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J_William_Ryan

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8. This is a problem neither a commission nor the impeachment process can address.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:20 PM

17 hrs ago

This is a fundamental failure of the American political process, that the likes of Trump would be elected to begin with – a fundamental failure of democracy and democracy’s greatest weakness: the voter.

The people are solely responsible for the bad government they get.

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US Democratic lawmaker Raskin seeks commission to oversee removal of presidents [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Careful Jaime: Chasstev365 21 hrs ago #1

Republicans would have done this too in any case if Biden hadn't recused himself no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #2

"democratic leaders would have visited the WH and made a case in compassion and patriotism to him" Polybius 20 hrs ago #5

The problem is Republicans will use it to try to remove every democratic president. Martin68 21 hrs ago #3

A commission is only as good as its members Ponietz 20 hrs ago #4

Why not just impeach him? Bayard 17 hrs ago #6

Because we impeached him twice already BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #7

Correct. And the proposed legislation wouldn't change the fact you need 2/3 of the Senate AND House onenote 17 hrs ago #9

"Would members of Congress be more reluctant to support a president BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #10

This is a problem neither a commission nor the impeachment process can address. J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #8

Here is the text of the bill.... reACTIONary 15 hrs ago #11