Reply #39: "The Rule of Law" The last vestige of those with no real criminal evidence [View All]

Impeachment is a fucking atomic bomb, what don't you get about that? Is the use of impeachment really a proportional response to this perceived 'violation' of his oath of office? Can you point to one President EVER that did not 'violate' that oath in some manner? Don't you realize that a 'violation' of an oath is a fundamentally subjective judgement? Is violating an oath even a crime? I don't know.

That's the lasting legacy of the Gingrich Republicans - they lowered the bar for an impeachable offense so low that it is now perceived as a mere political weapon. You've fallen for that, as have too many others. I personally hope there never IS another impeachment, because it tears at the fabric of the nation, and if it's going to be pursued, it should be because the foundation of the nation is at risk. By this criteria, Nixon's would have been one of the few viable impeachments in recent history. Bush would have been acquitted by the Senate and therefore vindicated in his transgressions.