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I strongly don't favor impeachment for this, not by a long-shot (and ironically, for a lot of the same reasons that I don't like Donald Trump), but you can find
by elicash 9y ago
I strongly don't favor impeachment for this, not by a long-shot (and ironically, for a lot of the same reasons that I don't like Donald Trump), but you can find the information that you're seeking about his duties here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_3:_Presidential_responsibilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_Stat...
As to the subtext of your question...
It's worth keeping in mind that impeachment is a political act, not a neutral act taken by judges who are impartial, and that as a result there's a lot of leeway when it comes to determining what is and is not impeachable.
From Wikipedia, I think this is an interesting and relevant note:
> Opinions differed, however, as to the reasons Congress should be able to initiate an impeachment. Initial drafts listed only treason and bribery, but George Mason favored impeachment for "maladministration" (incompetence). James Madison argued that impeachment should only be for criminal behavior, arguing that a maladministration standard would effectively mean that the President would serve at the pleasure of the Senate. Thus the delegates adopted a compromise version allowing impeachment for "treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors."
It's intentionally vague and inherently a political issue, where if Congress impeaches for a bad reason and overturns will of the people, those in Congress can be removed from office in the next election. It's not reviewable by the courts and literally anything is impeachable if Congress says it's impeachable.
- tertius 9y agoI'm not interested in the subtext, rather the duties that the quoted poster is referring to in this specific case.