Why isn't openly defying the constitution grounds for impeachment?

[milestogo]

Trump took an oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

He is violating the oath of office. Why does he get away with it?

[elleng]

1. Could be; it's up to the House.

[Codeine]

2. Because that's neither a "high crime"

nor a “misdemeanor”, I suppose.

[milestogo]

3. Try to imagine Barack Obama criticizing the something in the Constitution

and saying he was going to change it by executive order. He would have been out of office in days.

[Rizen]

4. Because republicans control congress.

The same reason he gets away with all his crimes.

[DownFromTheMountain]

5. Well..demystify it if you want...

But the simple fact is that, in fact, in front of us all, he has broken his oath.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. EXCELLENT QUESTION

[dawg]

7. We care about ideals. They only care about power.

We don't currently have the votes to impeach him, and all of the Republicans are on his side.

And even after the election, we won't have sufficient votes in the Senate to remove him from office. (Even if we massively outperform current polling.)

It's just basic math.

[tritsofme]

8. Impeachment is a political process, "grounds for impeachment" are whatever a majority of House

members decide they are at any given time, there is no comprehensive list.