"Starting in May, The (New York)Times asked every representative for his or her position and has been updating this page with each response. Many House Democrats who do not currently support impeachment proceedings say investigations of Mr. Trump should continue."
I can understand why Lame duck Republican Martha Roby is undecided. She's not running for re-election, deciding she's had enough of life in the House with a Democratic Majority calling the shots. And the only Alabama Democrat in the House, Terry Sewell is not under any pressure to decide right now.
But the other Republicans? Shouldn't they all be in the Trump camp at this point? Rep. Mike Rogers is the only one to take a stand and say he does not support impeachment. The rest? Mo Brooks*, Bradley Byrne, Gary Palmer, and Robert Aderholt did not respond to the Times inquiry, and are therefor in the "awaiting response" column. Byrne is running for U.S. Senate in the Republican Primary, so he's not likely going to rock the boat, no matter how much of a Trump state this is.
But the other three? Brooks*, Palmer and Aderholt? What reason do they have to sit on the fence? Shouldn't they be proud to support President Trump? Could even the almost solid red Alabama U.S. House delegation be having second thoughts?
*UPDATE: Rep. Mo Brooks is now in the "should not impeach" column. He tells the Times: “Democrats have yet to produce any credible evidence”
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