Originally Posted by
LDAHL
I’d like to see Trump go. My preference would be to do that through the ballot box rather than a weaponized constitutional process.
I think the perception of much of the public is that after three years of searching for a hook, his enemies finally latched onto something they could work with. As presidential scandals and infractions go, this one seems pretty minor compared to much of the past century or so. I suspect a sufficiently motivated Congress could have found sufficient reason to impeach most of the presidents of my lifetime. This one will appear to be part of a political jihad regardless of the facts of the case. Much like the Clinton impeachment was. I think that is how many voters will remember it, and the aftertaste will be bitter for some years to come as the bar is lowered for the future. His enemies will couch their actions in patriotic sanctimony and pecksniff legalism; and they won’t be entirely wrong. But his enemies’ enemies will remember and wait for their chance at reprisal.
Does he deserve to be booted out of office? I think so. But I think the upcoming election is the cleanest way to make that happen. At very least, should he win a second term, No one will be able to say they weren’t warned.