The March 2019 print edition of The Atlantic will include a
long article by Yoni Applebaum, titled bluntly “Impeach Donald Trump”. The online
was released today.
Applebaum relies on the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
to build his argument. I had not been
aware that Johnson was so unwilling to honor the Fourteenth Amendment (maybe I
don’t remember all my 11th grade Va and US history) and nearly
leading to a Second Civil War.
An impeachment would so weaken and preoccupy the presidency
that the president would have to modify his behavior – maybe.
But if the shutdown continued (it could end with 2/3 vote overrides)
private trusts would have to be tapped to pay federal workers.
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