THE STUPENDOUSLY SILLY SECOND SOIREE IS SQUASHED

Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted, again. This isn’t surprising, considering the fact that Congress has been turning into something of a freak show. 

Congress is a circus, a shell of what it used to be – from representatives lying about almost being killed, to trying to impeach a president twice not because he did something wrong, but simply because members cannot bear the idea of having a president who does not work in favor of their agenda. 

It can be safely said that the government is seriously forgetting how it works and what is important. I, for one, am appalled at nearly everything I hear about Congress anymore. It is only working to bring the downfall of this country, because its members are picking and choosing sides, thus causing an internal war. As it has been said, “No city or house divided against itself will stand.” This statement goes for countries and kingdoms, too. 

One of the latest, greatest examples of this is the second impeachment of FORMER President Trump. It is sad enough that the country had to endure even the first impeachment. The first one was utterly ridiculous, and the second even more ridiculous than that. 

There are many reasons why. 

Too late for legitimate action 

First and foremost is the fact that Congress has a horrendous sense of timing. When this process was started in January, Trump had mere days left in office. Knowing how the government works, that is not nearly enough time to carry out such proceedings – not to mention the fact that members should have been more focused on the incoming administration and all the work that entails. Essentially, though, the Senate tried to impeach a PRIVATE CITIZEN, which is unconstitutional. The section of the Constitution about impeachment reads: 

“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” 

This means that the purpose of impeachment is to remove a SITTING PRESIDENT from office if he has committed a horrible crime. Since Trump was out of office before the Senate trial could commence, it doesn’t work. It makes about as much sense as an employer trying to tell an employee that they are fired, after they already quit. 

To be fair on this point, I acknowledge that impeachment is also to prevent people deemed troublesome from regaining an office; however, the general context of this maneuver is to remove someone from office and then decide whether they may hold office again in the future. 

The fact that Trump’s opponents are trying to keep him from being able to be re-elected in 2024 just shows me that they are fearful of another four years of him, and will stop at nothing to prevent it. They just cannot handle the idea of their precious scheme getting mangled up. This tells me they are power hungry and would love nothing more than to control who is in the White House instead of focusing on something like, Oh, I don’t know – doing THEIR JOBS! 

Even though senators passed a vote making the second impeachment “legal” (acting after Trump left office) that does not make it “just.” What’s worse, Congress went into this process knowing they would not have the two-thirds Senate majority necessary to convict, which further proves the stupidity of the whole thing. 

Taken out of context 

Second, Trump was in no way responsible for the violent events of Jan. 6. While he did use phrases in his speech that day such as “fight like hell,” he was not implying that people should break into the Capitol building and physically disrupt the Electoral College proceedings. It should not be forgotten that he also specifically said they should PEACEFULLY protest – the exact opposite of what took place. 

Trump was in no way implying that the people should raid the Capitol; he only meant that they should form as big a presence as possible OUTSIDE the building to get the attention of the members of Congress – the goal being to get them to think about what they were doing and reconsider the allegations regarding the election (which I believe was stolen, but that is a story for another time). 

Beyond his control 

Third, along with the fact that Trump’s speech was misinterpreted, is the fact that he was not actually present when the raid occurred. He wasn’t “party to the incident.” And before anyone chimes in with the claim the people raiding the Capitol were all “Trump supporters” just following his wishes, I would like to mention that least one individual arrested following the event admitted to being a left-wing activist – meaning the raiding party was likely a mixed group, allowing for mixed motives for participation in the fracas. 

Sad state of affairs 

Ultimately, the reality that our government has become extremely divided – more than ever – was a sign that the Trump opponents were doomed to failure before the impeachment was even initiated. I am the type of person who likes to consult resources to learn about candidates before I cast a vote. There is a particular publication I use that lists all candidates of all parties and shows their responses to questions about key issues such as abortion or gun control in the form of yes or no answers. Usually, every candidate has a mix of answers. This was not so this year. With a few exceptions, Republicans and Democrats were completely divided on all issues presented in this publication. And so, again, House prosecutors were unlikely to get the two-thirds vote needed for impeachment, even with the few RINOs (Republican in Name Only) who would vote to impeach. 

The fact is, the government is worse than it has ever been. For perspective, I obviously side with one party and disagree with the other, but now I don’t even have complete confidence in my own party, because I feel the people of my party in Congress are not doing their jobs as they should.  

It is truly a shame that there was a second impeachment, let alone a first. It seems that nobody stopped to think about the fact that people hated Trump because he had the balls to say what other politicians wouldn’t. The government impeached Trump twice, not because he committed some egregious crime, but because these lawmakers were looking out for their own interests instead of the interests of the country. 

That is the issue: Politicians do not care about their oaths of office which state they will work for America. The government is corrupt because it is no longer concerned with America, but rather the will of those who are in government itself.