As I prepare for an oath to “do impartial justice,” I’m thinking of our nation’s Founders & why they created an impeachment mechanism.
Their thoughts must guide us through this somber time. See how they’ll be guiding me—I annotated their works, using @Genius. Check it out ⬇️
Their thoughts must guide us through this somber time. See how they’ll be guiding me—I annotated their works, using @Genius. Check it out ⬇️
@Genius Here’s the impeachment process as outlined in our Constitution. These provisions will help define this trial: booker.senate.gov/impeachment_pr…
@Genius Here are some of the Founders’ debates at the Constitutional Convention about the impeachment process. They decided it was critical to have an impeachment mechanism, w/ a trial in the Senate, to hold presidents accountable for abuses of the public trust: booker.senate.gov/debates_at_the…
@Genius And Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist No. 65, on why the Senate was the proper place to try impeachments. "Where else than in the Senate could have been found a tribunal sufficiently dignified, or sufficiently independent?" Hamilton posited. booker.senate.gov/the_federalist…
@Genius And No. 69, where Hamilton explained why the President should be subject to impeachment. For all the powers conveyed on the President to lead the new nation, this solution rejected the British monarchy's model of an unaccountable executive: booker.senate.gov/the_federalist…
@Genius And finally, President George Washington’s Farewell Address, in which he warned the nation about his deepest concerns for the future of the republic—including excessive partisanship and foreign interference in American politics: booker.senate.gov/george_washing…
