That headline makes it sound like both sides are doing this. That's just simply untrue.
Democrats impeached Trump twice for high crimes that they could clearly articulate, and for which there was abundant evidence in the public record. There was even limited bipartisan support for both of these.
Republicans are the only ones who are weaponizing baseless impeachments.
They're children that learned a new word, so they're using it in every sentence.
They're ~~children~~ fascists that learned ~~a new word~~ unwritten rules don’t matter, so they're using it ~~in every sentence~~ to subvert democracy.
Republicans are the only ones who are weaponizing baseless impeachments.
They're apparently trying to normalize impeachment so that it's not regarded as seriously as it once was.
More validation for Trump, basically.
They're doing two things:
Yeah, but "both sides". We need to be "objective" here and strive for "balance". Pointing out the party obviously behaving badly is so UNFAIR.
Yep. Republicans forced a groundless recall vote on Newsom that cost the state $200m. Party of fiscal responsibility my ass.
They're only 'fiscally responsible' when they're not in charge and someone wants to spend money on something other than the MIC and their donors. When they're in charge, anything for killing people and making rich people even richer is somehow 'fiscally responsible' then.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Over the past two years, Republicans also have sought to pry Democrats and nonpartisan executives from office through recalls, legislative maneuvers and forced removals, even when no allegations of wrongdoing have surfaced.
On Friday, the state’s Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the gerrymandered maps on a partisan 4-3 vote, with the new justice declining to step aside, thereby increasing the chances of an impeachment.
A panel of lower-court judges split on the legality of impeaching Krasner, who was reelected overwhelmingly in 2021, but issued a lead opinion casting doubt on the charges.
It said they failed to meet the constitutional requirement that reserves impeachment for “misbehavior in office.” The state Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the case for late November.
After Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought charges against Trump and 18 others for trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, some state legislative and congressional Republicans called for the Legislature to impeach her.
Gavin Newsom handily defeated a 2021 recall attempt staged by Republicans, who have not won a statewide office in years and based their campaign on the governor’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Does tort apply to Impeachment? 'Cos that would be funny af.
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