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hoolstoptheheels

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As always, these are political calculations. We’re being forced to learn


About things like the 25th amendment, ramifications of late term impeachments, the 14th amendment, presidents pardoning themselves, all these wonders we deserve because we elected an incompetent snake oil salesman wannabe dictator conman to the highest office in the land.

Emotions run high and rationality takes a back seat. All this talk of the 25th amendment ratchets up the emotional rhetoric but has no realistic chance of working even if Pence were on board. Impeachment has no realistic chance of removing him in under 2 weeks. It will raise tensions and thus chances for violence at the inauguration.

But impeachment will be a historic mark on Trump’s already shattered legacy, even without conviction. Conviction will prevent him from running again, which seems like the real goal. My only questions are: should an impeachment effort start now or after he’s out? Or should impeachment be scrapped for now, and consider a 14th amendment censure instead? That could have the same effect.

(In response to this post by walkthecorner)

Posted: 01/09/2021 at 08:31AM



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