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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
Sat May 20, 2017, 11:31 AM May 2017

Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week (Military actions)

On Wednesday, US forces carried out more unauthorized airstrikes on pro-government forces in Syria. Though the Constitution explicitly states that the legislative branch, not the executive, has the power to initiate new military actions, Trump has steered the United States deeper into the Syrian conflict.


https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trump-committed-another-impeachable-offense-this-week/


The thing is that the republiCons would have to find it within themselves to uphold the Constitution. We have not seen this.




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Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week (Military actions) (Original Post) Equinox Moon May 2017 OP
AND. Obama blocked sale of some weapons to Saudis, fearing they would be used to commit war crimes. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #1
But, unless it was legislation by congress Equinox Moon May 2017 #2
Impeachment is entirely a subjective and political act. tritsofme May 2017 #4
Congress is Republican in both houses dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #5
they are heaven05 May 2017 #3

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. AND. Obama blocked sale of some weapons to Saudis, fearing they would be used to commit war crimes.
Sat May 20, 2017, 11:40 AM
May 2017

Trump just sold them.


Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
2. But, unless it was legislation by congress
Sat May 20, 2017, 11:43 AM
May 2017

trump can override anything Obama did and that is not impeachable.

tritsofme

(17,379 posts)
4. Impeachment is entirely a subjective and political act.
Sat May 20, 2017, 12:32 PM
May 2017

Something is "impeachable" if a majority of the House decides that it is at any given time, there is no comprehensive list of offenses.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. Congress is Republican in both houses
Sat May 20, 2017, 03:37 PM
May 2017

doesn't matter what he did on the sales as long as Congress is not complaining about it.

Interesting that Trump has ruled mostly via Exec. order...or, in a true regime, by fiat.

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