10-23-2019, 09:15 AM
(10-23-2019, 09:08 AM)GMDino Wrote: Remember when they wanted this guy to be AG?
“Abuse of power is not a crime,” says Matthew Whitaker, who acted as the ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
— Brian Gay [35k] (@brian2596) October 23, 2019
WHAT? WHAT? EXCUSE ME?! pic.twitter.com/Wca4wBxssW
Here's the big thing, though, that has been the false narrative the GOP has been pushing and is working on their supporters. Trump does not need to commit a crime in order to be impeached. The wording of the phrase "high crimes and misdemeanors" means any number of things not covered under criminal codes. Conduct unbecoming, abuse of power, and all sorts of things. The reason for this is intentional. Public officials are to be held to a HIGHER standard than the general public. Just like there need not to have been an actual quid pro quo for there to have been an abuse of power and a federal elections finance violation, there does not need to be any crime committed at all for there to be a legitimate impeachment under the Constitution.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
