kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Anyone know when this impeachment thing is happening? I wish there was more coverage about his authoritarian tendecies before the election. He acts now like an authoritarian as a president. As a president he has no respect the systems of government, no respect for the powers that are vested by the constitution in the legistlative branch and juidiciary and has insulted the judge by calling him "so called judge" on twitter. Edited February 5, 2017 by kactus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Give the system a chance to work. The courts can and should strike down unconstitutional orders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dialamah Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 I said no, because I figure if he lasts out his term and destroys much of the American way of life, people will never vote Republican again. But I don't really expect that to happen, too many things working against him. He's already being seriously undermined so impeachment isn't out of the question, someone may want to kill him and succeed and he's getting up there in years - perhaps during a twitter rant, he'll suffer a fatal episode of apoplexy. But even if he was removed, who would be head of government? Pence might be more measured, but is he really any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?Impact Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Should and will are two different questions. Impeachment is not an act of justice, it is an act of politics and with the Republicans in clear majority it is highly unlikely Trump will be impeached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 President Trump cannot be impeached from his presidency. He must be impeached, and then found guilty for the articles of impeachment (U.S. House) by trial in the U.S. Senate. President Bill Clinton was impeached, but still served two full terms as president. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Granted, Trump has his problems, 22,000 tweeted they wanted him killed, he may have some moles within the White House, I think there maybe 3, one he knows of and two he didn't and as far as respectability, I don't think he be much different than from Presidents since the WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 President Trump has done nothing yet that would constitute "high crimes and misdemeanors". U.S. presidents are not impeached because some people don't like their policies, including foreign nationals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 38 minutes ago, TimG said: Give the system a chance to work. The courts can and should strike down unconstitutional orders. What would it take for you to tip the balance in favour of the judges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 35 minutes ago, dialamah said: I said no, because I figure if he lasts out his term and destroys much of the American way of life, people will never vote Republican again. But I don't really expect that to happen, too many things working against him. He's already being seriously undermined so impeachment isn't out of the question, someone may want to kill him and succeed and he's getting up there in years - perhaps during a twitter rant, he'll suffer a fatal episode of apoplexy. But even if he was removed, who would be head of government? Pence might be more measured, but is he really any better? You are right there are no better choices...Look at Pence he is the guy against anti abortion and Donald Duck changed the rules on anti-abortion just because of him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, ?Impact said: Should and will are two different questions. Impeachment is not an act of justice, it is an act of politics and with the Republicans in clear majority it is highly unlikely Trump will be impeached. Well the thing is most of the republicans do not know where they stand with Trump. No love lost. Just look at Mccain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 22 minutes ago, Topaz said: Granted, Trump has his problems, 22,000 tweeted they wanted him killed, he may have some moles within the White House, I think there maybe 3, one he knows of and two he didn't and as far as respectability, I don't think he be much different than from Presidents since the WW2. In three weeks his popularity has dropped to just 42%. The lowest amongst the recent presidents. That tells you something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, kactus said: Anyone know when this impeachment thing is happening? I wish there was more coverage about his authoritarian tendecies before the election. He acts now like an authoritarian as a president. As a president he has no respect the systems of government, no respect for the powers that are vested by the constitution in the legistlative branch and juidiciary and has insulted the judge by calling him "so called judge" on twitter. Why wait for an impeachment? A coup could be on the horizon - certain libs are calling for it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 I love it how hardheaded conservatives like to label liberal and derail from the topic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 57 minutes ago, betsy said: Why wait for an impeachment? A coup could be on the horizon - certain libs are calling for it! Please provide a cite (a reputable cite) that says liberals are calling for a coup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altai Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 I dont know what does " impeached" means but if it means "remove", ofcourse such a thing should not happend and this would cause a civil war in US and if such thing happens, we should give weapon and tactical support for Trump side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Altai said: I dont know what does " impeached" means but if it means "remove", ofcourse such a thing should not happend and this would cause a civil war in US and if such thing happens, we should give weapon and tactical support for Trump side. You mean just like the way it happened in Turkey to silence the opposition and put journalists in prison? Yeah, I can see the parallel.., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 minute ago, kactus said: You mean just like the way it happened in Turkey to silence the opposition and put journalists in prison? Yeah, I can see the parallel.., Probably a good idea to silence the ones who are telling lies, and encouraging/ inciting violence against the state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altai Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, OftenWrong said: Probably a good idea to silence the ones who are telling lies, and encouraging/ inciting violence against the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, OftenWrong said: Probably a good idea to silence the ones who are telling lies, and encouraging/ inciting violence against the state. ...Trump is doing a perfect job there, with fake news, chaos and confusion he has created...Self inflicted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, kactus said: ...Trump is doing a perfect job there, with fake news, chaos and confusion he has created...Self inflicted.... Trump is playing the media for a fool. While you people get excited about things that hardly matter, he's busy signing executive orders like they're going out of style. Protestors can bitch and whine about how rude he is, but that changes absolutely nothing. He;s done nothing worthy of impeachment at this point. Trump was elected in part for those very personality traits you abhor. BECAUSE he is rude. Nothing he's done is self-inflicted. But rest assured, being POTUS means he can readily inflict pain onto others. With a mere word, even... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITIZEN_2015 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 A president can be impeached if he or she breaks the law like Richard Nixon did but Trump in my view has not broken any laws just keeping promises he made in his campaign and voted in in spite of those wild promises. My 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 He needs to break the law. Nixon wasn't impeached he actually resigned, but only because he was going to probably be impeached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, OftenWrong said: Trump is playing the media for a fool. While you people get excited about things that hardly matter, he's busy signing executive orders like they're going out of style. Protestors can bitch and whine about how rude he is, but that changes absolutely nothing. He;s done nothing worthy of impeachment at this point. Trump was elected in part for those very personality traits you abhor. BECAUSE he is rude. Nothing he's done is self-inflicted. But rest assured, being POTUS means he can readily inflict pain onto others. With a mere word, even... I thought maybe I was the only one catching on to this. Trump wakes up and spins a shiny top for the media and then gets on with his day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 hours ago, The_Squid said: Please provide a cite (a reputable cite) that says liberals are calling for a coup. Quote Sarah Silverman calls for coup to oust Donald Trump Comedian Sarah Silverman has asked Americans to "join the resistance" to oust the "mad King" Donald Trump. She's joined a host of celebrities who have expressed their wish for Mr Trump to cease being president. Ms Silverman, who backed Bernie Sanders then Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, posted her thoughts on Twitter. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/sarah-silverman-calls-coup-oust-donald-trump/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dialamah Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 If the 'shiny top' is something that borders on illegality, affects thousands of innocent people negatively, reduces other country's trust in the US, threatens cooperation from other countries, and ultimately creates a less secure and safe United States, then I think the media is focusing on exactly the right things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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