If you, like me, have lived through, now, three impeachment episodes, please weigh in.

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11. My friends and I were glued to the TV set during the Nixon impeachment hearings. We were in

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a college dorm. We all knew Nixon was guilty, but until the tapes were released we didn't know if he'd be caught or not. My parents, meanwhile were like, "Well, sometimes the President has to break the law for the good of the nation." They never explained why breaking into the Democratic National committee headquarters was for the good of the nation. The GOP vowed revenge, and they tried to take it when Clinton was in office.

The Clinton Whitewater investigation was a nothingburger, but it dragged on and on until they managed to entrap the president in a lie about a BJ. It was all about revenge for Nixon's impeachment and a determination to implement a right wing agenda. It was a great relief that there was not a majority in the Senate willing to find the president guilty. The interesting thing is that they didn't even vote to censure Clinton. I believe that is because most voters were so sick and tired of the GOP wasting time and treasure on a witch hunt vendetta.

Trump has committed so many crimes both before entering office and since it boggles the mind. Call me naive, but I would never have expected the GOP to be the craven mob of lickspittle fools they've turned out to be. If the House doesn't investigate and impeach Trump, the Legislative branch will have handed all the authority the Constitution gives it to the Executive Branch. The Constitution demands that we impeach Trump. Criminal indictments can start after impeachment. Trump must be sent to prison for the rest of his life if we want this democracy to survive.