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fescuerescue

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20. Well that would be something.

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Tue Apr 23, 2019, 08:26 AM

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It's time to begin discussion of amending the Constitution - To remove impeachment from it [View all] ck4829 Apr 2019 OP

i agree it's broken, but we do need some check on a tyrannical president. unblock Apr 2019 #1

The mechanism would be Mueller indicting and the FBI arresting Takket Apr 2019 #3

My problem with this is that we don't have that check now though ck4829 Apr 2019 #4

Got a better chance of being hit by lightning AncientGeezer Apr 2019 #2

All starts with words, put it out there. Ask why ck4829 Apr 2019 #5

Really? I can't think of anything less worthy of discussion. onenote Apr 2019 #6

Yet here we are discussing "QAnon", anti-vaxxer nonsense, school shootings being staged, etc. ck4829 Apr 2019 #7

Because, among many reasons, those things don't require a constitutional amendment? onenote Apr 2019 #8

We can't amend the Constitution anymore? ck4829 Apr 2019 #9

Not for something as absurd as repealing the impeachment clause. onenote Apr 2019 #17

It's absurd. Equally absurd, we will have a Democratic potus again someday and all of the sudden... ck4829 Apr 2019 #18

And I'm genuinely curious, what are some other reasons of those "many reasons"? ck4829 Apr 2019 #13

Replace it with specific crimes that can get a sitting president thrown in jail. FiveGoodMen Apr 2019 #10

That could work. I still suggest start with "Remove it" and see what media and politicians ck4829 Apr 2019 #11

I'm also willing to have a "Trump Bar" for future presidents ck4829 Apr 2019 #15

That's the logic of a ten year old. Codeine Apr 2019 #12

At least that's logic ck4829 Apr 2019 #14

How many U.S. Presidents have been impeached and removed? MineralMan Apr 2019 #16

The president controls the department of justice. qdouble Apr 2019 #19

Well that would be something. fescuerescue Apr 2019 #20

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