First off, here's my take on Impeachment: did Trump obstruct justice related to the activities covered by Mueller? Absolutely. Was the Georgia phone call an attempt at criminal conspiracy? No doubt. What about infiltrating the Capitol? Was it sedition or treason? Maybe it meets the conditions for sedition but in my book it was treasonous.
But was all this sufficient motive for Impeachment II? Legally, probably but politically no way. I say No in light of the Capitol Hill infiltration. Trump lit that spark and in his last speech already telegraphed that he's likely running again in 2024. If Trump is convicted at trial in the Senate, he can't run again for president or any other political office.
That's when it becomes seeing the forest for the trees. It's easy and highly pleasurable to contemplate a new reality where Trump would be barred from holding future political office but what happens after that? Does Trump light another spark that quickly degenerates into violence across the United States? THAT'S called lighting the fuse to Civil War II and frankly, Trump is not worth it for most progressives, moderates and even some conservatives.
So, Pelosi will triumph in the House and Trump will be impeached again. When it finally hits the newly Democratic-controlled Senate, I hope to God they acquit. Otherwise, this impending civil war will make the last one look like a minor skirmish. And Americans are likely to die in the hundreds of thousands. Like I said, Trump is not worth it. Move on, and instead move heaven and earth on the ground to make Trump irrelevant politically. In 2021, that's the greatest gift Americans can give to their country.
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