{"id":288446,"date":"2017-01-04T18:14:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=288446"},"modified":"2017-01-04T18:15:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:15:33","slug":"theyre-already-gearing-impeach-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/theyre-already-gearing-impeach-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"They’re Already Gearing Up To Impeach Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

(RINF<\/a>) – A personal note. My comments below reflect a commitment to rule of law principles, not support or rejection of Trump as America\u2019s 45th president. Judge him based on how he serves once in office, no other way.<\/p>\n

Deplorable treatment he got while campaigning and continuing post-election as president-elect is unprecedented in US political history – one of many examples of a rogue state off-the-rails, bipartisan corruption too entrenched to fix.<\/p>\n

Change.org is part of an outrageous campaign to impeach Trump straightaway once inaugurated. A previous article explained it’s a for-profit enterprise, not an NGO – deceiving supporters by using the .org domain suffix, not .com as it should.<\/p>\n

Its business is getting people to sign petitions, along with selling advertising and personal data for added profits.<\/p>\n

Its campaign to make war goddess, racketeer, perjurer Hillary president by getting enough GOP electors to vote for her on December 19 fizzled.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s at it again, petitioning to get Trump impeached \u201cimmediate(ly)\u201d on entering office, \u201cremoving all opportunity for his control of the executive branch of our government\u201d – even though no impeachable justification exists.<\/p>\n

How could it. Trump has no public record and hasn\u2019t yet entered office. At this stage, it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019ll serve well or poorly, according to constitutional law or in breach of it, a president for all Americans or one for its privileged few alone like all his predecessors in the republic\u2019s history since George Washington.<\/p>\n

Jack Kennedy came closest to fulfilling the obligations of a US leader honorably and equitably. His integrity cost him his life.<\/p>\n

The Constitution\u2019s Article I, Section 2 empowers House members to impeach a sitting president, Senate members with sole power to try them.<\/p>\n

Article II, Section 4 states \u201c(t)he President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Views on any issues aren\u2019t impeachable offenses, no matter how extreme or different from most others in government – only criminal acts too severe to ignore, open to interpretation, given how egregiously America operates at home and abroad with bipartisan support.<\/p>\n

On New Year\u2019s day, journalist Robert Kuttner sounded like a sedition-supporting Hillary press agent – urging Trump\u2019s impeachment, saying \u201c(t)he process begins now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling him \u201cwildly unfit to be president,\u201d Kuttne said he\u2019ll reveal it by violating constitutional law. He may or may not, but hasn\u2019t because he\u2019s yet to be inaugurated.<\/p>\n

Kuttner called for \u201ca citizens\u2019 impeachment inquiry, to begin on Trump\u2019s first day in office\u201d composed of \u201cdistinguished,\u201d high-minded members, according to whom he didn\u2019t say, claiming they\u2019ll \u201cbe no lack of evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of now, there\u2019s none, maybe none ahead. Who can know. Judging politicians on rhetoric alone is reckless, foolhardy and irresponsible. Judge them solely on their actions in office.<\/p>\n

Kuttner turned truth on its head, claiming Trump \u201calready committed grave misdeeds of the kind the Constitutional founder described as high crimes and misdemeanors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Examples he gave would be thrown out of any legitimate tribunal straightaway. The most egregious was accusing Trump of \u201cdalliance with Vladimir Putin\u2026skirting treason\u201d by wanting better bilateral relations, including cooperating in combating terrorism – hardly an impeachable offense.<\/p>\n

Kuttner is disgracefully stumping for Hillary, long after she lost, no longer a threat to humanity, something to give thanks for in the new year, not wish it wasn\u2019t so.<\/p>\n

He shamefully accused Russia of hacking America\u2019s election, despite no evidence suggesting it by any nation or party – Democrat insider leaks only, disgruntled over Hillary\u2019s nomination theft.<\/p>\n

DNC election rigging failed to defeat Trump. Humanity breathed a sigh of relief with the outcome. Kuttner and others like him want revenge, blustering:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no way to contain him other than removing him from office, before the damage to our democracy is irrevocable. The process of building the impeachment case needs to begin now.\u201d<\/p>\n

America is more hypocrisy and plutocracy than democracy, a fantasy notion from the republic\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n

On January 20, Trump will be sworn in as the nation\u2019s 45th president. He deserves the right to serve in the position he legitimately won.<\/p>\n

Efforts to deprive him by coup d\u2019etat vindictiveness would make America more of a lawless state than already.<\/p>\n

If Trump commits impeachable offenses in office, accountability should follow – not before he\u2019s done anything to warrant removal, the way banana republics are run.<\/p>\n

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/em><\/p>\n

Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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