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The definition of maladministration that matches up with what the framers were thinking about when they put impeachment into the constitution, what the framers also did in the constitution was make impeachment very difficult to do. it is essentially a political control, not a legal one. and if you launch impeachment under circumstances where you dont have any real chance of getting the president removed from office, i think thats counterproductive. it proper most divisiveness in society and dysf...

On the basis of the debate on july 20th and now his opinion in order to provide corruption of the electoral process a president would have to be subject to impeachment regardless of the availability of a further election. the upshot of this debate is that the framers kept impeachment in the constitution specifically in order to protect against the abuse of office with the capacity to corrupt the electoral process or lead to personal gain. now, turning to the language of the constitution, the fra...

Confusion that he may ride the storm and direct the whirlwind. ladies and gentlemen, the storm in which we find ourselves today was set in motion by president trump. i do not wish this moment on the country. it is not a pleasant task that we undertake today. but we have each taken an oath to protect the constitution. and the facts before us are clear. president trump did not merely seek to benefit from foreign interference in our elections, he directly and explicitly invited foreign interference...

Not above the law. james madison, the principal draftsman of the u.s. constitution spoke up and said it was indispensable that some provision be made for impeachment. why? because he explained standing for reelection was not a sufficient security, close quote, against presidential misconduct or corruption. a president, he said, might betray his trust to foreign powers. a president who in a corrupt fashion abused the office of the presidency, said james madison, quote, might be fatal to the repub...

Since then, countless other americans have fought and died to protect our right to vote. but the framers of our constitution realized that elections alone could not guarantee that the united states would remain a republic. one of the key reasons for including the impeachment power was a risk that unscrupulous officials might try to rig the election process. youve already heard two people give william davie his problems. hamilton got a whole musical and davey will just get this committee hearing....

Justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion, that he may ride the storm and direct the whirl wind. ladies and gentlemen, the storm in which we find ourselves today was set in motion by president trump. i do not wish this moment on the country. it is not a pleasant task that we undertake today. but we have each taken an oath to protect the constitution, and the facts before us are clear. president trump did not merely seek to benefit from foreign interference in our elec...

To you, sir, i read transcripts of every one of the witnesses who appeared in the live hearing because i would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts. ill insulted by the suggestion that as a law professor i dont care about those facts. but everything i read on those occasions tells me that when president trump invited, indeed demanded foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a republic to which we pledge allegiance. that dema...

Her testimony. >> mr. chairman and members of the committee. thank you so much for the opportunity to testify. twice i have had the privilege of representing this committee and its leadership in voting rights cases before the supreme court, once when it was under the leadership of chairman sense brenner. good to see you again and with mr. shava and once under the leadership of chairman conyers. it was a great honor for me to represent this committee, because of this committees key roll over the ...

High crimes an misdemeanors captured the other ways in which a high official might as justice joseph story explained, disregard public interests in the discharge of the duties of political offense. based on the evidentiary record before you, what has happened in the case today is something that i do not think we have ever seen before, a president who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the constitution. the evidence reveals a president ...

Present that he had changed his mind on the basis of the debate on july 20th, and that it was now his opinion that in order to avoid corruption of the electoral process, a president would have to be subject to impeachment, regardless of the availability of a further election. the upshot of this debate is that the framers kept impeachment in the constitution, specifically in order to protect against the abuse of office with the capacity to corrupt the electoral process or lead to personal gain. n...