#articles of impeachment

[liberalsarecool]

The principle conservative value is abuse.

Alito and Thomas abuse ethics like Trump abuses children. The misconduct is manifest.

[aunti-christ-ine]

Let's get this done!!!

-> AOC's Tweet

[bodybybane]

Tennessee Republican files articles of impeachment against Harris https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4788663-andy-ogles-impeachment-articles-kamala-harris/

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4788663-andy-ogles-impeachment-articles-kamala-harris/

[mudwerks]

it’s about damn time

[t4tails]

> have to analyze a speech by a politician my english teacher says is known for fighting for human rights and free speech

> looks up politician

> anti abortion and homophobic

[sbrown82]

Oh shit! Here we go!!!

[notchainedtotrauma]

Okay but how about rallying for what AOC started which is filing articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Justices (you know the ones) before a very specific date ?

[quotesfromall]

Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of Congress, and the members of congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

John Dickinson, Articles of Confederation

[hajamfxsblog]

Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president

[bribearoh]

Any legal scholars out there know how a president could be impeached if they cannot commit crimes, let alone high ones, according to the supreme court? Is it only for things outside of his official duties that could lead to impeachment? (So Clinton/Lewinski type things?) Or is that impeachment is the only recourse and only criminal prosecution is out?

Does the misdemeanor section mean an officer could be impeached for a speeding ticket?

[supremeuppityone]

Alito and Thomas 'corruption and destruction of norms/precedents' align with fascist Trump.

The narrative: Republicans will never consider democracy as necessary and will do all they can to destroy the rules and regulations.

[percypaints]

Trump survived. Here's what will happen.

Every media, news outlet will be showing this photo. Not of a convicted felon who was impeached, who summoned violent terrorists to the white house, who sexually assaulted many women, but of a survivor, a hero.

And Trump will win 2024. The Alt Right and his MAGA supporters will see this and be more motivated than ever to vote Trump. Centrists will see this and think "the left is so much more extreme than the right" and vote Trump. Fuck, even liberals, after seeing Bidens disastrous debate performance might vote trump. In their eyes, he's a survivor now, he's strong now, he's worthy now. If you don't believe me, wait and see the top comments of news articles, the Reddit posts, the twitter quote tweets.

It isn't if Trump wins, it's when Trump wins, Ukraine is Fucked. Palestine is extra Fucked. And of course, America is absolutely Fucked.

I don't like Biden, but Americans have to remember: you live in a two-party system.

It is Biden or Trump.

And I'd much much rather an old husk of a man that has done so much good for trans rights, social policies, and human rights in general, than Trump. Yes, Biden has sent aids to Israel. Do you think Trump won't do the same? Do you think Trump won't do worse?

"Vote for a third party, they're both awful" you might say. Come on, be realistic. This is about holding the line against fascism. It is going to be way WAY easier to change the system when you're up against milk toast Joe than an actual dictator. So,

For the love of god, vote Biden in Novermber.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Keith Edwards at No Lies Detected:

Fascism doesn’t come for every generation, but it has come for ours.  This is not a fight on the beaches of Normandy, but in our own country. This article begins a series on what opposing Donald Trump and his movement can look like. I hope you will join me as these progress.

[...]

Do not leave. Faced with the might of the United States government aligned against you, you might consider resigning preemptively to avoid the humiliation of inevitable termination. This is counterproductive for at least two reasons: If you leave, you save Trump Administration officials the time and effort of identifying you, which otherwise could have taken months or years. Second, your principled stand would likely only result in your replacement by an unprincipled Trump loyalist. By staying on, you may find yourself helping to implement policies you find hateful, but by refusing to leave, you can ensure that you have some influence on those policies, because then you can...

Delay. Delay. Delay. Waiting out the enemy until he moves on, gives up, or forgets is a time-honored strategy not just among civil servants but also history’s best generals. That email about a proposed rule change to healthcare protections? Bury it in everyone’s inbox by sending it late. A meeting on reviewing the U.S. government’s foreign aid commitments to a region you oversee? Oops, you’ll be out that day! That agency conference your political-appointee boss requested you arrange? Next month didn’t fit everyone’s schedule, so you had to push it to after the new year! Slow-walking is the classic tool in any bureaucrat’s toolbox, and in the next Trump Administration, you can use it in defense of the Constitution.

Be intentionally incompetent. As a career employee, you likely have always had the advantage of knowing your workplace better than your politically appointed overlords. This is perhaps your most potent weapon against Trump. Draft rules unlikely to survive judicial review. Favor lengthy rulemaking or review processes over expedited ones. Complete tasks sequentially rather than in parallel to draw out timelines. Add complexity, stakeholders, and process wherever possible. In short, exploit the knowledge gap you hold over your bosses to diminish, defuse, and defeat their plans.

Leak. Federal employees have the right to report what they believe to be illegal or abusive of authority to their agency’s inspector general (IG) without fear of retaliation. Trump however has singled out IGs for replacement after one played a pivotal role in his first impeachment, so the availability of this option may depend on how politically prominent your agency is. Fortunately, you can anonymously tip prominent news outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post, which boast extensive investigative units and employ rigorous safeguards to protect sources’ identities. You can also seek out sympathetic elected officials, such as Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee, whose main function is investigation of the federal government. (If you choose disclosure, be sure that the information is not classified, the unauthorized disclosure of which carries stiff federal penalties.)

Disregard and refuse. When you have exhausted all other options, you may want selectively to resort to riskier behaviors. These include going behind political appointees’ backs to subvert their activities, say by picking up the phone and countermanding their directions. In extreme cases, you may have outright to refuse direct orders to the appointee’s face. Though such actions seem like a fasttrack to termination, you may still be protected by the fact that overwhelmed political appointees might hesitate to go through the onerous process of finding a politically reliable replacement. Remember, the longer you stay in, the harder you make it for Trump to do what he wants. Know your rights. If the worst happens and your agency moves to terminate you, you can still fight back. There are multiple avenues an employee designated for dismissal can pursue to delay, reduce, or reverse agency penalties against them.1 The beauty of these options is that they can take months or even years to resolve and may be appealed to higher bodies, further extending the process. All the while, you are collecting a salary and occupying a full-time equivalent (FTE) position that your agency can’t fill until you finally depart. (This is not legal advice. If you find yourself in this situation, please seek a lawyer.)

Keith Edwards writes in his No Lies Detected Substack on how civil servants can show resistance to the tyrannical Trump 2.0 Regime from within.

[snommelp]

Today AOC filed articles of impeachment against two Supreme Court Justices

[scottguy]

Good, considering the court just tore up our precious Constitution by ignoring its very purpose - checks and balances on the power of government.

Limiting the power of government is so fundamental and so basic to everything American democracy stands for that any other view is absolutely traitorous.

What's most hypocritical is that the court is definitely concerned with limiting the powers granted to Congress to make laws and create agencies to have expertise to uphold thise laws. They have been *constantly* limiting those powers as "not constitutional" because too much power is bad.

But handing tue US President unlimited "official" power is okay?

Unlimited power by any branch, but especially one man is the very antithesis of the purpose intended by its authors!

We fought an entire war with England to get out from under the tyranny of a KING. We wrote a strict document to avoid ANYONE from having the power of a king.

Supreme Court: The president is a king. (As long as he does it "officially.)

Every President since George Washington has ruled the country confidently without a need for law, breaking powers.

Suddenly a self-proclaimed wannabe tyrant shows up and this is the time the court decides: Tyranny is okay!

The corrupt justices WANT christian fascism. They want a tyrant! They want white supremacy.

Alito said it, There's a struggle for power now and "one side is going to win."

I thought deep down those justices must respect the constitution on some level! But they've just shown their hand. They are now enemies of United States democracy and our Constitution.

AOC has more courage than the rest of congress. Democrats are so glad she is on our team.