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🔥 "There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a president from being impeached more than once."
💭 Much like a criminal can be indicted for breaking in *and* stealing from us.
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💭 Much like a criminal can be indicted for breaking in *and* stealing from us.
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"The impeachment inquiry needs to remain open after the Ukraine affair, not only to allow the cases in the courts to be resolved, but also to allow future whistle-blowers’ information to be immediately considered in the context of impeachment."
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"There are politics involved in everything that happens in Washington. And impeachment is no different. In fact, it is a purely political act."
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"But beyond that, there is an apolitical truth: All political corruption, abuses of power, conspiracies, cover-ups and attempts to deceive and mislead the public are wrong."
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"Many Trump loyalists will never accede to this point, but many more Americans, at the core, know this difference between right and wrong."
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"Trump deserves to be impeached for every offense he has committed against the office of the presidency and the American people. That means that the impeachment inquiry can’t be constrained by electoral calendars or judicial machinations."
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"Precedent must be considered here. What precedent would it set if a president could simply stonewall and run out the clock in court, preventing Congress from performing its oversight and dodging any and all attempts to hold him or her accountable?"
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"What precedent would it set if a president abused his power and broke the law but learned that he need only rile up his or her base to keep Congress at bay?"
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"All of this would set a terrible precedent. Trump must be held accountable, fully and completely. The Ukraine development unexpectedly entered the conversation as a clear, neat package of wrongdoing that was easy for Americans to understand."
💭 Unlike genocide, apparently.
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💭 Unlike genocide, apparently.
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"But that doesn’t wipe away the many other wrongdoings — obstruction of justice for instance — that also must be addressed for history’s sake."
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"I say, impeach Trump as often as necessary until all the corruption has been laid bare."
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The foregoing quotes were selected from:
Impeach Trump, Repeatedly
A president should not be able to stonewall and run out the clock. By @CharlesMBlow
nytimes.com/2019/10/06/opi…
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Impeach Trump, Repeatedly
A president should not be able to stonewall and run out the clock. By @CharlesMBlow
nytimes.com/2019/10/06/opi…
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There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a president from being impeached more than once, and we must restore our constitutional norms.
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