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Our great country, the envy of the world. the place that other countries look for inspiration as they grow their own democracy. it's the rule of law that brings all of us here today. as the only member of congress from central america, take it from me, that we never want to see a day when the rule of law fades away. i never want to see a day where american families have to send their children to live outside of the country because of public corruption. look at honduras. their constitution banned presidential re-elections. they clearly states if

Indication, recent history, probably not. but the case that schumer and a lot of other senate democrats are making is that they're going to at least try, like zerlina said, because this is the time when you at least have to try and make that case. obviously, mitt romney is not necessarily responding to the democratic voters of utah and he's certainly not up for re-election until 2022. but these other folks do potentially have some difficult re-elections on their hands next november. realistically speaking, though, how likely is it that those voters are going to be talking about the procedural ...

A lot of moderate members for whom this could become contentious back and forth if asked to vote individually on every witness that the president might want to see on the floor of the senate. i mean, that's basically asking these members to be with the president or to vote in a way that mieght hem them in reelections. imagine susan collins having to vote whether or not she wants to hear from the whistle-blower in the well of the senate, that could be a very controversial vote. that's why some republicans are making the case a shorter trial might be better. whether or not the democratic colleag...

President's power is political. if a president behaves poorly, he can be punished at the polls. but a president who corrupts the system of elections seeks to place himself beyond the reach of this political check at the constitutional convention george mason described impeachable offenses as attempts to subvert the constitution. by which the constitution makes the president democratically accountable. if a president cheats in his efforts at re-election trusting the democratic process to serve as a check through that election is no remedy at all. this is what impeachment is for. i ask my republ...

Just made and i'll read from it. the primary check on a president's power is political. if a president behaves poorly voters can punish him or his party at the polls. but a president who corrupts the system of elections seeks to place himself beyond the reach of this political check. at the constitutional convention george mason described the impeachable offenses as attempt to subvert the constitution. corrupting elections subverts the process by which the constitution makes the president democratically accountable. this is what impeachment is for. i ask my republican colleagues how many of yo...