7 Things: Trump impeached, Sessions calls out Democrats, Alabama economy looks good and more …

7. Bond for teen in Bramblett case revoked

• The 16-year-old, Johnston Edward Taylor, who is being charged in the crash that killed the Voice of the Auburn Tigers Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula has had his bond revoked due to continued reckless driving by Taylor.
• Taylor was under the influence of marijuana and going 89 mph during the May 25 crash, he was again ticketed for driving 68 mph in a 45 mph on November 24 and then on November 25, Taylor was ticketed for speeding and reckless driving for fishtailing into the oncoming lane and going 62 mph in a 35 mph; with the second incident, officers said they smelled marijuana and found marijuana residue.

6. Everyone Democrats hate is a Russian asset

• During the debate about the articles of impeachment that have been brought against President Donald Trump, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) accused U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) of “spouting Russian propaganda on the floor of the House.”
• Nadler’s response was to Gohmert’s comments that the impeachment effort showed that the “end is now in sight” for the country. The encounter turned into a bit of chaos with Gohmert shouting at Nadler in response, even though he wasn’t recognized as a speaker anymore.

5. Byrne is pointing out the double standard

• When U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) took the House floor during impeachment proceedings, he criticized the process and pointed out a double standard the Democrats are pushing.
• Byrne warned that the standard being set by this impeachment would be remembered in the future and that Americans are watching how this is taking place. He went on later to say, “Most of my friends on the other side of the aisle had no problem backing President Obama when he stonewalled the House for years to block our quest to find out the truth in the Fast and Furious investigation,” comparing this to the second article of impeachment, obstruction of Congress.

4. Alabama economy is booming

• A study conducted by AdvisorSmith showed that based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Alabama has seen a large increase in labor force participation and drop in unemployment.
• In the study, states were also ranked in the economic growth they’d seen between the fourth quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2019. Overall, Alabama ranked 10^th, but the state also ranked first in unemployment since there’s been a 3% drop during that time period.

3. Sessions: House Democrats abusing their power

• Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made remarks about impeachment at the Republican Party’s headquarters, saying, “The Democratic House is abusing the awesome impeachment powers contained in our Constitution.”
• Sessions also went on to say, “There will be a stain on the House of Representatives forever.” He went on to note how well the country has been doing since President Donald Trump took office.

2. Trump has been impeached — he doesn’t care

• After a long day of debates, that no one in their right mind watched, the United States House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump due to his interactions with Ukraine on the charges of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.
• Hilariously, Trump was doing a campaign rally when this farce was happening and told the crowd, “It doesn’t really feel like we’re being impeached,” showing he is really not concerned about this.

1. Nancy Pelosi sad last gasp, Sheffield’s own Mitch McConnell will not be moved

• Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) thinks she is holding a trump card, the punditry class in America apparently agrees, and she is choosing to “hold the articles back” until she gets assurances from Sheffield, Alabama native and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that the United States Senate will conduct the impeachment “trial” the way she wants them to.
• All of this seems very unlikely to move McConnell, who has the authority to conduct this “trial” as he sees fit. McConnell’s adviser Josh Holmes wrote on Twitter that McConnell might actually like this plan by Pelosi, stating, “They are seriously entertaining holding a grenade with the pin pulled rather than facing what happens when they send it over McConnell’s wall.”