Posted on 02/10/2021 6:21:43 AM PST by george76
Thank you for that quote. What that quote notably fails to mention and the language from Article I Section 2 granting the sole power of impeachment to the House also does not mention, is any limitation on who can be impeached. The Founders were very good at using the English language to express their intent. Had they specifically wanted to limit the power of impeachment to currently sitting office holders, I am quite confident they could have done so. Instead, the only language is that the sole power of impeachment belongs to the House. That would indicate that the House has the power to determine who can and cannot be impeached. In any case, Trump was impeached while still in office, so there’s really no Constitutional justification to say that the House lacked the power to impeach him.
Obviously, none of the above changes the fact that the House has twice impeached Trump, once for conducting diplomacy and once for giving a speech at a political rally. These impeachment’s are ridiculous on their face and the Senate should have simply voted straight away to acquit without the need for a trial in both cases. But that’s based on lack of merit, not on Constitutional grounds.
Impeach Obama for refusing to send troops in to save the lives of four Americans in Benghazi and refusing to reveal where he was during the attack.
Impeach Clinton for troops slaughtered in Mogadishu, refusing to send additional rescue teams, to avoid the appearance of a conflict.
Good, file Articles of Impeachment for all democrat presidents past AND present, NOW, IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT DELAY. Don’t forget future Presidents, like Schumer, Pelosi, & Cuomo.
And we can impeach Obama.
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