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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:39 PM Jan 2017

Impeachment or Impairment -- the Inevitability of Trumps Removal

here are two constitutional ways to remove a president. One is the process of impeachment. The other is the lesser-known 25th Amendment, which provides a way for an impaired president to be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of Congress.

Should Trump be considered impaired? Or should he be brought up on charges of violating the Constitution? Pick your poison.

Trump has been trying to govern by impulse, on whim, for personal retribution, for profit, by decree—as if he had been elected dictator. It doesn’t work, and the wheels are coming off the bus. After a week!

Impeachment is gaining ground, because Republicans are already deserting this president in droves, and because the man is psychiatrically incapable of checking whether something is legal before he does it. The dossier of impeachable offenses will only grow.


http://prospect.org/article/impeachment-or-impairment-inevitability-trump%E2%80%99s-removal

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Impeachment or Impairment -- the Inevitability of Trumps Removal (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jan 2017 OP
Sorry, but it's not true that "Republicans are already deserting this president in droves." PSPS Jan 2017 #1
Yep. If they were deserting in droves we'd see some impact of that. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2017 #2
I believe this... berksdem Jan 2017 #3

PSPS

(13,603 posts)
1. Sorry, but it's not true that "Republicans are already deserting this president in droves."
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:56 PM
Jan 2017

I wish it were true, but it isn't. Trump is safe and knows he will continue to be so provided he reliably rubber stamps all the wacky ALEC/heritage bills out of congress.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
2. Yep. If they were deserting in droves we'd see some impact of that.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:13 PM
Jan 2017

Thus far I'm not seeing any meaningful thwarting or obstruction. Until then, it's just wishful thinking.

berksdem

(595 posts)
3. I believe this...
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:52 PM
Jan 2017

is a bit (okay, a lot) far fetched. Love to see it happen but not so sure about reThugs already leaving in droves. He has the republican party held hostage and I do not see that changing anytime soon.

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