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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 30 Nov 2017

    The case for normalizing impeachment https://www.vox.com/2017/11/30/16517022/impeachment-donald-trump?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … via @voxdotcom

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      1. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Disliking a president doesn't make him unfit. We learned this with Obama, you can learn it too.

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      1. Michael Hermens‏ @mhermens 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        This article should be entitled: “I’m in love with HRC and don’t like our current president personally”

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      1. Euphonius Bugnuts‏ @EuphoniusNuts 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        This is the political equivalent of letters to Penthouse.

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      1. Manfred Maklovich‏ @mandeleigy 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        More like The case for destabilizing our democracy.

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      1. Cat Song‏ @_catsong 2 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Disagree completely. After the Bill Clinton débâcle, the word "impeachment" is thrown around with too much of abandon. The stability of our democracy should allow for the leaders we properly elect into office to make decisions without fear of repercussions for unpopularity.

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      1. Noneya Ratman‏ @NoneyaRatman 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Just remember that turnabout is fair play. Anything that you do to the opposition can be done to your guy as well. Imagine the "fun" if Obama had been impeached for political reasons. Burnt cities anyone? High crimes and misdemeanors are specified for a reason.

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      2. Hilson Valli‏ @HilsonValli 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        This isn't a matter of disliking @realDonaldTrump , although I do. It's that he is an ill-tempered child in a man's body who could kill millions in a nuclear war he starts for spite. His mental deterioration is obvious -- and accelerating.

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      3. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @HilsonValli @sapinker and

        Right, everyone you don't agree with is insane, that's a winning argument.

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      4. Hilson Valli‏ @HilsonValli 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker and

        Reading comprehension fail. Your man @realDonaldTrump gets lost on his way to his limo, picks childish fights with nuclear-armed madmen, and has a man-crush on a blood-thirsty dictator in Putin. I disagree with lots of people whom I don't think are crazy. You, for instance.

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      5. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @HilsonValli @sapinker and

        Unsubstantiated delusions are still unsubstantiated. You'd do well with a wake-up call from your alternate-universe.

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      6. Hilson Valli‏ @HilsonValli 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker and

        You didn't address any of my points. But do carry on. I'll be hanging on your every word. Not.

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      7. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @HilsonValli @sapinker and

        That which is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Your assertions have no evidence backing them up. Enjoy your delusions.

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      1. Linette Standing‏ @LinetteStanding 1 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        All election results carry consequences. Yes, we are thankfully part of a democracy, but to what end would impeachment be a solution in this case? There are political ramblings going on I am sure, but not as outward as Mugabe. Trumps presidential success is a matter of opinion.

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      1. Cat Song‏ @_catsong 2 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        There are no set standards for what is considered "impeachable" behavior. To remove an official duly elected by the method set forth in the Constitution, impeachable behavior should lean more towards really serious allegations - something along the line of treason.

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      1. James Glickman‏ @jamesglickman 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Had she been elected, it's a political certainty Hillary would have already been impeached by now. Conviction in the Senate? Same question here. Nope.

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      1. Zero Stumping‏ @ZeroStumping 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Apparently you all want a revolution. If Trump is removed from office due to this kind of bogus clap trap you better believe the central government will be overthrown violently. It is shocking how out of touch today's supposed "intellectuals" are.

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      1. Cassandra Tully‏ @CassandraMTully 30 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Yes, the Romans "normalized" minimizing the impact of the Tribunes during the late republic. Starting with T. Grachus having a tribune removed and ending with their murders 50 years later. We don't need more deviation from Mos Majorum right now.

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