Impeachment Of Bill Clinton

The Case For The Impeachment Of Donald Trump For The Historical Record, Even With Understanding That Republican Controlled Senate Will Not Remove Trump From Office

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The time has come for the House of Representatives, under Democratic control, to begin the ground work needed for the impeachment of Donald Trump, for having committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” in office.

The historical record needs this impeachment action, even with the understanding that the Republican controlled Senate will not remove Trump from office.

If the Republicans went ahead in 1998-1999 to impeach and attempt to convict and remove Bill Clinton from the Presidency, on a case far less abusive and dangerous than Donald Trump, knowing it would not succeed, then there is no excuse for the Democrats to avoid doing the same.

The Republicans will be condemned for allowing the abuse of power that Donald Trump has been waging since Day One of his Presidency, and while it will distract somewhat from the basic agenda of ideas that Democratic Presidential candidates are pursuing, it is part and parcel of the essential responsibility that the Democrats have, to hold Donald Trump accountable.

If they fail to do that, they will be pilloried in history for having overlooked and ignored the movement toward authoritarianism, and it would encourage future Presidents to abuse power in the same manner.

So this is a character lesson for the future of the American Presidency and American democracy, and there is no room for weak leadership, whether from House leadership or Senate leadership of the Democratic Party. Courage and principle are required, and Donald Trump needs to be held accountable, so that in future generations, young people will learn about the evil and the wrongs visited upon the American people by a very evil man, far more evil than even Richard Nixon.

Our future national security and ability to have foreign alliances with democratic nations is also at stake, as well as the perpetuation of the wonderful domestic programs promoted by Presidents of both parties from Theodore Roosevelt through Barack Obama.

When one looks back at impeachments in the past, not only that of Bill Clinton pales by comparison, but also that of Andrew Johnson. And as dangerous as Richard Nixon was, he looks like a choir boy by comparison to Donald Trump.

Bringing Up Bill Clinton’s Past Of No Interest To A Vast Majority Of Potential Voters Who Look At It As History, Not Relevant To Today!

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Bill Clinton’s past history with women remains reprehensible, and it led to his impeachment and trial in 1998-1999, but it is not a winning strategy for Republicans, and particularly Donald Trump, to bring up.

Blaming Hillary Clinton’s for her husband’s behavior also will not work.

Donald Trump brought up the issue awhile back, but it did not resonate, as Trump’s private life is, if anything, even more scandalous.

Also, one has to consider that Bill Clinton is old news to a large percentage of the population who are too young to know much about the details, and are unlikely to care, as it is ancient history in their minds, and many young people are accustomed to hearing discussion of sexual impropriety, and right or wrong, it has no or little effect on them.

Very religious people may be upset, but the power of religion over young people, and really the vast majority of the nation now, is very tenuous.

The only thing that is true is that if Bill Clinton continues to have scandalous behavior in the present or in the future as potential “First Gentleman”. then it could have a deleterious effect on his wife’s Presidency.

But right now, any further revival of the history of Bill Clinton’s sex life will be counterproductive for the Republicans and Donald Trump.