Here is another story I'm republishing on Medium. This is a current events article I wrote WWWWWAAAAAAAAAYYYY back (like a year ago) during the first impeachment trial of President Trump. I'm republishing it now for two reasons: (1) I want to archive my old work on Medium, and (2) the second impeachment trail just concluded with the same result as this one - an acquittal.
Now, in full honesty, I find this impeachment go-around much more reasonable than the first one. That being said, I thought the first one was a joke, and I find this second one to be as well but it's a bit closer to the real application for the impeachment power. The difference with this second one is they are actually accusing him of a crime.
Impeachment is a political process. This means no actual crime, as prescribed by law, must be committed in order to impeach. We saw this very clearly with the first impeachment articles, as I go over in this old article. This makes the standard of impeachment to be much less objective and much more about the subjective narrative needed to convict. This makes sense. It is politics.
This second trail is different. The single article of impeachment in this case was incitement which has a legal standard. Political narratives should no longer matter. Did (former) President Trump incite an insurrection (or "erection" as Chuck Schumer imagines it to be) in the eyes of the law? Most, if not all, objective observers with knowledge of the law would say what President Trump did falls way short of insurrection, and if we were to apply this standard evenly, there would be a lot of politicians going to jail for insurrection. Because this article does not meet general legal standards for conviction, it should not meet the political standards of impeachment either.
Let me give an exaggerated comparison to explain what I mean. If the White House gardener were to suffer a severe heart attack on the White House lawn and pass away, could a Republican controlled legislature impeach President Biden for murder? Clearly there would need to be some insane evidence to prove President Biden committed murder in any legal terms, but a politically driven impeachment just needs enough people to want President Biden impeached. Should we have a system where a president should be impeached for a crime, as prescribed by law, but would never have a legitimate chance of being convicted of the same crime in a court of law? I think we can all agree this shouldn't happen.
I will publish (or republish) a second current events article on President Trump's first impeachment tomorrow. I will also give you my opinion on whether or not the second impeachment was constitutional. My answer may surprise you.
Give it a read. Let me know how I did. Make sure to give the story an "applause" or a comment after you finish reading.
https://engpolitics.medium.com/impeachment-the-battle-of-2020-15adfdc560e8
I was listening to some news updates when I heard this CNN clip about the potentially hazardous water in East Palestine, and as soon as I heard her ask the question about whether or not her guest would drink the water, I IMMEDIATELY thought of this clip from South Park. Enjoy.
In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 15: The Prospects of International Order’.
This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.
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In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I team up with Truman from @ReturnToReason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of philosophy today. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. He has written many books including Explaining Postmodernism and Nietzsche and the Nazis. We bring him on to talk about the social and political issues we are currently facing in America, and the West more broadly, and what the collectivist ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau might have to do with it.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 15: The Prospects of International Order’.
This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I team up with Truman from @ReturnToReason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of philosophy today. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. He has written many books including Explaining Postmodernism and Nietzsche and the Nazis. We bring him on to talk about the social and political issues we are currently facing in America, and the West more broadly, and what the collectivist ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau might have to do with it.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from @ReturnToReason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 14: Material Conditions and Ideal Ends’.
This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
