From the onset, the deep state (which is real) attempted to orchestrate a soft coup - to which Obama played a part - against Donald Trump. Calls for his impeachment started from January 2016.
And they have not stopped.
First came the fabricated Russia narrative now since obliterated for the lie it was and now comes Trump and whatever it's being alleged with the Ukraine.
Impeaching a President is a massively serious thing. That's why it has only happened three times before. The most recent being, of course, Nixon and Clinton. But this one is different. They're denying the President due process and to have counsel.
Removing a lawfully elected President in this manner is dubious. It should be done with the utmost care and respect for the law.
But this is not what's happening.
Not by a long shot.
In The Federalist Papers, in the articles discussing how the Framers envisioned how impeachment should be handled, Alexander Hamilton expressed concern that impeachment could be used for solely political expediency. I do need to brush up the Federalist Papers.
They thought of everything didn't they?
It does seem Hamilton's fear are being played out. Pelosi and the Democrats are engaging in a cynical game of misdirection and disinformation carefully making sure what information comes out of the SCIF in the form of leaks to give the appearance of a consistent message that Trump did something that warranted impeachment. They control the narrative and what the public and press see.
And it's working.
So far.
In addition to them clearly wanting to take down Trump before he did anything, they're accusing him of something but are looking for the evidence to prove their conclusion.
Without according him his right to due process.
Witnesses and whist blowers are interviewed in secret. The White House hasn't been able to cross examine them nor have they been permitted to defend themselves by presenting their own evidence.
It's a kangaroo court in the most powerful nation in the world. They're basically saying you're a witch and why do you want to defend yourself against our accusation? Play nice and shut up because we're the deep state and we don't like you.
That's it.
There is no crime here. Simple as that.
If there's sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation then why not let the FBI do it? Let them investigate and report their findings?
And the stuff he's being accused of? Nothing out of the ordinary or rises to something serious enough to be impeached when the annals of American history is concerned.
Interestingly, the GOP could have played the same game with Obama when they had the House but chose against. In the end, they simply accepted the will of the American people. The irony is there was probably more to impeach Obama.
The other interesting thing is Trump doesn't believe he did anything wrong and has so far not put together a War Room to deal with this. He seems to be winging it and putting faith and trust that he will be vindicated.
The Democrats better be careful moving forward because they may just hurt American democracy. As for the Republicans, hopefully they can stretch this out and just get it to the election. Let the people decide. Ultimately though, the Senate will have final say. I just don't see this going beyond the play to formalize impeachment proceedings absent concrete evidence.
I could be wrong.
I do know one thing. Trump is attempting to chart a whole new path for American diplomacy that diverts from Bush and Obama.
This is not popular among the mandarins.
Trump wanted to drain the swamp. The things in it are lashing out.
Can he survive it?
And they have not stopped.
First came the fabricated Russia narrative now since obliterated for the lie it was and now comes Trump and whatever it's being alleged with the Ukraine.
Impeaching a President is a massively serious thing. That's why it has only happened three times before. The most recent being, of course, Nixon and Clinton. But this one is different. They're denying the President due process and to have counsel.
Removing a lawfully elected President in this manner is dubious. It should be done with the utmost care and respect for the law.
But this is not what's happening.
Not by a long shot.
In The Federalist Papers, in the articles discussing how the Framers envisioned how impeachment should be handled, Alexander Hamilton expressed concern that impeachment could be used for solely political expediency. I do need to brush up the Federalist Papers.
They thought of everything didn't they?
It does seem Hamilton's fear are being played out. Pelosi and the Democrats are engaging in a cynical game of misdirection and disinformation carefully making sure what information comes out of the SCIF in the form of leaks to give the appearance of a consistent message that Trump did something that warranted impeachment. They control the narrative and what the public and press see.
And it's working.
So far.
In addition to them clearly wanting to take down Trump before he did anything, they're accusing him of something but are looking for the evidence to prove their conclusion.
Without according him his right to due process.
Witnesses and whist blowers are interviewed in secret. The White House hasn't been able to cross examine them nor have they been permitted to defend themselves by presenting their own evidence.
It's a kangaroo court in the most powerful nation in the world. They're basically saying you're a witch and why do you want to defend yourself against our accusation? Play nice and shut up because we're the deep state and we don't like you.
That's it.
There is no crime here. Simple as that.
If there's sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation then why not let the FBI do it? Let them investigate and report their findings?
And the stuff he's being accused of? Nothing out of the ordinary or rises to something serious enough to be impeached when the annals of American history is concerned.
Interestingly, the GOP could have played the same game with Obama when they had the House but chose against. In the end, they simply accepted the will of the American people. The irony is there was probably more to impeach Obama.
The other interesting thing is Trump doesn't believe he did anything wrong and has so far not put together a War Room to deal with this. He seems to be winging it and putting faith and trust that he will be vindicated.
The Democrats better be careful moving forward because they may just hurt American democracy. As for the Republicans, hopefully they can stretch this out and just get it to the election. Let the people decide. Ultimately though, the Senate will have final say. I just don't see this going beyond the play to formalize impeachment proceedings absent concrete evidence.
I could be wrong.
I do know one thing. Trump is attempting to chart a whole new path for American diplomacy that diverts from Bush and Obama.
This is not popular among the mandarins.
Trump wanted to drain the swamp. The things in it are lashing out.
Can he survive it?
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