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minus-squareOpenStars@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86·8 days agoImpeachment exists, if only there were a functioning body of government left to do such a thing.
minus-squarepyrflie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 days agoI will believe Impeachment means something once someone is removed from power until then it’s a political threat that means nothing. At this point it’s an untested power.
minus-squareOpenStars@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 days agoArguably, it has been tested, several times. Each time it failed, after a fashion. We should be concerned what message that sends to the next person who would contemplate engaging in such impeachment-actionable behaviors.
Impeachment exists, if only there were a functioning body of government left to do such a thing.
I will believe Impeachment means something once someone is removed from power until then it’s a political threat that means nothing.
At this point it’s an untested power.
Arguably, it has been tested, several times. Each time it failed, after a fashion. We should be concerned what message that sends to the next person who would contemplate engaging in such impeachment-actionable behaviors.