Yes, this was a serious vote. But after that, Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on anything else on impeachment - The Boston Globe

Yes, this was a serious vote. But after that, Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on anything else on impeachment - The Boston Globe: For Democrats, the historic House vote on Thursday to formalize the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump was a step that they said pained them to take but was necessary to defend the Constitution. But for Republicans, the move was just another step in what they branded an unfair and partisan exercise.