Impeach the president again. Removal from office wouldn't be the goal this time. ----

[BigBearJohn]

If ever a presidential act qualified for impeachment, it would be openly trying to reverse an election outcome. While it sounds almost bizarre to make such a suggestion when the president’s term is over in two months, the move would have a useful byproduct: The Senate could prevent Trump from running again in 2024.

The impeachment clause of the Constitution allows the Senate to impose two possible punishments: “removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.” While two-thirds of the Senate is required for removal from office in an impeachment trial, precedents involving the impeachment of judges indicate that only a majority vote would be required to make the penalty a disqualification from future office.

SOURCE: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/21/opinion/impeach-president-again/

[cbdo2007]

1. Better to wait til he is out of office and charge/convict him with a felony...

and put him in jail then he wont' be able to run again anyways.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

6. You can run an election campaign from prison...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche_U.S._presidential_campaigns


1992[edit]
In 1992, LaRouche became the second person in U.S. history (after Eugene Debs) to run for president from a prison cell. Classical violinist Norbert Brainin performed a benefit concert on his behalf in Washington, D.C.; the Washington Post reviewer praised his musicianship while condemning his political message. LaRouche's running mate, who did the active campaigning, was the American Civil Rights Movement leader, Reverend James Bevel.

[cbdo2007]

18. I'm not worried about him running a campaign....

all but his craziest crazies will vote for him in prison lol.

[Turin_C3PO]

2. You would think

that some of the more ambitious Rethug senators would support conviction because it would remove Trump as 2024 competition.

[JHB]

4. They've turned themselves into the Party of Ahab and Ahab scares them.

No, Ahab isn't Trump.

Ahab is the base.

[dware]

15. Unless a second vote by the Senate barring him from holding office again,

he most certainly can run again in 2024, even if he's convicted and removed.

[Turin_C3PO]

16. Ok, makes sense.

I didn't know it worked that way.

[dware]

17. The way it works really sucks,

just conviction and removal should be enough to prevent holding office ever again, there shouldn't have to be a second vote.

[ffr]

3. Pretty much, same answer. There's nothing T---- can do they won't support.

So impeach him again, make it congressional record and put each of the GOP/Cult45 seditionists on record.

Biden will be #46.

SHAME on them!

[Demsrule86]

5. He will be out of office in 16 days...impeachment would be a gift to him.

[EndlessWire]

9. How so? n/t

[a kennedy]

7. I like that idea.......impeached twice, AND lost popular vote twice.....

ya know like a twofer loser. Did I spell twofer right?? And I did correct tofer.

[soothsayer]

8. They can impeach him after Jan 20 too

[Firestorm49]

10. McConnell wouldn't allow the vote. Personally, we need to see Trump jailed.

Screw the “we need to move on” mindset. Trump has ushered in perilous times for us and IMHO, the country deserves a strong response just to illustrate that there is no place for a dictatorship in America.

[BigBearJohn]

13. I agree 1000000%

[lostnfound]

14. They no longer have Perdue's vote. So that's one.

There may be a couple Republican senators that don’t want trump running in 2024.

[malaise]

11. Precisely

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214802049

[servermsh]

12. Exactly

And everyone calling for no impeachment is once again setting the precedent that this behavior is not impeachable.