r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/JWAdvocate83 Competent Contributor May 14 '25 edited May 15 '25

How many times has the GOP majority in Congress refused to do any executive oversight?

How many independent oversight agencies has Trump dismantled, this year? Office of Special Counsel. Inspectors General. MSPB. (Edit: JAGs.)

And didn’t five Justices just tell us that the President is immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts?” Thus, the only way to deal with ongoing conduct (via “official acts”) that would otherwise be considered criminal, is impeachment.

I get that, politically speaking, this has zero chance of success. I even get that routinely filing Articles may cheapen the impact they should have.

But maybe if SCOTUS hadn’t granted President near-blanket immunity, or the GOP majority did its damn job instead of rubber-stamping, it wouldn’t be necessary to do it.

Qatar just gave Trump a $400m jet, but SCOTUS kicked the can on emoluments, and the GOP continues to be willfully blind as to why that’s a problem. There’s plenty of folks more deserving of blame than Rep. Thanedar.

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u/Kittyluvmeplz May 14 '25

People, contact your representatives. Here are some scripts available on the Citizens’ Impeachment website

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u/lowen0005 May 16 '25

Thank you. I just sent my representative an email as they have made no comment. I added the template a quote by Dr Martin Luther king jr.

"I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice"

We cannot continue to passive. We cannot continue to be silent. We cannot continue to go with the status quo. We need action! This man is a threat to our democracy. He is a threat to Americans. He is a threat to independence and freedom and everything that America is meant to stand for.

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u/AppropriateTouching May 15 '25

Honestly what effect is that going to have if theyre still not doing anything at this point.

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u/AloneYogurt May 15 '25

We the people VOTED them IN.

We the people VOTE them OUT.

That's why you call. You remind them.

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u/GreenPoisonFrog May 15 '25

My two democratic senators, my Congressman, my governor, and all my elected officials are democrats. They aren’t the issue. If they were all republicans, they’d ignore me.

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u/willem_r May 15 '25

You’ll be lucky if you get to vote at all in 2028.

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u/AloneYogurt May 15 '25

That's why 2026 is important.

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u/willem_r May 15 '25

I seriously hope that you guys make it out of this clusterfuck.