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no_hypocrisy

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8. Mixed feelings

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sun May 14, 2017, 09:59 AM

May 2017

If it were easier to remove a president, it would become the priority of a republican House with regard to a democratic president. Not just making that president one term, but to humiliate him-
/her to an impeachment hearing.

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DT shows how desperately the US needs to have better tools for removing a president... [View all] Locut0s May 2017 OP

Agree. The hurdles are so high. femmocrat May 2017 #1

the tools are there....it takes congress and right now democrats have zero power beachbum bob May 2017 #2

Unfortunately, he has greater legal protections in office.. so even if he wants to quit.. he really MedusaX May 2017 #3

To begin with we needed his taxes during the elections. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #4

No, we need a more aggressive free press, curbs on cotributions, and a better informed electorate Tom Rinaldo May 2017 #5

Curbing the powers of the president is long overdue Kentonio May 2017 #6

So basically leadership by committee SticksnStones May 2017 #12

It has nothing to do with leadership by committee. Kentonio May 2017 #14

Our constitution provides checks and balance SticksnStones May 2017 #18

Why would that make it fatally flawed? Kentonio May 2017 #20

Imagine if the president had to seek congressional approval to pardon or commute? Jake Stern May 2017 #17

Imagine all those immoral rich conservatives Kentonio May 2017 #19

Depends who is in charge Jake Stern May 2017 #22

True. Kentonio May 2017 #23

I said, in 1974, that the constitution is weak when the need to remove a president is obvious. John1956PA May 2017 #7

Mixed feelings no_hypocrisy May 2017 #8

I agree Dem2 May 2017 #15

We have adequate tools. We lack the political will. dawg May 2017 #9

Tools are only as good as the people using them... JHB May 2017 #10

63 million people want(ed) him there... jmg257 May 2017 #11

Some laws need to be passed so someone like octoberlib May 2017 #13

What is to stop a future GOP held congress from utilizing those tools to boot a Dem president? Jake Stern May 2017 #16

Heck, we can't even shuck off a clear rot called the Electoral College much less something bigger UTUSN May 2017 #21