Motion: Trump Must Be Removed from Office through Impeachment

Article One of the US Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try impeachments of officers of the federal government, including the president and vice president. The Constitution specifies that a president cannot be impeached for just anything; it has to be for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Other than this vague description, the Constitution sheds little light on what would constitute an impeachable offense and the Supreme Court has deferred to Congress to make that determination.

Several commentators have called for the impeachment of President Trump. They argue that President Trump should not be allowed to serve out his term because his authoritarian tendencies and impulsive personality are a threat to our national security and democratic institutions. Between obstruction of justice, conflicts of interest, attacks on the press, threats against political adversaries, and reckless provocation of allies and foes alike, many consider Trump so unfit for the office of president that he must be removed as soon as possible.

Others argue that any attempt to impeach and remove Trump from office would fail and be a waste of time, because the Senate is controlled by Republicans who are not about to risk their political futures by removing a president so popular with the party base. Given that the majority of independents and over 90% of Republicans are against impeachment, an attempt to remove Trump from office would tear this country apart. Others claim that the desire to remove Trump is more about partisan politics than alarm about the flawed character and poor judgment of our president.

So what do you think? Should Trump be impeached and removed from office? Or not? Or at least not yet? Join us at the next SFDebate to explore and debate these and other questions.

Read More:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/29/donald-trump-impeachment-congress-house-senate
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opinion/trump-impeachment-resign-drew.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/14/even-with-evidence-high-crimes-impeaching-trump-would-probably-fail/?utm_term=.855b9a067656
https://www.anthonybrobinson.com/a-trump-tipping-point-2/
https://www.needtoimpeach.com/impeachable-offenses/
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/409902-dem-strategist-says-trump-should-not-be-impeached
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/house-democrats-impeach-trump
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/12/impeach-trump-poll-public-support-983837
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/donald-trump-impeachment-unlikely-unwise/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/29/donald-trump-impeachment-congress-house-senate