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Impeachment is not about the president’s character or policies. It’s about upholding the rule of law and defending the Constitution. It’s about whether he has broken the law. The Mueller Report contains plenty of evidence that he did. Hearings may produce more such evidence.
Some argue impeachment poses a political risk for Democrats. They say Republicans will claim Trump was vindicated regardless of the outcome. That gives Americans too little credit. I trust them to discern which of us did our patriotic duty and who played to political cynicism.
We should never pursue impeachment for political reasons. Nor should we avoid it for political reasons. It’s Congress’ job to determine whether the president broke the law and acted against the interests of the United States.
If we don’t act, we send the message that criminal behavior is normal for presidents. Trump will be more emboldened to ignore Congress. And we will increase cynicism among those who depend on us to uphold the law and the Constitution. None of that is acceptable.
@justinamash is right: “The risk we face in an environment of extreme partisanship is not that Congress will employ [impeachment] as a remedy too often but rather that Congress will employ it so rarely that it cannot deter misconduct..."https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1129831625691414528 …
"Our system of checks and balances relies on each branch jealously guarding its powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution. When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law–the foundation of liberty–crumbles.”
Democrats are leading on the problems facing Americans: health care, ethics in government, comprehensive immigration reform and border security, gun safety, and civil rights. We must continue to pass groundbreaking legislation, as we have, and as we were elected to do.
And now we are assigned another solemn task by the Constitution and by current events. We need to begin impeachment hearings.
GOP + 45 will always claim he's the true victim + suffering servant, impeachment or no. Hard to imagine many voters fazed 1 way or other by impeachment hearings--most of us are too busy or too tuned out of the madness. Ds should just do right thing, voters will discern + choose!
I love your optimism and faith. I do. But I gave Americans credit, in 2016, and they elected Donald Trump.
You are correct.
My confidence in Americans isn’t that great right now.
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