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On the other foot test. if you are good to be a serious academic pic, you always have to pass the shoe on the other foot test. you have to say the same thing youd be saying if the political dimensions were shifted. if it was a democrat being impeached by the republicans. unless you are can pass that test you are not legit. levin: since the house of representatives has denied this president but past presidents who have faced in hagemans have had basic fundamental fairness and with witnesses, tran...

That are inconsistent with the majority view. ive never seen a situation where there is been so much division. the clinton impeachment, cause division, but not like this. and look, theres a lot of fault to go around. i think the president is the visiting devising he uses words that divides as well. he fights back. he is what he is. he was elected, everybody knew who he was he didnt surprise anybody what is done in office. but there is so much division on both sides, that i hope we can begin to y...

Political opponent. tapped the phones as vice president. and we have republican examples too. is this a joke that the phone call by donald trump is the worst example that these professors and others could come up with? if thats not impeachable nothings impeachable. under that theory everyone of these men should have been impeached. >> they have created open ended criteria which does not go along with the constitution itself. and if president trump is impeached, it will set a terrible precedent w...

Amendment was intended to protect. levin: youre not getting a lot of support and isnt it also because of your principal positions on impeachment. >> theres not a question about that. i get e-mails every day saying we thought you might be innocent, but now that we see youre supporting tron you have no morality and therefore youre guilty. or we hope youre guilty because that will diminish her voice. or ive heard a website said we hope gratuitous guilty because he is too powerful and to articulate ...

>> they have disappeared the aclu has abandoned its mission. i was on the board and the proud member of the aclu. during the nixon impeachment, which i favored. the aclu should be in there defending nixons procedural rights. i was one of those who advocated the aclu to have knox nazis march. i said mama mom the side of the constitution hit she said mom im your mother dont talk to me that way. youve got a pick your side the jews of the nazis. no, we picked the constitution. so the list sybil libe...

Accuser, for witnesses to look at evidence. so much of this is been obliterated by this committee. >> and the judiciary as well, they have four representatives three of them to represent the democratic party. in only one witness was given to the republican party and it was a democrat who voted for hillary clinton. as jonathan turley who did a very good job. why did they get three witnesses in their public and only get one. why not equality? alexander hamilton said the greatest danger would be of...

Do. its b5. levin: we dont want him basically the president to be neutered by the house of representatives. >> and we dont want to serve at the will. we dont want the british parliamentary system. we want a republic. and a republic requires a strong president who has to run for reelection every four years. thats the ultimate protection, he has to run for reelection. he can only now served two terms. but if you want to amend their constitution to include abuse of power, we have to amend the impea...

Removal of a president. so i think it would be inconceivable that we would have a trial in the senate without the present being able to see his accuser. levin: you been an expert in the a lot of the spirit he looked at the history, i looked at the history. they were concerned the framers were concerned you could have an out-of-control house. it turns over every two years and a look at this senate and they set up this elaborate systems of the trials and the other body. you need to third super maj...

But the process should be nonpartisan. and no one should be impeached a removed and less as an overwhelming bipartisan consensus. i am not making that up, i am quoting congressman nadler when bill clinton was being impeached. i opposed bill clintons impeachment for the same reason i opposed donald trumps impeachment. there was no widespread consensus. there was no clear high crime. what bill clinton committed was a low crime. a crime to protect his personal life. much like alexander hamilton. yo...