the constitutional system from working. and that is the concern that we have here, not only that the president has done that, but that he is not contrite, he is not correcting his behavior, he is continuing to do it. he's presenting an ongoing threat that he will continue to subvert the constitutional order. so i thank mr. neguse for yielding to me on the idea that his court cases would've been precedent in 1789. i yield back. >> mr. neguse. >> mr. chair? >> i would yield the balance of my time to mr. cicilline from rhode island. >> i just want to remind my colleagues we have introduced into the record a letter from 500 legal scholars that really reinforce the points that mr. neguse just made. impeachment is an especially remedy for conduct that corrupts elections. the primary check on the