Natelson: No Constitutional Basis for 2nd Impeachment Attempt
AGAIN.
As of Sunday afternoon, 210 Democrats have agreed to co-sponsor the charge. Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), a co-author of the impeachment charge, said the Democrats will introduce the Article of Impeachment against Trump on Monday, but only vote to impeach him should Pence and the president’s cabinet decline to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would make Pence the acting-president of the United States.
Congressional Democrats are seizing on the violence at the US Capitol last week to call for impeachment charges against the president. Yes, these are the same Congressional Democrats who failed to adequately stand up to mob violence that has been plaguing American cities for nearly the past year.
What’s in a name? Rather a lot, actually. Particularly, where politics are concerned.
When it comes to language, I’m pretty conservative. I think words are used because they mean some things and not others. I think words in public discourse ought to reflect their commonly understood meaning. When you name a piece of legislation, a government department, or a policy program, it ought to be called something that accurately reflects what it does.
Unfortunately, too often in politics names are about intentions, warm fuzzies, and things no one in their right mind would disagree with. By using names based on how they make people feel, instead of how accurate they are, they cloud the honest discourse essential to democracy.
One-hundred-fifty years ago, President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas a national holiday. He wanted to unite the nation. Given the storm of controversy surrounding how to greet people this time of year, I’m guessing we still have a way to go.
Here’s the problem: America now has two very different holidays called “Christmas.” One celebrates the birth of a Savior, born of a virgin to redeem the world from sin. Its entire premise is religious.
The second holiday branched off from the first but is now completely secular. It retains the sentiments of “Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men” (although the gendered reference rings hollow nowadays). It encourages the wearing of ugly sweaters, telling stories and singing songs about magical snowmen and flying reindeer, believing in Santa Claus, and the purchasing of merchandise by the truckload.