Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

[Weatherman2020]

The cycle repeats yet again. We got nothing on Trump but we can impeach him for beating Hillary.

You don't have to break a law to be impeached. Trump's defenders need a better argument.

 

[MAGAman]

That's actually true.

The House defines what offense is impeachable.

IOW, the Constitution gives them the rope to hang themselves.

 

[Claudette]

The cycle repeats yet again. We got nothing on Trump but we can impeach him for beating Hillary.

You don't have to break a law to be impeached. Trump's defenders need a better argument.

No. All that has to happen to have a Rep POTUS with a Dem House.

 

[ozro]

From now on when anyone is elected to any office, let's just go ahead and set up an impeachment inquiry.

 

[ozro]

I Appreciate that folks find my post funny, yet I am quite serious.

I believe this may be exactly where we are headed.

From now on when anyone is elected to any office, let's just go ahead and set up an impeachment inquiry.

 

[Lakhota]

Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

That's a fact. No crime required to impeach. BTW, "high" crimes refers to high office - not the severity of the crime.

 

[Weatherman2020]

That's actually true.

The House defines what offense is impeachable.

IOW, the Constitution gives them the rope to hang themselves.

Actually they need to at least accuse him of cutting the tag off of a pillow.

“Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

 

[Weatherman2020]

Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

That's a fact. No crime required to impeach. BTW, "high" crimes refers to high office - not the severity of the crime.

Dream on.
Article 2, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

 

[Faun]

Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

That's a fact. No crime required to impeach. BTW, "high" crimes refers to high office - not the severity of the crime.

Dream on.
Article 2, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

What are “high crimes and misdemeanors”? On first hearing this phrase, many people probably think that it is just an 18th century way of saying “felonies and misdemeanors.” Felonies are major crimes and misdemeanors are lesser crimes. If this interpretation were correct, “high crimes and misdemeanors” would simply mean any crime. But this interpretation is mistaken.

[...]

After the Constitutional Convention, the Constitution had to be ratified by the states. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote a series of essays, known as the Federalist Papers, urging support of the Constitution. In Federalist No. 65, Hamilton explained impeachment. He defined impeachable offenses as “those offences which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or in other words from the abuse or violation of some public trust. They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated political, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.”

more...

 

[Lakhota]

Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

That's a fact. No crime required to impeach. BTW, "high" crimes refers to high office - not the severity of the crime.

Dream on.
Article 2, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

"High," in the legal and common parlance of the 17th and 18th centuries of "high crimes," is activity by or against those who have special duties acquired by taking an oath of office that are not shared with common persons.[6] A high crime is one that can be done only by someone in a unique position of authority, which is political in character, who does things to circumvent justice. The phrase "high crimes and misdemeanors," used together, was a common phrase when the U.S. Constitution was written and did not require any stringent or difficult criteria for determining guilt but meant the opposite. The phrase was historically used to cover a very broad range of crimes.

High crimes and misdemeanors - Wikipedia

 

[ozro]

The House writes their own rules, apparently as they go. So I guess it is correct they can make up a reason to impeach.
There are always consequences though.

 

[Faun]

The House writes their own rules, apparently as they go. So I guess it is correct they can make up a reason to impeach.
There are always consequences though.

Yes, and the consequence appears to be Trump will be duly impeached.

 

[Syriusly]

The cycle repeats yet again. We got nothing on Trump but we can impeach him for beating Hillary.

You don't have to break a law to be impeached. Trump's defenders need a better argument.

Yep- no one has ever suggested that before, or for any Democrat......

“You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role,” the politician said. “Impeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office. Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.”

That man was South Carolina’s own Lindsey Graham, then a 43-year-old, third-term Republican Congressman. The president in question was Bill Clinton.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article230483449.html

 

[jameny5]

Well that is a relief! Tell them to re read the Constitution because it doesn't mean a damn thing to the GOP. I know how we can fix that. Someone present an amendment to Nancy Pelosi to require one of the members of the House of Rep's to read the Constitution out loud to all the Representatives so they understand what their duties are under this document. It would be CRYSTAL CLEAR and not be misunderstood by any of them. Then - require them to sign and date an affirmation that they do. The end. Do this yearly. Don't forget now.

 

[Syriusly]

That's actually true.

The House defines what offense is impeachable.

IOW, the Constitution gives them the rope to hang themselves.

Actually they need to at least accuse him of cutting the tag off of a pillow.

“Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

No- they don't.

Fascinating how Republicans knew this until Trump was elected.

 

[Weatherman2020]

The House writes their own rules, apparently as they go. So I guess it is correct they can make up a reason to impeach.
There are always consequences though.

Yes, and the consequence appears to be Trump will be duly impeached.

Any Day!
Russia
Stormy
Taxes
Ukraine

ANY DAY!

 

[Lesh]

The cycle repeats yet again. We got nothing on Trump but we can impeach him for beating Hillary.

You don't have to break a law to be impeached. Trump's defenders need a better argument.

Another Trumper who has not read the constitution

Yes you can be important reached without breaking a law

 

[Weatherman2020]

That's actually true.

The House defines what offense is impeachable.

IOW, the Constitution gives them the rope to hang themselves.

Actually they need to at least accuse him of cutting the tag off of a pillow.

“Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

No- they don't.

Fascinating how Republicans knew this until Trump was elected.

It’s a direct quote from the Constitution

 

[jc456]

Late Stage Impeach Phase: Trump Doesn’t Have to Break a Law to Be Impeached

That's a fact. No crime required to impeach. BTW, "high" crimes refers to high office - not the severity of the crime.

what's crime mean?

 

[Weatherman2020]

The cycle repeats yet again. We got nothing on Trump but we can impeach him for beating Hillary.

You don't have to break a law to be impeached. Trump's defenders need a better argument.

Another Trumper who has not read the constitution

Yes you can be important reached without breaking a law

Article 2, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.