I think Trump should be impeached and removed to set a precedent

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I made a point of reading the whole -long and rambling-speech he gave to the mob....it was an utterly deluded speech in which he did tell them to march on Capitol Hill after convincing them Mike Pence could reject and overturn the election results.
But I don’t think he incited them to violence-( not in words anyway)although these sort of mobs always seem to have people who are there purely for that.
I also watched the short video he has subsequently released in which it is clear someone has managed to get to him or he is trying to save his own skin.Most unTrumplike!
Not being American I have no idea how quickly he could be removed from office but since he’s only there for a couple more weeks I suspect it can’t happen in time.
But it must have come as a shock to the mob to discover he doesn’t have their back.

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales 25th amendment process is quick...

and the more extreme of his supporters are already turning on him.

of course he incited the mob to act violently. you don't have to shout BURN THE HOUSE DOWN to say burn the house down.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Yulianna I may be wrong, but I thought the 25th had to be enacted by the senior staff members.... And aren't they all quitting?

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@ozgirl512 vice president and half the cabinet... unfortunately, the cabinet members more likely to sign the letter seem to be resigning.

a good cover for later, when they are asked why they did nothing.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Yulianna thanks for the details... That was my thinking when the resignations started... Conscious ( finally), or something darker.... Or have I caught the conspiracy 19 bug

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@ozgirl512 they had to be cowards to serve, so cowardice in their ending is no surprise.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Yulianna I'm thinking more nefarious, could it be to prevent the 25 th being used?

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@ozgirl512 certainly to avoid facing the possibility of personal responsibility.

they can't prevent it by resigning.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Yulianna if there's an insufficient quorum?

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@ozgirl512 i will check that.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Yulianna I don't know what the technicalities are, but I'm sure they're well spelled out... Just a thought I had....

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@ozgirl512 the process is not straightforward. if POTUS writes to object and the VP and cabinet persist, the matter goes to Congress.