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Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts) Tue Mar 22, 2016, 08:53 PM Mar 2016

I think the single most important change we need in this country is the ability to impeach [View all]

members of Congress or Congress as a whole.
For individual congress critters, impeachment should occur if the majority of the voters in their state want them inpeached
For Congress as a whole, if the majority of national voters wants congress impeached.
It should be on the ballot in every election.

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I think the single most important change we need in this country is the ability to impeach [View all] Fresh_Start Mar 2016 OP

Sounds good to me. Why not impeachment options... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #1

The federal bench leftynyc Mar 2016 #15

It will never pass Congress Lurks Often Mar 2016 #2

I understand it will take a constitutional amendment.. Fresh_Start Mar 2016 #3

Be careful what you wish for Lurks Often Mar 2016 #4

^THIS IS WHAT THEY "DEVOUTLY" WISH^ longship Mar 2016 #6

House elections are every two years. former9thward Mar 2016 #5

and the majority of people sit out midterm elections Fresh_Start Mar 2016 #8

Agitate to get Civics classes back in high school. Get involved in GOTV. Hekate Mar 2016 #13

If Trump is impeached, the VP will become the President. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #7

There's already an "impeach the entire House" vote every two years (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #9

That's the short version of what I said down thread! Hekate Mar 2016 #12

After Roy Moore was removed from office, the wingnuts in Alabama reelected him Major Nikon Mar 2016 #10

You want a Constitutional change. In fact you want to overthrow the government. But here's reality.. Hekate Mar 2016 #11

I never said I wanted Mississippi to vote out Vermont senator Fresh_Start Mar 2016 #14

You will find unintended consequences. Beware. Hekate Mar 2016 #17

No thanks oberliner Mar 2016 #16