Politics | Election 2020
Donald Trump Will Finish His Term
And there is nothing to be done about it
The checks and balances against the actions of President Donald J. Trump have failed, miserably.
The constitutional separation of powers between the three branches of the U.S. Government were never designed to deal with a narcissistic, unapologetic executive leader, who has no empathy or moral compass.
It was never envisioned that whoever held the office of President would have no respect for the country or the Constitution.
With the exception of those who have been brainwashed into believing that the election was stolen (it wasn’t) or that it will succumb to a socialist agenda (it won’t), most people now agree that Trump has gone too far in attempting to retain power through his lies, manipulation, coercion and, finally, insurrection. Many of those believe he should be removed from office immediately.
Yet, there are few ways to remove the President of the United States from office — even fewer still, if one considers there are less than ten days remaining before he is to be out, effective noon on January 20th.
Let’s review the options.
Impeachment
This is the most widely understood and constitutionally sound option, but it’s been attempted only three times in 244 years, most recently against Trump just one year ago. Yet there has never been a successful conviction in the Senate.
A simply majority in the House results in impeachment, but a two-thirds majority is required for conviction in the Senate.
Even if we assumed the House could impeach by midweek, and assumed that the Senate would convict, there would not be enough time to conduct a Senate trial and achieve an outcome that would result in evicting Trump from office before he is replaced on Inauguration Day.
To impeach and try him for posterity. To send a message to future would-be Presidents. Absolutely. To oust Trump — not effective.
Counting on the Senate to convict is a long shot, even if the trial occurs during the Biden administration. Yes, some Republicans have publicly condemned the…
