This is no time for incompetence.

[kentuck]

And we have an abundance of it with the Republicans that have been rammed thru the Senate.

Trump has been in office only two weeks and we can see fairly clearly the direction we are going. And it is not good.

We see the lack of planning. We see the tendency to resort to military solutions. We see the willingness to ignore the Constitution. We see an ignorance that attacks our strongest allies. We see the impact of authoritarian government already. There is no diplomacy.

Those that have been chosen to run our government are not equipped to do the job. Betsy DeVos is just one example. She knows absolutely nothing about public education. The guy they want to run EPA wants to destroy EPA! Figure that one out! The Commerce Secretary ran the coal mine in West Virginia that had all the safety violations that eventually killed 14 miners. Rick Perry was chosen as head of Energy Department - he thought he was in charge of the oil wells. He had no idea he was in charge of our nuclear weapons. And on and on...incompetence stacked on top of incompetence.

This cannot end well. Democrats are right not to support any of them. Those that have already thrown their support behind these incompetents will rue the day. Republicans have never been good at governing. They are very good at opposing governing. They have now reached an all-time low in incompetence and we will be lucky to survive.

The worst thing we can do is to go along with them. We should have no part in their charade to help the people. They don't give a big crap about the people. Bi-partisanship cannot save this disaster.

[pat_k]

1. A question...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028586780

[kentuck]

3. I think we need some good journalists to get the word out.

What is the "word"?

We should ask the Republican Party, however politely, that we, and they, should start impeachment process against President Donald J. Trump immediately?

Should we ask that question?

[pat_k]

4. Yep. Grounds: maladministration, neglect of duty, malversation, corruption...

Limits on Presidential Impeachment.
http://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=facpubs

IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES ARE NOT LIMITED TO CRIMES
. . . the Framers almost certainly intended
that presidents be impeachable for conduct not technically criminal.
During the Constitutional Convention debates in July 1787, the delegates
twice voted in favor of the general proposition that the president should be
removable for "malpractice or neglect of duty."{12}
Many delegates spoke of a body of offenses outside the common law crimes for
which presidents and other federal officials could be impeached, using terms such as
"maladministration, .... corrupt administration," "neglect of duty," and
"misconduct in office." {13} On August 20, 1787, the Committee on Detail
reported to the Convention that federal officers "shall be liable to
impeachment and removal from office for neglect of duty, malversation, {14}
or corruption."'

P.S. Malversation was a new one on me. It's defined as "improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office."

[pat_k]

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