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I disagree complete. Government *does not* exist to do good, precisely because it is both *incapable* of doing so and *incompetent* to do so. Instead, government exists solely for two simple purposes: to defend the nation with an organized army; and to perform those functions of the social contract that need continual performance.

Arguing about impeachment is meaningless, because the problem is deeper than the president as an individual. The problem is the *office* of the president. For over 200 years it has taken unconstitutional powers to itself, so today it has become an “imperial presidency”.

So instead the argument should be over *how* the powers of the office of the presidency should be curtailed, and *how* Republican presidential candidates should be vetted to determine if they are willing to diminish their office for the sake of our nation.

Paradoxically, most candidates for the office are egotistical and filled with burning ambition. They not only crave the excessive power of the presidency; they delude themselves into thinking that “I can use this power wisely”.

But the adage is true: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” - Lord Acton

Could Obama be impeached? Certainly. But so could W. Bush, Bill Clinton, H.W. Bush, and even Ronald Reagan came close. Jimmy Carter most deservedly needed impeachment.

But in each case, the problem was not the man, but the office. And there is quite a “laundry list” of presidential actions that need curtailment, as well as those that need reform. Others need clear rules created by congress.

It is the first step to changing the entire federal government for the better.