom of the press is guaranteed in the 1st Amendment and Trump has repeatedly violated his oath of office by calling for sanctions on

29/ reporters who say things he doesn’t like. So: @RepGuthrie KY, @RepBlainePress MO, @RepJasonSmith MO, @RepSanfordSC SC, @USRepLong MO,

30/ @USRepRodney Frelinghuysen NJ and @Rep_Hunter CA, why should you vote to impeach? Because the people of your districts are suffering and

31/ going hungry while the President and his Cabinet violate the Hatch Act and spend millions of taxpayer dollars on trips that are both

32/ unnecessary and unnecessarily expensive. So: @RepChrisSmith NJ, @SteveScalise LA, @KeithRothfus PA, @RepDavidValadao CA,

33/ @RepJBridenstine OK, @RepAndyBarr KY, and @RepRWilliams TX, why should you vote to impeach? Because you can see the dominoes fall, too,

34/ and know that not only are Trump and most of his cabinet going to be indicted in #TrumpRussia, but much of the GOP leadership as well.

35/ Time to inoculate yourself. Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach. So: @RepPaulCook CA, @SusanWBrooks IN, @RepChrisStewart UT,

36/ @RepTedYoho FL, @RepLaMalfa CA, @RepWalorski IN and @RepDougCollins GA, why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump is in clear

37/ violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution and has made no effort, in ten months in office, to ameliorate this problem. So:

38/ @RepMullin OK, @RepDeSantis FL, @RepHolding NC, @RepTomRice SC, @RepChrisCollins NY, @TXRandy14 Randy Weber TX, and @RepAnnWagner MO,

39/ why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump is both clearly incompetent for the job and has been derelict in his duty of appointing

40/ competent members to his Cabinet. So: @RepKevinCramer ND, @RepLukeMesser IN, @RodneyDavis IL, @RepDaveJoyce OH, @RepThomasMassie KY,

41/ @RepMarkMeadows NC, and @RepAndyHarrisMD MD, why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump has failed to faithfully execute US law as

42/ provided for in his oath of office, notably with regard to Russian sanctions and the ACA. Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach.

43/ So: @reppittenger NC, @MikeKellyPA PA, @RepRichHudson NC, @PatTiberi OH, @JimPressOffice WI, @RepLanceNJ7 NJ, and @RepDLamborn CO, why

44/ should you vote to impeach? Because Trump is using the office of the President to openly enrich himself at the expense of the taxpayers

45/ of *your* districts and every other district in the country. So: @RepHalRogers KY, @RepBradWenstrup OH, @MarkAmodeiNV2 NV, @MacTXPress

46/ Mac Thornberry TX, @RepDavidYoung IA, and @RepAdrianSmith NE, why should you vote to impeach? Because Trump has essentially ignored

47/ every humanitarian crisis in the US since his presidency began, including four hurricanes and multiple deadly wildfires, in the cases of

48/ PR and USVI, blaming them for “costing too much money” in a stunning display of heartlessness that reflects badly on *you*. So:

49/ @ConawayTX11 TX, @RepWebster FL, @MarshaBlackburn TN, @RepJoeWilson SC, @RepKevinYoder KS, @RepTomReed NY, and @SamsPressShop Sam

50/ Johnson TX, why should you vote to impeach? Because it’s “bad optics” for the President to golf every week while millions in Texas,

51/ Florida, the rest of the gulf, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the West Coast are trying desperately to recover from hurricanes and

52/ wildfires. Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach. So: @RepMeehan PA, @RepJeffDenham CA, @RepEdRoyce CA, @Raul_Labrador ID,

53/ @HerreraBeutler WA, @RepTipton CO, and @RepFrankLucas OK, why should you vote to impeach? Because in addition to his many impeachable

54/ offenses, his stupid and clumsy racist anti-immigration measures are thwarting your efforts to woo Hispanics to the GOP. So:

55/ @CongressmanDan Benishek @MI, @RepCharlieDent PA, @RepLoBiondo NJ, @RepGosar AZ, @RepMcKinley WV, @RepJeffDuncan SC, and @RepTomMarino

56/ PA, why should you vote to impeach? Because in addition to his many impeachable offenses, he is continually undermining the party with

57/ petty and uninformed Tweets that contradict the party line and show your hands. So: @RepLouBarletta PA, @RepWalberg MI, @RepHultgren IL,

58/ @RepHartzler MO, @TGowdySC SC, @RepBillFlores TX, and @RepMoBrooks AL, why should you vote to impeach? Because in addition to Trump’s

59/ impeachable offenses, it looks like SCOTUS is getting ready to give a big blow to partisan gerrymandering and you’ll need to appeal to

60/ moderates (I’m looking at you Vicki. *waves* just south of me).

Also, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero if you impeach.

61/ So, @RepJimRenacci OH, @RepStevePearce NM, @RepKristiNoem SD, @RepChuck Fleishmann TN, @RepBobGibbs OH, @RepLarryBucshon IN, and

62/ @AustinScottGA08 GA, why should you vote to impeach? Because in addition to his impeachable offenses, Trump’s executive order to

63/ dismantle pieces of the ACA today is the worst of two health care worlds.

So, @rep_stevewomack AR, @RepMGriffith VA, @RepSeanDuffy WI,

64/ @RepHuizenga MI, @RepDavid Schweikert AZ, and @RepMarthaRoby AL, why should you vote to impeach? Because in addition to his many

65/ impeachable offenses, his open warmth toward white supremacists makes plausible deniability of GOP racism harder and harder.

66/ So, @RepKinzinger IL, @RepBillJohnson OH, @RepSteveStivers OH, @RepTomGraves GA, @RepKayGranger TX, @RepFredUpton, MI, and

67/ @RepRobBishop UT, why should you vote to impeach? Because once imminently impeachable Trump is removed, you’ll have a much more biddable

68/ President in Pence, or Ryan or Hatch, or whoever survives the #TrumpRussia indictments. Okay, I have enough reasons here, but

69/ there are plenty more House members to list. Before I list them, let me reiterate, if the GOP House votes to impeach Trump now, before

70/ before Mueller hands down his conclusions, you’ll be a #BigDamnHero, you’ll have inoculated yourself from accusations you did nothing

71/ to protect the country, you’ll have a more functional executive branch able to work with you more closely on your goals, and we will

72/ no longer have an incompetent with the nuclear codes.

For the rest of you (this gets long) @RepTimMurphy PA, @RepDianeBlack TN,

73/ @Robert_Aderholt AL, @CongMikeSimpson ID, @JudgeTedPoe TX, @DrPhilRoe TN, @RepMikeTurner OH, @RepMcClintock CA, @SteveKingIA IA,

74/ @RepMimiWalters CA, @RepSmucker PA, @RepGoodlatte VA, @MarioDB Diaz-Balart FL, @repdonyoung AK, @RepMikeRogersAL AL, @RepDennisRoss FL,

75/ @repgregwalden OR, @PatrickMcHenry NC, @RepWalterJones NC, @RepMcCaul TX, @RepGusBilirakis FL, @congbillposey FL, @RepTrentFranks AZ,

76/ @PeteSessions TX, @CongCulberson TX, @RepKenMarchant TX, @TomRooney FL, @GreggHarper MS, @TomColeOK04 OK, @KenCalvert CA,

77/ @RepBillShuster PA, @DarrellIssa CA, @replouiegohmert TX, @VernBuchanan FL, @RepPeteOlson TX, @PeterRoskam IL, @RepJoeBarton TX,

78/ @RepKevinBrady TX, @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy CA, @RepLynnJenkins KS, @RepMikeCoffman CO, @DanaRohrabacher CA, @CongressmanGT

79/ Glenn Thompson PA, @SpeakerRyan WI, @JeffFortenberry NE, @RepScottPerry PA, @RepHensarling TX, @RepPeteKing NY, @Jim_Jordan OH,

80/ @JudgeCarter TX, @cathymcmorris WA, @farenthold TX, @ToddRokita IN, @RepErikPaulsen MN, @virginiafoxx NC, @davereichert WA,

81/ @LamarSmithTX21 TX, @michaelcburgess TX, @RepShimkus IL, @boblatta OH, @RobWittman VA, and @RosLehtinen FL, if for no other reason

82/ than self-preservation, be a #BigDamnHero and #ImpeachTrumpNow
For everyone else, feel free to add your own reasons why to #ImpeachTrump

83/ in replies and retweets, and put the pressure on those who have the power to prevent the loss of the great American experiment to vote

84/ to impeach now, before it’s too late. And House Democrats, I expect ya’ll to vote en masses to impeach when the motion is finally

85/ brought to the floor. And Senate? You’re next.

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This thread is finished. Hopefully our Republic is not.