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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald 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
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)1. AND. Obama blocked sale of some weapons to Saudis, fearing they would be used to commit war crimes.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)2. But, unless it was legislation by congress
trump can override anything Obama did and that is not impeachable.
tritsofme
(17,379 posts)4. Impeachment is entirely a subjective and political act.
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
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.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)3. they are
building up to their 9/11 moment.