High crimes and misdemeanors? We don’t need no stinkin’ high crimes and misdemeanors!
Such is the takeaway from an Axios report Friday regarding a “cohort of resistance-minded House Democrats” that wants impeachment of President Donald Trump on Day 1 if the party retakes the House in the November midterms.
Between the Republicans’ current razor-thin majority, redistricting battles and the usual headwinds faced by the incumbent party, the odds are stacked against the GOP keeping the House of Representatives.
As of right now, Republicans hold 217 seats with one independent caucusing with them, while the Democrats have 212. Five seats are vacant.
A mere majority vote is needed for impeachment. In olden times, however — when these things were taken seriously — there were hearings and in-depth debates about the gravity of doing such a thing, particularly when the bar for conviction is two-thirds of the Senate.
The Constitution’s language about
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