Pros And Cons Of Impeachment

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My disdain for the particular form of government that is American democracy has been well documented, so it very well may be that the wisdom I herein intend to divulge will fall on ears utterly disinterested in the wisdom I intend to divulge. However, it has slowly become clear that the idea of impeachment, long espoused by those feeling particularly maligned by the government in power, is not in this case the idle wishfulness of the political minority, but a real possibility that stands to do lasting damage to the United States. As such, I feel duty bound to warn against such a course of action, in an attempt to save the peoples of America from the conflict and fear that I was once born alongside. As I have described in my past works, …show more content…

Firstly, the idea that Trump ought to be impeached for violate any assortment of felonies committed as a civilian is faulty, as it is in violation of the very Laws of Nature I have set out in the past: that in the interest of peace, past offenses no longer in practice ought to be forgiven, and that punishments ought only be applied to correct the offender and to protect the contract, and for no reason other (7). Secondly, the argument that Trump ought to be impeached for any misdeeds done in office is dangerous, as it would be damaging to the social contract to try and subject the sovereign to any authority but his own (8). Thirdly, the argument that, in allegedly enlisting help from Russian is winning the 2016 election, Trump violated the social contract himself, is absurd. The election of a candidate is not a contract between him and the people, but rather a contract between the people themselves in regards to who is fit to rule (9). As such, Trump himself cannot be removed from office for violating the contract he himself had no part in making. Lastly, the argument that any of the above should be used simply as a pretext to remove an abusive or poor leader from power is also flawed in that, seeing as every U.S citizen is an author of this contract, the responsibility of Trump’s performance lies solely with them, and

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