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TwilightZone

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3. Article 2 Section 4

Reply to 986racer (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 08:29 PM

Feb 2021

"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States"

Trump is currently none of those things. On that, McConnell is correct. The argument then becomes whether or not he can be convicted when he is no longer one of those things.

It wouldn't make any sense to impeach a private citizen. What are you going to remove them from?

I get what you're trying to say, but there's no logic to it. Impeachment is clearly about government officials.

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Hey Mitch, where does it say in the Constitution that a private citizen can't be impeached? ... [View all] 986racer Feb 2021 OP

The Framers didn't invent impeachment. They would have understood it to be for Federal officials servermsh Feb 2021 #1

That isn't how the constitution works FBaggins Feb 2021 #2

Article 2 Section 4 TwilightZone Feb 2021 #3

How then do you impeach former officials? 986racer Feb 2021 #4

Related question but how is it that Chief Justice Roberts PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #5

He didn't really have a choice FBaggins Feb 2021 #6

Because the President of the United States Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #7

Thanks FBaggins and Mr. Bill PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #8

Somebody here has to 'splain it to me, too. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #9