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Group holds impeachment rally in front of Rep. Adrian Smith's office in Grand Island


Non-partisan group holds impeachment rally in front of Rep. Adrian Smith's office (NTV News)
Non-partisan group holds impeachment rally in front of Rep. Adrian Smith's office (NTV News)
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In Grand Island, the Central Nebraska Peace Workers hosted an impeachment rally to show their support for Wednesday's vote in the house.

Organizers said they held the rally in hopes to send a message to state lawmakers including Representative Adrian Smith who will vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

The rally took place along 2nd Street outside of Rep. Smith's Grand Island office.

Over 20 people came out to show their support for the impeachment of the President holding signs like "No one is above the law" and "Impeach Trump".

One of the participants said she came out to show her support because she wants others to know how important this process is in a democracy.

"I did two years active army and two years in the reserves. This is not what is supposed to be happening in our country. I just think that everybody needs to exercise their constitutional rights and that’s what this is. First amendment all the way," said one Grand Island resident and rally participant Virginia Fahmestock.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the impeachment on the floor on Wednesday. A vote is also scheduled for Wednesday but if the debate takes longer than expected, the vote could be pushed to Thursday.

NTV News reached out to Rep. Smith for comment, and he released the following statement:

From the beginning of this impeachment inquiry, Speaker Pelosi has made it clear what the charges and verdict will be. If the Congress is going to consider overturning the vote of the American people, the least Americans deserve is a fair, neutral, fact-based process. Instead, Speaker Pelosi and her lieutenants have used a rigged process which favors scoring partisan political points against President Trump over any objective effort to conduct oversight of the administration. The articles of impeachment introduced today offer no evidence of any crime, and I will vote against them.
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