QOTD: A former Republican
by digby
Former GOP congressman David Jolly has not been pushing impeachment. Last night changed his mind:
The eyes of the nation tonight must look to Nancy Pelosi. It is not her fault that this moment has occurred. She has not had a hand in Donald Trump’s behavior. But she occupies the highest constitutional office outside of the White House. This is the moment where we’re begging for leadership.
He said Trump’s comments yesterday are impeachable in themselves. And they are.
"An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state to the acquisition of wealth. An ambitious man might make his own aggrandizement, by the aid of a foreign power, the price of his treachery to his constituents."
– Federalist Paper No. 75 https://t.co/b7oiFFxMwr— Brian Gongol (@briangongol) June 13, 2019
If Trump’s behavior isn’t what impeachment was designed for then we might as well just remove it from the constitution and declare the president an elected dictator — with all that that implies.
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