Either impeachment or slander.
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It's 100% a political tool. Which begs the question why some of you guys keep posting about your feelings that Trump committed some "impeachable offense" just because Don Lemon broadcast it 10 minutes ago. Stop being lemmings
This one?
The constitutional term is “conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors.
The House brings the articles by a majority.
The Senate votes to convict by 2/3s vote.
The Chief Justice presides.
Yes, that means if each house had enough votes to impeach and convict, it could literally be on anything. There are interesting questions of potential constitutional crises that could arise and how they would be addressed if Congress did something like that.
Agreed. I didn’t address the misdemeanors. It can be either or both, however both are not required unlike the Donald stated recently before boarding Air Force one.
I’m not so sure it is all that bright when you are talking about betrayals of public trust which the impeachment process is designed to address. It would depend on the lie made not under oath.
When the term “high crimes and misdemeanors” was written in the Constitution, they weren’t talking about violations of codified criminal statutes.
Well damn. Can we retroactively impeach Obama for the constant lie of 'if you like your Dr. you can keep your Dr.'
The challenge though is to not set the precedent bar so low that your guy (or girl) gets the same treatment when in the White House.
The challenge is upholding your oath to the Constitution while making sure the Executive and Judiciary uphold theirs.
Yep. Should have clarified that. General political lying and lying under oath are two completely different situations.
Because you consistently value the literal originalist view of the Constitution?
Yeah, the point is - it’s funny to see you selectively invoke the sanctity of the Constitution.
Don’t be jealous, the moral high ground may be mine, but at least you’ll always have........ I’m not quite sure what you have..... judges? Maybe? For now? Fun!
Interesting no Biff followers even contemplate he didn't lie. Or that he lied to blame someone else for him separating little kids from their mom.
Pure partisan loyalty. Cant believe Americans are so susceptible to his demagoguery.
Pure partisan loyalty. Cant believe Americans are so susceptible to his demagoguery.
