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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmerica needs the impeachment trial
Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst
Updated 3:15 PM ET, Sat February 6, 2021
... Beyond voting to convict, the Senate has the option of voting to prohibit Trump from holding federal office in the future. If Republicans want to show that they are interested in "purging" Trumpism from the GOP, this would be an essential first step ...
... our political processes have been under strain ... Trump exploited the problems and dysfunction that were already plaguing national politics. In doing so, he pushed our democratic system to the brink. The way he used presidential power .. was dangerous ...
Americans are faced with the task of repairing our democracy .. If the Trump presidency taught us one thing, it was how destabilizing our politics can become .. when Presidents refuse to abide by ... norms...
When the system of checks and balances is overwhelmed by partisan interest, we have a major problem ... Through Twitter and rallies, the former President filled our airwaves with lies about voter fraud and spurious claims of his victory. This .. extraordinarily dangerous use of the bully pulpit .. aimed to do nothing less than overturn the legitimate results of an election ...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/opinions/impeachment-whats-at-stake-zelizer/index.html
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)It all needs to be laid out for the world to see.
And we need to see accountability.
lindysalsagal
(20,434 posts)They have to be put on record, if nothing else. The house has to have done their oversight duty.
oasis
(49,150 posts)crickets
(25,896 posts)Most of the country and the rest of the world will see harsh reality. Refusing to vote to convict will brand them and their party through all history to follow as a pack of unprincipled cowards and fools.