I'm in favor of Trump's impeachment for lots of reasons.
One is that as we continue to be plagued by political movements that defiantly resist tethering themselves to reality, one thing we can no longer allow is for politicians to enable them without meaningful accountability.
One is that as we continue to be plagued by political movements that defiantly resist tethering themselves to reality, one thing we can no longer allow is for politicians to enable them without meaningful accountability.
Obviously legal accountability, like the kind Smartmatic and Dominion have pursued, provides a massive disincentive to engaging in defamatory nuttery.
But bad actors will learn from this. They'll smarten up. They'll steer clear of invoking specific companies in the future.
We need accountability that disinclines politicians from doing things like fomenting insurrectionist fantasies.
We need accountability that disinclines politicians from doing things like fomenting insurrectionist fantasies.
We need other ways to pressure politicians to at the very least minimally tamp back movements hell bent on inflicting political violence.
Impeachment is one of them.
It's not my only reason for pushing for it. It's not even a top reason. But it's one worth noting.
Impeachment is one of them.
It's not my only reason for pushing for it. It's not even a top reason. But it's one worth noting.
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