From WSJopinion: The Framers wanted an independent president who could be removed only for genuine wrongdoing, writes AlanDersh
Main Street: Three years ago Hillary Clinton told supporters at a New York fundraiser, “you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables.” And today's impeachment effort suggests many Democrats feel the same way. Image: AP Photo/Evan VucciWhat is an impeachable offense? Rep. Maxine Waters, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, says the definition is purely political: “whatever Congress says it is—there is no law.” She’s wrong.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Framers debated impeachment of a president. Some argued for the power of Congress to remove the president for “maladministration” or other open-ended terms that appeared in several state constitutions. Others, including James Madison, opposed such vague criteria, fearful that...
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