What’s the best 1-tweet case for impeachment—something that ties this formless blizzard of legal procedure to a winning left mass politics? “Corruption” by itself is much too vague—what’s the actual case? Answers that mention “Russia” or “the rule of law” are instantly vetoed
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thx for the responses. Seems to me the best case is the sincere liberal-institutionalist one, that no president is above the law. It’s something socialists shd take seriously: we too want functioning liberal institutions to protect civil rights & legitimate democratic authority
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But an institutionalist argument is not a political argument. And after wading into the Mueller stuff I’m more skeptical than ever that any of the obstruction evidence can be boiled down in a way that advances social-democratic politics, or helps get us out of the mess we’re in
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I'm no fetishist of institutions, norms or even the (godawful) USA constitution but ... it does seem weird to me that you could have a president who is as corrupt as Trump and no recourse to hold him accountable.
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This is precisely the crux of a lot of leftist critiques of Russiagate, that the guy does something corrupt and impeachment worthy like 3x per day, every day, but instead Dems put all their eggs in the basket of an insanely overhyped Tom Clancy plot that he really didn't do.
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That he tried to quash the investigation repeatedly, insanely, out of reflex and paranoia, speaks impeachably poorly of his fitness for office, but is that a great case for another year-long legal procedural saga? and is such a saga the best way to undercut Trumpism? (idk)
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I'm unsure of impeachment as an end-goal but I do want Trump to be under constant investigation. I think he's exhibit A of the corruption of late capitalism.. And Warren for one can tie him in with a strong "the system is rigged" message that advances real politics.
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