A BRIEF STATEMENT
According to the U.S. Constitution: “Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States.”
Here we go again. The record-breaking, most impeached president ever is on trial... again.
He's been impeached by the House. It's up to the Senate to convict. If they do, he'd be removed from office, but this was already accomplished by Joe Biden and his many more millions of votes along with the stalwart efforts of elections officials and citizens across the land to uphold those results.
If the Senate votes to convict (aka if Senate Republicans decide they love America more than they fear Donald Trump), it can take another vote to disqualify him from holding public office, and according to my reading of the document, enjoying it. That would sting because we know Trump really enjoyed the office.
I'm most intrigued by the words "Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States," because I would love if that meant this dude was barred from running a business. Before he ever did damage to the republic through his presidential actions, he hurt many with his sham "businesses." Alas, I'm pretty sure my "reading of the Constitution" "lacks merit" or "is something I made up." But still a citizen can dream of providing for the common defense can't they?
We remain on the precipice, and our democracy is still fragile and threatened, so keep breathing people. Abide no bullshit. Demand accountability and truth.
