Impeachment Arguments and Rebuttals

[Founders Know Best]

ARGUMENT- Impeachment is time-consuming, and will tie Congress up so it can't do other business.

REBUTTAL- 1 - Congress can walk and chew gum at the same time. There are 435 members; investigation into impeachable offenses takes place in one committee- Judiciary.

REBUTTAL- 2 - If investigations were to start, the evidence would quickly become overwhelming, and the public outcry so great that Bush and Cheney would be forced to resign, as Nixon did.

REBUTTAL - 3 Other business would proceed much more quickly if the occupant of the White House was friendly, a Democrat, rather than hostile.

ARGUMENT- Impeachment would divide the country; it's better to work together.

REBUTTAL 1- Bush has divided the country; the election proved that the people overwhelmingly want him and Cheney out, impeachment hearings would unite the people behind the new Congress, and the replacement president.

REBUTTAL 2- Bush and Cheney have very little support as shown by the polls- less than a third of the country are behind them, and it would be miniscule once their crimes were displayed in Congress. The country would unite against them.

REBUTTAL 3- A healthy democracy encourages disagreement and debate. The one - party system we actually have, with the Democrats covering for Bush, is a sham democracy.

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[OneBlueSky]

1. Point 1: I'm not convinced that "Congress can walk and chew gum . . .

at the same time" . . . maybe the new Congress will be different . . .

Point 2: "Bush and Cheney are still incredibly dangerous" is probably the paramount consideration . . .

I've been opposed to impeachment for practical reasons . . . I'm currently rethinking my position . . . gimme a little more time . . .

[Skidmore]

3. But Congress can walk and fundraise and BS at the same time.

[SoCalifer]

2. This comes to my mind

No one is above the law. If you or I violate the law you can be your ass that we're going to have due process of law dropped on our head.

Likewise, there is overwhelming evidence the President violated many very serious laws. So its not a question of whether or not we should impeach -- the law is clear. Not impeaching the President does nothing but make a mockery of our Constitution.