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Showing Original Post only (View all)All those who argue against impeachment do so for one reason alone. [View all]
Fear, fear of what might happen, not what will happen. People fear impeachment because it might help Trump and hurt the Democrats in the election. They do not know if that will happen. People fear impeachment because the Senate will not convict. When it comes to impeachment the Senate is not relevant. It is separate from impeachment.
When people make a decision based on the fear of what might happen, they become static, frozen in time. From that moment on they just go along for the ride and hope for the best. It is a dangerous way of making decisions.
When it comes to the decision of impeaching or not impeaching Trump we know certain things will happen. That's what we should be focused on.
If we do not impeach Trump we know a very dangerous precedent will be set, The normalization of Trumps crimes. Any future president could take full advantage and repeat Trumps crimes. There will also be no official record of all of Trumps impeachable crimes. The Democrats would also be breaking their oath of office.
Some people have suggested after we vote Trump out of office we can then hold him accountable for all his crimes. That is wishful thinking, hope. The politics of doing that may not be feasible. Imagine the Democrats do not impeach Trump, win the Whitehouse and then use the Justice Dept. to go after Trump for his crimes they did not impeach. That would get ugly. When Trump leaves office the best we can hope for is State charges on tax, bank fraud.
If we do impeach Trump the Articles of impeachment become a permanent record of all Trumps crimes. It will protect us from setting a dangerous precedent. The Articles of impeachment will read like a horror movie. If the Democrats decide to send the Articles to the Senate, they will all have to vote and that will become part of the permanent record.
I have fear like everyone else, however I try to fear what I know will happen, not what may happen. Impeach that motherfucker.