Somehow initiating an illegal war in the Middle East didn't provoke impeachment discussions. Neither did breaking the Geneva Accords to torture prisoners. Nor did the Obama administration's refusal to prosecute such crimes. Obama not only didn't prosecute, he promoted the torturers and prosecuted the whistle blowers. Nope, one has to threaten one of the oligarchy's own with investigation...now that's an impeachable offense!
Pundit Caitlin Johnstone declares she won't write about impeachment because it's a "boring" distraction. I almost agree.
However, I have read some interesting stuff about it. One article from Chris Hedges about impeachment is here. Here's Hedges' opening statment:
Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of the big banks, the war industry and corporations. It would not get corporate money out of politics or end our system of legalized bribery.
And here's another from Rachel Brown taking a look at what happened in Latin America when such procedures removed a sitting ruler. Hint: deposing a crooked president is not a panacea. The entire crooked infrastructure that supported him needs to occur before significant change can take root.
Incidentally, the South Koreans sentenced their crooked president to 24 years in prison!
Pundit Caitlin Johnstone declares she won't write about impeachment because it's a "boring" distraction. I almost agree.
However, I have read some interesting stuff about it. One article from Chris Hedges about impeachment is here. Here's Hedges' opening statment:
Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of the big banks, the war industry and corporations. It would not get corporate money out of politics or end our system of legalized bribery.
And here's another from Rachel Brown taking a look at what happened in Latin America when such procedures removed a sitting ruler. Hint: deposing a crooked president is not a panacea. The entire crooked infrastructure that supported him needs to occur before significant change can take root.
Incidentally, the South Koreans sentenced their crooked president to 24 years in prison!
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