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    1. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Which is not ideal, but I'm okay with it, because I'm a conservative who doesn't think pure democracy is any way to run a country.

      15 replies 11 retweets 126 likes
    2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Right now, "the will of the people" as expressed in polls may be headed toward support for impeachment:http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/poll-voters-favor-impeaching-trump-by-7-point-margin.html …

      10 replies 17 retweets 156 likes
    3. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Does that mean that our lawmakers are thwarting the will of the people every day they refuse to impeach Trump? I mean, maybe. But who cares?

      8 replies 6 retweets 102 likes
    4. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      What 49 percent of the country or 57 percent of the country or whatever thinks about an issue at any given time does not govern the country.

      14 replies 25 retweets 217 likes
    5. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Elected representatives govern the country. The mechanism I proposed for removing Trump requires 2/3 support from those representatives.

      5 replies 3 retweets 69 likes
    6. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Which is one reason among many why it will not happen! But if it did, it would not be a "coup." Congress is not a junta. And its action ...

      6 replies 6 retweets 103 likes
    7. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      ... would have as much claim to republican legitimacy as the (entirely legitimate!) election of Donald Trump by a minority of "the people."

      8 replies 7 retweets 106 likes
    8. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 18 May 2017
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      Which doesn't make it a good idea. It may be a terrible one. But the "will of the people" does not really enter into it either way.

      15 replies 4 retweets 103 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 May 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      I'd modify this slightly & say impeachment is always both political & legal act. Congress has to balance those two factors to get decision

      3 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
    10. blighter‏ @blightersort 18 May 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet @DouthatNYT

      He's specifically not talking about impeachment. Try to keep up, sparky.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 May 2017
      Replying to @blightersort @DouthatNYT

      I know. Same logic applies to 25th Amendment remedy: has to defensible both politically and legally.

      6:49 PM - 18 May 2017
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