Note to Democrats: The United States Does Not Have a Parliamentary System

[Billiejeens]

As they say, “words have meaning”; even – rather, especially – words in the Constitution. Take the words found in Article 2, Section 4, which provide the only grounds on which a president can be impeached and removed from office: “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Despite the interminable effort by Pelosi, Schiff and their merry band to ignore both these words and the historical context in which they were written, the President of the United States can be removed from office only if found to have committed a serious (“high”) crime.


In a startling display of ignorance of history – which renowned historian David McCullough wrote recently is something that “keeps him up at night” – impeachment-focused Democrats appear to have forgotten our Founders established a government led by a “President” elected by the People, and not by a “Prime Minister” chosen by the legislative branch.


Note to Democrats: The United States Does Not Have a Parliamentary System


BJ - Most Democrats don't know how we elect Presidents or conduct trials so Understand the Constitution, that's not within their wheelhouse, at all.

 

[Penelope]

“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

He bribed and strong-armed the Potus of a foreign nation to investigate his political rival, and obstruction of congress.

If only he had had a consensual affair with an aide.

 

[Billiejeens]

If the standard for impeachment were read to include behavior not constituting serious crimes, such as conduct deemed by the pursuing parties as unbecoming of the office, then there would be little, if any, protections on the Executive from being subjected to a constant cycle of challenges from the legislative branch. The effect, when abused as the Founders anticipated, would be to paralyze the office of the President, and subsequently, of the government itself. We have witnessed this also in how the Democrats already have done with the judicial branch, by using friendly judges to enact national injunctions against the President’s domestic agenda. Clearly, this was not the intent of the Framers.

 

[busybee01]

As they say, “words have meaning”; even – rather, especially – words in the Constitution. Take the words found in Article 2, Section 4, which provide the only grounds on which a president can be impeached and removed from office: “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Despite the interminable effort by Pelosi, Schiff and their merry band to ignore both these words and the historical context in which they were written, the President of the United States can be removed from office only if found to have committed a serious (“high”) crime.


In a startling display of ignorance of history – which renowned historian David McCullough wrote recently is something that “keeps him up at night” – impeachment-focused Democrats appear to have forgotten our Founders established a government led by a “President” elected by the People, and not by a “Prime Minister” chosen by the legislative branch.


Note to Democrats: The United States Does Not Have a Parliamentary System


BJ - Most Democrats don't know how we elect Presidents or conduct trials so Understand the Constitution, that's not within their wheelhouse, at all.

You have no clue what you are talking about. Clearly there does not have to be a statutory crime or the founding fathers would have said so. There is no such thing as a high crime in the statutes. Trump's actions meet this.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”
— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 9, clause 7

What about this parrt of the Constitution? You like to ignore that.

 

[Dick Foster]

“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

He bribed and strong-armed the Potus of a foreign nation to investigate his political rival, and obstruction of congress.

If only he had had a consensual affair with an aide.

Bullshit! As usual your head is parked up your ass and locked.

 

[Silent Warrior]

“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

He bribed and strong-armed the Potus of a foreign nation to investigate his political rival, and obstruction of congress.

If only he had had a consensual affair with an aide.

Wow penni. This is a low even for you. I suggest you get a dictionary out and look up the meaning of bribery, since you obviously have no idea what it means.