On the day the House of Representatives is expected to impeach malignant moron Donald "Rump" Trump, this is an excerpt from a letter signed by more than 1,500 American historians:
President Trump’s numerous and flagrant abuses of power are precisely what the Framers had in mind as grounds for impeaching and removing a president. Among those most hurtful to the Constitution have been his attempts to coerce the country of Ukraine, under attack from Russia, an adversary power to the United States, by withholding essential military assistance in exchange for the fabrication and legitimization of false information in order to advance his own re-election.
President Trump’s lawless obstruction of the House of Representatives, which is rightly seeking documents and witness testimony in pursuit of its constitutionally-mandated oversight role, has demonstrated brazen contempt for representative government. So have his attempts to justify that obstruction on the grounds that the executive enjoys absolute immunity, a fictitious doctrine that, if tolerated, would turn the president into an elected monarch above the law.No need to wait for the judgement of history; it's already here.
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To those Republicans who demand more solid evidence, who scream for equal time, and who have brought shame to their party by denying the impeachment process, shame on you. You will carry the shame and embarrassment of your acts far into the future and your children will bear the shame as well.
Voting against Trump's impeachment is clearly a blind, party-over-country act of defiance and a move toward establishing a monarchy. Unfortunately, they will not be held accountable for failing to act according to their oath as representatives of our country.
But to not impeach was not a viable option. Had the Democrats waited for the court system to process subpoenas ad infinitum, Trump and his followers would have claimed they were invincible and that the Democrats were afraid to move forward. We had to take a formal stand against the illegal activities and say, “Enough!”
No matter what happens, we have spoken against the wrongdoings of the president and the Republican party. It is their shame to bear and we must never let them forget it.
donnah -- well said.
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