Impeachment is broken. Impeach Trump, anyway.

Three reasons to impeach Trump.
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President Donald Trump faces possible impeachment after repeatedly asking the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, Trump’s chief domestic political rival, a week after Trump froze Ukraine's military aid. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brought up the aid, Trump responded, “I would like you to do us a favor though,” and turned the conversation to Biden. All of this is confirmed in a call record released by Trump’s own White House. There's now an impeachment inquiry as a result of this revelation.
In 1788's Federalist 65, Alexander Hamilton considers the problem of impeachment. The process, the Constitution framer writes, is meant for offenses “denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.”
Fundamentally, Hamilton believed it was the task of an impartial Senate to decide whether or not to convict a president that has been impeached. Hamilton, however, hadn't envisioned a Senate as partisan as the current one.
Still, even a broken impeachment process has its uses. The Senate may refuse its role, but through a properly designed impeachment process, the House can focus the public’s attention, send a message to the world, and create a record for the future.
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[@divintysoulger9262]

youre part of the machine the one designed to keep us at each others throats suppressed and angry dont give vox your info via survey they will sell you the f out

[@MarkM001]

I liked the presentation. I learned. We need more civics lessons.

[@constantinshim4271]

I don't support people who are tearing apart this nation.

[@robertjarman3703]

Many other countries have changed impeachment and varying forms of removal from office to reflect these difficulties. Many with directly elected officials, especially presidential republics like the US, allow recalls, as do many individual American states. The voters themselves decide whether the official they put into office has committed political offenses that are disreputable to the society but not necessarily illegal. The judiciary in many countries is designed as a more insulated body, with a special judicial council or commission to oversee the appointment and removal of judges, often a designed to be inclusive process changing over time, involving many political and legal actors with strong experience, especially the aspects related to the highest court in the country. The impeachment process doesn't need to be used for the judiciary and risk politicizing the judiciary. The highest court, more specifically the constitutional court, often the only body allowed to hold an impeachment trial and in some countries, the primary or only way to declare a law unconstitutional, is often a delicate balance, such as giving the cabinet, the judiciary itself, and the legislature, both houses of it if bicameral, influence, such as giving each one a set number of appointments to make on the court, for a fixed term, usually 9 to 12 years long, non renewable, and staggered. It's recognized to be a political actor, interpreting the constitution, reflecting on laws and executive policy, and often deciding the fate of political actors, so they need to be widely respected to work. The legislature often has the option to impeach a president or high official for actual crimes that are actually illegal or expressly unconstitutional or in violation of specific court orders, by holding a vote or proposal in the legislature and holding a trial in the constitutional court, allowing an actual trial to be held for actual accusations of crimes, and not giving politicians the power to determine whether an individual committed a crime or not, merely to initiate the trial. Other legislatures hold the power to refer such officials to the people to decide, such as the Romanian constitution giving the legislature the right to hold a vote on holding a referendum on whether to retain the president or not, and the Romanian president is an executive figure not merely a ceremonial parliamentary officer. They also tend to clarify presidential immunity too, such as expressly forbidding prosecution or civil suit of an incumbent president but also suspending the statute of limitations and all deadlines associated with prosecutions or civil suits during their time in office, and many constitutions now forbid the amendment of any clause imposing term limits to relax or repeal them, to prevent any president from holding immunity forever.

[@assurhex1449]

Why won't you tell the truth?

[@davidthewhale7556]

The house: You are being impeached, the senate will decide your fate Trump: I am the senate

[@sheevone4359]

Not yet

[@kendomyers]

Im afriad he will pull a Sadam Hussien and read off a list of enemy names during the next state of the union What would happen if he had guards execute the Democratic leadership next to a stack of presigned pardons?

[@davidthewhale7556]

Morty Sanchez “from this day forth the United States will be reorganised into the first North American Empire for a safer and securer society”

[@thelinedrive]

Morty Sanchez that would entail the house inviting him for the address and a president currently in the impeachment process isn’t one that is likely to be invited.

[@kendomyers]

@@davidthewhale7556 The best empire, all the people are saying it, you know, a lot of people told me I should be emporer, a lot of people, the best people, Hillary Clintons emails are a disgrace, and Hunter Biden, dont even get me started, Wikileaks!

[@mayu277]

Washington's and Hamilton's worst nightmare: *exists* Trump: it's free real estate

[@soundsqueerbutokay]

I just wanted to compliment that colorful wall at the back.

[@JO-fj9bp]

Me too. Anyone know the artist?

[@fatboyRAY24]

Ah, Ah....

[@fatboyRAY24]

@The Lavian Bless you. lol

[@shanettequao9043]

The Lavian good eye!

[@ln52b650]

@@JO-fj9bp microsoft

[@SharonFoster852]

When Hamilton wrote that, U.S.Senators were chosen by the state legislatures, not by popular vote. Maybe that did have some tempering effect.

[@falcianjinn6218]

Probably an important point to bring up. I also don't think he said that about the senate because of their 6 year terms and how they were staggered, but because they weren't popularly elected.

[@manofsan]

Why was it switched from state legislatures to popular vote?

[@manofsan]

@@faranocks maybe people need to complain again to switch it back

[@URAWESOME94]

Solid point.

[@URAWESOME94]

manofsan lol!!!! Well there’s pros and cons. If the state legislature has been filled with the same partisan nonsense, it would be somewhat silly to let them speak for you when it comes to representing you nationally when they cannot adequately represent you statewide. I can see why people didn’t appreciate that concept.

[@Luke-kq8gh]

It’s important to remember that back in Hamilton’s time, senators were elected by state legislatures. That extra barrier made it easier for them to be nonpartisan

[@andrewmattox1233]

That's a fair point.

[@thatprogolfer]

In some states even, Senators were appointed by Governor’s, and the choice of a state in choosing how to elect their Senator (governor appointment, State Representative approval/elected, or popular vote) was ended by the 17th amendment, requiring all states to have a popular vote with all eligible citizens to decide their Senator.

[@trombonegamer14]

If senators were still chosen in this way, it would still be partisan in nature. Pretending otherwise is pretty silly, and sounds like you're blaming democracy for the failures of our constitution.

[@og1ie]

Yahoo, someone who knows what he is talking about. This little smurf who is telling me about Trump, doesn't understand today's politics and how the Dems have been acting for the last three years. A comparison would be, the Democratic GANG owns the city. One day an honest cop shows up walking the beat. And, he's looking in their widows and getting ready to kick down a couple doors.

[@joeking5679]

That seems like a much better system, why did it change?

[@uhohhotdog]

Comments: 1% arguing 99% “I got the popcorn ready for the comments”

[@morgansands2276]

Uhohhotdog Gaming ik it’s pretty disappointing

[@isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza3314]

60% I got popcorn 39% Star Wars 1% Arguments.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

No, at least 5% are complementing the video backdrop.

[@mopthermopther]

Comments are a gift from God !!!

[@tranquilitybase2351]

I personally am enjoying the relative lack of hate - fueled attacks. And the additional helpful historical fact - based comments are like dessert topping...But it's still early...

[@forgottenartist36]

This aged well

[@derekwheeler4299]

You just left out the fact that senators were not orginally elected but appointed by the states. You can't say that Alexander Hamilton was wrong when the Senate is fundamentally different now.

[@themarcusismael13]

Derek Wheeler and yet the Senate is elected directly by the people now. If anything that changes the dynamic to make Senators more beholden to their people not to their party. That sadly isn’t the case.

[@JustinStrife]

@@themarcusismael13 We already had the Peoples' House, which is the House of Representatives. That was the peoples' direct vote being used. The Senate was suppose to be different. Once again, Democrats do not understand the Constitution, nor do they understand the foundings of this country.

[@danielkaiser8343]

Yup that changed a lot

[@stefanoraffo5096]

@@JustinStrife Government is supposed to work for the people. With all the Gerrymandering in America, how can you expect fair senate appointments? Republicans already hold 7 more seats due to district gerrymandering, think what 7 seats would be in the 100 people senate.

[@andrew4363]

@Danilo Lee you’re right, senators have States right now. What he means is that public an hold more state level-legislatures because of gerrymandering and therefor could make more unfair appointments. State legislatures are district based.

[@warrenmartin94]

I’m just here to say I like the backdrop

[@rurutuM]

I like turtles

[@nanibunny4067]

Thank you!

[@superzohaib96]

It's nice

[@dice.brain.]

It’s a perfect backdrop for this kind of video!

[@Blowingmind]

I agree, it is very nice

[@Ski3HigH]

Impeachment will be decided " by the comparative strength of parties, than by the real demonstration of innocence or guilt."

[@UTU49]

Sky. Sad, but true.

[@kerrywsmyth]

SKY HIGH this is precisely why you need 2/3rds of the Senate to convict. It is a failsafe against decisions based on strength of party, and at 2/3rds vote you can rest pretty assured that the president is guilty. Therefore the system is not broken.

[@AlexTule]

@@kerrywsmyth The system is broken because the Senators will vote partisan, guilty or not. Republican Senators will vote their party and justify their President no matter what. They don't care about facts, they are just making a political calculation. The President can be totally guilty and they still will give him a pass. That's why the system is broken.

[@Seiku]

@@AlexTule Or vice versa but you wouldn't say that right now since it's not to your liking.

[@terrencedayton2788]

@@AlexTule so in your mind if democrats feel Trump is guilty, then that means he's guilty huh? And of course they wouldn't be voting partisan like those evil republicans right? lol

[@agirlwithablog3579]

Who's here after the sequel?

[@dustygrayish7842]

✋ here!

[@21neuroticelle]

*JOHN JAY GOT SICK AFTER WRITING 5, JAMES MADISON WROTE 29, HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51-*

[@andrew4363]

*WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU’RE RUNNING OUT IF TIME, WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU NEED IT TO SURVIVE?*

[@adam97b]

The senate will decide his fate?

[@MegaBradster1]

Palpatine is the Senate Ergo Ian McDiarmid shall decide Trump’s fate

[@agcaoiliproductions9580]

Adam Bailey not, yet...

[@sheevone4359]

*He is the senate*

[@NotFlappy12]

He *is* the senate

[@cascaderetriever7618]

Impeach Nancy and Nadler

[@stewartroeling5856]

this comment section will surely be filled with rational discourse

[@vriskamoder]

ah yes, rational comments

[@sheevone4359]

And healthy discussions...

[@afriendlymedic1927]

The Sherman Tank was the best tank of WW2

[@cameronjamison216]

Ah yes of course

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

@R RQ Can you stop pushing your agenda? Jeez...

[@BarnardClangdeggin]

House: We impeach Trump Senate: Not guilty It's worth asking why this outcome is inevitable, but the hill is going through the motions anyway

[@mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324]

TRUMP IS THE WINNER EVERYTIME.

[@TheNightmareTroll]

This will escalate into civil war when Emperor Trump, trumps the competition and they pull a john wilks booth on him. trump will win and i’m not tired

[@waspoppin4784]

MR TRUMP MR FARAGE MR JOHNSON you are evidence that Trump supporters are a cult

[@BarnardClangdeggin]

Was Poppin - Faulty Generalization much?

[@nothinglessthannumbers]

"The system is broke yo"

[@masudaahmed7990]

Wise words

[@adeeb1787]

@@masudaahmed7990 Yes🤣🤣🤣

[@nanibunny4067]

Poor Hamilton. Could never get a break.

[@laurenhawes7201]

All he had to do was say no to this.

[@zimi4474]

Bet he would feel helpless

[@kentara_excelsior]

That's good.

[@simonthur]

I heard its almost impossible to get tickets.

[@dinamosflams]

I don't know If It was intended, but I loved the refference

[@sashimiroll5055]

Alexander Hamilton joins forces with James Madison and John Jay. John Jay got sick after five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. *HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY-ONE*

[@Jotaku27]

Sashimiroll he really shouldn’t have assumed he was the smartest in the room. I mean, how could he have known something great would become so corrupted and perverse over 2 centuries later

[@DiegoBarretoGuitarra]

The man was non stop.

[@astronaut4291]

Are you okay? It seems like you're writing like you're running out of time.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

huh

[@funkydanieluk]

Impeachment has also increased trumps approval ratings. So good job guys.

[@waspoppin4784]

funkydanieluk America has horrible politics

[@shaunmattice6413]

2020; now his approval ratings are low.

[@jeremiahjeffrey8277]

Any offense can be an impeachable offense however one should not be impeached for everything that could be an impeachable offense.

[@joshuamoore1091]

Very well said

[@cheruba6240]

@@joshuamoore1091 very republican, much said.

[@shr00mhead]

@@cheruba6240 Its called being rational.

[@Wafflebro]

@@shr00mhead Rational? 'Not every impeachable offense should be impeached' is rational? This mindset is exactly how executives will overstep boundaries and become corrupt, this is not rational.

[@nelsonw8848]

Never forget that when Mitch McConnell was told about Russian election interference, he was like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@mmcken3354]

RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICANS SINCE 2015. TRUMP IS NOT AN AMERICAN -HE IS A RUSSIAN ASSET .

[@bruhlaro5416]

@@mmcken3354 Mind actually talking instead of breaking your keyboard, dude? The all caps was funny in 2009, but it's gotten old.

[@NyJoanzy]

@@mmcken3354 he's quite the jack asset.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

He was like what?

[@CasiodorusRex]

WE WILL SUPPORT COMRADE TRUMP.

[@jamesdraco09]

"In 1788, three founding fathers made the case for the US constitution in a series of essays called the federalist papers." John J. got sick after writing 5... James Madison wrote 29... HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51!!!

[@nyanveshika1152]

How do you write like you're running out of time?

[@jaredgarbo3679]

@@nyanveshika1152 We are all running out of time.

[@Raydensheraj]

Jared Garbo Exactly lol

[@hangyzhang9317]

Every day you write like you are a running out of time (like you are running out of time) [like you are running out of time]

[@tsunderechild2777]

Too bad half the country lives in an alternate reality.

[@JWBrinker3]

its not half the country, only roughly half of the voting population which iirc is less than half the US

[@hadenwilson7278]

@@JWBrinker3 you mean 90% of the country by landmass supports trump? Because have you looked at a map of the election? how lush and red that map was?

[@cooladam9930]

What if you are, how could you tell?

[@SebAnders]

Indeed, but which half?

[@Anon-md5ep]

@@hadenwilson7278 I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but cornfields and tumbleweed do not count as people.

[@marianorivas8537]

"protecting him, is protecting themselves" Let's be honest... That did not aged well

[@AlejoDeLeonEdits]

So i threw the senate at him, the whole senate, true story.

[@seanthesock5063]

Alexis De leon lol robot chicken

[@blakea9738]

I AM THE SENATE

[@benwhite8157]

"Just get me a turkey club. Uhhh, coleslaw I guess, I'm not even gonna eat it. Wh-wh-what are you getting?"

[@odysseus9176]

Alexis De leon It’s true I was there, I was the Senate

[@sheevone4359]

"Call for papa Palpatine" "You have a collect call from *breathing* Darth Vader" "Oh I gotta take this, hold on..."

[@ziqi92]

Even those who lived through Watergate couldn't have imagined the shitshow we have today.

[@georgeplimpton5156]

I lived through it and this is much worse. At least Nixon wasn't selling out our country and had some morals.

[@UTU49]

@@georgeplimpton5156 Yes. Nixon made mistakes -- unforgivable ones, I think. But at least he had an interest in the common good, and cared about the welfare of the American people. Trump seems devoid of empathy, common sense, knowledge, and competence.

[@nagollnosegrobbb2165]

@@UTU49 Nixon did some things that by todays standards would be stuff a liberal president would do. Like with the labor unions , solar panels,ect.

[@ArticBlueFox96]

@larry5200 How is this a coup? No one is using a occupying power to force out the current government and replace it with themselves. They are attempting to remove one person from one seat, the Presidency, and replace him with his chosen and elected Vice President (unless that Vice President gets impeached too, then you just go down the order of succession). The rest of the government remains the same.

[@messman2000]

@@ArticBlueFox96 for someone looking from outside the US, it looks like a coup because its been in motion since before he even got elected. It feels like they are just using political processes to remove him not for his work, but because he won, otherwise they would've waited alot longer to take these measures... they have for several times said "havent read X yet, but we have proof, we'll go ahead!", this makes them look desperate and then even IF they are correct, make it harder for themselfs because people start doubting their motives and the process itself... For now this looks like a Roadrunner sketch: the coyote (democrats) see the roadrunner (Trump) and say "we must stop him!", then they set up a trap, it blows in their face just to go on setting more traps and so on. Im curious to see how this ends, i dont think he is as bad as the media paints him, i think alot of what he has done 99,99% of politicians would do/have done, the media just didnt report it. I can tell you one thing, so far in my 37 young years of life i have never seen anyone be so scrutinized for every single little thing he does or say.

[@quippy8402]

Obviously it is broken. I always wonder why those people are not in jail. We worship the system too much and without actually doing anything about its deterioration. Our news every single day is just full of other countries' problems and not ours. Every single day, we take every opportunity to self-congratulate that we are living in the greatest and richest country of the world. For years, we don't really think much and give out much effort to fix anything on the long list of long standing problems. When there is a chance we talk about a problem, every single time the system just asks us to just wait to vote out the bad guys in the next election, with which there is no guarantee that there aren't others of the same freaky kind running the show. In fact, there is a very good chance that there will be someone even worse running the next show. That's why I am not so very looking forward to the next election. Someone please fix these before bigger problems show up. Some people are very frustrated. Can't the gov and the parties just focus on the well being of its citizens and talk and taunt less?

[@ethanburtsfield8771]

“And Hamilton wrote the other 51!!” Leslie Odom Jr Written by Lin Manuel Miranda

[@bidaubadeadieu]

I think it was a really interesting move to acknowledge at the 5-minute mark that Trump will never be successfully removed from office, but then to continue on to talk about the symbolic benefits (e.g. naming and shaming, precedent setting) that impeachment could bring. I think that was a great way to frame the topic.

[@fraudulentfem7322]

>won't be impeached Not with that attitude!

[@malifraz8945]

The thing is it would only strengthen his chances at reelection so there’s not really a point lol

[@UTU49]

Totally agree. And, of course, there's always a chance that things will change enough for the Senate to actually remove Trump. Remember, Trump's #1 priority is loyalty. So if Republican senators start saying things like, "We can't blindly vote along party lines. We need to vote our conscience.", how would Trump respond to that? He would be absolutely enraged. He would viciously attack any Republican senator who would even THINK about voting for his removal. Would that make the Republican senators more... or less... likely to vote in Trump's favor? I don't think Trump would like the answer to that question. The great thing about putting maximum pressure on Trump is that his responses only confirm people's concerns about him.

[@fatherofthanos3286]

@@zuryandrade143 bla bla blaa... as if there was not mass shooting before trump..

[@angelgjr1999]

Senate republicans will never impeach trump. But don’t worry, they will lose the upcoming elections. By a lot.

[@pruett89]

Literally every time he said “Hamilton” I saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s face in my head.

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

Spittin' lines

[@hangyzhang9317]

He wrote the other 51!

[@Robman92]

I saw Jacksfilms dressed as Hamilton 😅

[@taakotuesdays]

HAMILTON WROTE *THE OTHER FIFTY ONE*

[@devinrr]

Elizabeth Powell how do you write like you're running out of time?

[@beah8316]

I absolutely love the backdrop. I want something like that in my room.

[@TheBeatle49]

Agreed. I was against beginning the impeachment process, but as it rolled, I had to jump on board.

[@kendomyers]

10:20 Hamilton was also the author of some sick rhymes

[@strawberrytear5870]

Morty Sanchez HAMILTON WROTE, THE OTHER 51

[@llamaliammm]

Cant read that handwriting

[@lyserberg]

I missed that signature Ezra Klein lean.

[@stefannikola]

He does seem less intense.

[@romanchukanov4454]

I find Ezra Klein a little annoying.

[@kenflack07]

Leaning a little bit to the left?

[@alquinn8576]

everything about his body language reveals how nauseatingly self-righteous he is

[@OQIF87NREU]

dude is a snake

[@maximillianmorcom4328]

Impeachment is different from removal from office

[@waspoppin4784]

Maximillian TM yah they said that in the video

[@CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv]

@SteadyChasin MoneyBags didn't u watch the video

[@fatesorazaki7468]

Watching this on 2022,considering the current US administration track record.........this aged well.

[@whcolours9995]

There's a reason there wasn't a mention of parties in the Constitution.

[@liamcollins09]

@Dodd Frank parties are inevitable, but the two party system is not. we need an alternative vote system, no longer first past the post

[@kloonaajakloonaaja]

Cannot be done. The current system is all that we are. People for high taxes and big government vs low taxes and small government. That is the most fundamental divide.

[@oldvlognewtricks]

@@kloonaajakloonaaja A number of countries are examples that show this isn't true. Impractical: maybe. Unlikely: perhaps. Cannot be done: not so much. Not every system is divided along the same lines, and those lines change over time. The Wilmington Massacre doesn't really fit with the Democrats' current view of racial equality, for instance. Imagining the status quo is immutable is a bit misguided.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

@@kloonaajakloonaaja Ha, that's funny. You think there's a party seeking lower taxes (for you)

[@OfficialCODman]

Liam Collins two party system actually inevitable, it’s a mathematical phenomenon where in a country so large with a plurality rule election, naturally two parties will arise. 3 parties could never happen. Think about it what if the votes were split 33 33 34. Winner without a majority? Would not go over wel

[@fahmyboy1]

I am sad that all the comments are about how heated the comment section will be, instead of actually being heated. Onto the next political video...

[@fahmyboy1]

Hahahaha love it

[@fahmyboy1]

Hahahaha love it

[@HungryHelpings]

Seriously.. waste of 🍿🍿 and the backdrop irritates me tbh

[@jacquelinewalker-5731]

If I didn't vote for him. I would now

[@soledieairvideos5974]

It's always intresting to watch these way after the fact and see how little people think about stuff like this stuff now.

[@LGizzile]

Can u imagine if Obama did this....

[@sanatsingh8955]

I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that during the Obama presidency the Republicans would have had more precedent to prosecute because they dominated the house.

[@ritacampbell3833]

LGizzile I can. I lived through the Clinton impeachment and what Clinton did was more trumped up than based on anything. Republicans would be babbling and screaming, posturing and preaching about “cleansing” the office of the presidency, just as they already did before, 24/7. The Democrats now are the adults in the House. Trump is the guilty criminal who can’t stop screaming about his “innocence,” “perfection,” “niceness,” and no one with two brain cells to rub together believes him because he is so obviously lying. We know Trump always lies, and when he should take responsibility he tries to smear and blame others instead.

[@constantinshim4271]

He would be out immediately.

[@Keri-Lynn]

Oh, no doubt....Obama would already be out long before now, & serving time in Federal prison.

[@constantinshim4271]

@@Keri-Lynn I am happy we can agree.

[@markclayton8977]

Imagine being subscribed to a channel you hate just to say how angry you are in the comment section.

[@Maarttiin]

They have great videos about music.

[@zero4430]

you dont have to be subscribed to comment?

[@andrewmattox1233]

@@zero4430, hahaha. So true.

[@AA123TD]

lots of those

[@Boomflame82]

Consider that it may be more likely many of these extremely antagonistic comments come from a foreign troll farm (eg. Russia)

[@matthewbridgeford1140]

Why is this in my recomennded when trump is getting impeached again

[@bemnetayele901]

Yay

[@KingofHearts]

Well yeah. Mans only defense has been “I didn’t explicitly declare a quid pro quo. See? Perfect conversation.” But in all seriousness, if this impeachment inquiry raises a magnifying glass to Trumps actions, making the 2020 election fair as possible, I’ll consider it a win. He admitted on national TV he would ‘listen’ to dirt.

[@iexertz380]

He will win again, if Democrats would focus on the people who voted for him in 2016 and focus on why they voted for him they would easily win next year. The more attention you give him will always be a win for Trump, this is precisely what happened in 2016, and it will happen again next election.

[@brailleeulogy120]

Well it’s tough to have a quid pro quo when one side isn’t aware anything is being left on the table (military funding) - Ukraine even said they weren’t even aware military funding had been withheld. Why do people choose not to see that part?

[@angelgjr1999]

Sadly, republicans do not care. They believe in party over country.

[@hadenwilson7278]

@@angelgjr1999 As a Conservitive libertarian, america first. And trump is exposing corruption and draining the swamp. Trump pointed at a kid who stole a cookie from the cookie jar, and cookie jar thief's friends are all pointing at trump and lying, it's sickening how childish your party has become.

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@angelgjr1999 Some would say the same for the Democrats, my dude

[@zacky6533]

So in short, the senate won't impeach him because... he IS The Senate.

[@wyattknowlton8209]

@@AnontheOP did you even watch the video? Not only has he committed multiple crimes, but more importantly, he has abused his power to manipulate the coming election. Even more importantly, the president doesnt even need to commit a crime to be impeached. Clinton didnt

[@JohanGr129]

Wyatt Knowlton what crimes did he commit?

[@zacky6533]

@@AnontheOP You were supposed to reply "Not yet". You've ruined it!

[@2bRealist]

@@wyattknowlton8209 What crimes? Why is the left talkiing about crimes... yet can not site one??

[@yc2877]

2bRealist the ones explained in the video? The ones that you can do simple research to find.

[@laughsngasps]

“Ain’t nothin gonna happen”- Kenan

[@vladimirpotrosky7855]

And unfortunately, nothing in this video makes me believe otherwise

[@lightartorias552]

@Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't do anything worth impeaching. The Democratic party and its constituents have just created a boogie man out of him. Liberal loyalists would be irritated if Trump took a deep breath in their general vicinity. So it's easy for people who already hate the man to attach meaning to his statements that does objectively exist. Opinions are not enough for impeachment.

[@hexistenz]

Light Artorias “He didn't do anything worth impeaching", you say. In this case, that's arguable. He pressured the President of Ukraine to supply him (Trump) with information that hopefully would be detrimental to his most likely opponent in the general election. Big deal? Well, kinda. With impeaching? Debatable. Combined with all the other dubious actions, policies, shady deals, shady hirings, shady firings, misuse of government funds, misappropriation of military budgets, incitement to violence and turmoil, egregious abuse of any moral standing as President of the United States, I'd say"ABSOLUTELY YES"

[@lightartorias552]

@Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't pressure he president though. The transcripts show he didn't pressure the Ukrainian President and The Ukrainian President backed up the transcripts also saying that Trump didn't pressure him on the call. Get your head out of the sand. You people hate him so much that you are just seeing what you want to see.

[@mmcken3354]

@@lightartorias552 none of what you said is true. are you listening NOW? he is a Russian asset-not a sitting President nor an American

[@ronnirisch5631]

Round two anybody?

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

This aged well.

[@_.--._._-._--._-.--__.--._._-.]

Very well

[@georgebad4229]

This is the most Vox title I’ve seen yet

[@constantinshim4271]

It is a disgrace to this nation

[@k.-flynn]

@@constantinshim4271 chill

[@MrJason005]

Don't judge a book by its cover.

[@shecklesmack9563]

Translation: REEEEEEE

[@MrJason005]

@@shecklesmack9563 ΡΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕ......... μαλάκα? I don't know what "REEEEEE" means

[@masonyarbrough5261]

He asked China too, not just Ukraine

[@masonyarbrough5261]

@Northern I also never said I support the bidens either

[@adog7787]

Big deal

[@yakone1163]

Northern The media cant seem to handle the fact that people who arent Trump can do wrong.

[@christianrupprechter3645]

Hello my fellow Vox lovers Is there a way to listen to the song that plays in the background starting at 4:40 ? I've heard it in numerous Vox videos and its my favourite.

[@jefflandry3186]

We've already seen the transcript. End of story.

[@jefflandry3186]

@You Know How dare the president bring up ther fact that Biden committed major crime and admitted it on tape?!

[@ngzbblax]

What is that wall behind ezra made of? It looks really cool!

[@ah-ss7he]

Ask Trump

[@alessandrocwilliam]

I think that it is made of colored wood planks

[@RNG-999]

Painted blocks of wood. You think something so plain is so cool...

[@MrOzy8080]

@@RNG-999There's beauty in simplicity, and that's cool

[@Mr.Ramirez95]

Bamboo from China. It use to be half of the current price but now we have a trade war happening. So you pay more.

[@ethansloweddown]

I’m 15 and I live in the Uk, why am I watching this

[@thestorytellingmathematician]

To distract from the mess our country in that we can't do anything about? That's what I'm doing at least.

[@TyWillCFC]

Same aha how are both Us and the US are both in such a mess

[@dhyeypatel6600]

same south london

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thestorytellingmathematician]

@@TyWillCFC Because of misinformation and/or broken systems.

[@WoodyBarrelson]

You can’t just take two words out of sentence and change it. Two words before the ones you picked changed the entire meaning you were conveying

[@paulzhao1660]

He was paraphrasing. Quoting directly would have slowed the pace of video. In any case I think he preserved the meaning of the paragraph.

[@aldinoihsan3431]

anyone know whose soundtract is it at 4:39 ? much appreciated

[@siddharthchoudhary4278]

Awww America bothered by foreign influence in their affairs? Wonder where i've heard that.

[@clownwrld7]

What influence..? the election was never connected to internet

[@sichadeb]

Anyone else notice the high pitch that occurs throughout the video in swells in the background? there's one at 6:20 at "not *the only* "

[@k.-flynn]

Yeah it's part of the song

[@VividBagels]

the microphone has tinnitus

[@kobeccg]

sichadeb yes

[@viddork]

I'm with K. Flynn on this one - pretty sure it's just part of the background music. You can hear the pitch start to change about 15 seconds later.

[@wutang9762]

I thought my microwave was going off and got up to go look

[@thomasaquinas5262]

We came from a parliamentary system. We should return to it. Anyway, parliament has provisions for calling a new election if there's a no-confidence vote, and other things. We have impeachment; the cover is 'high crimes and misdemeanors'. But, it's 100% political...and that's not broken, that's OK. Remember Parliament. If Congress as a bloc wants the president gone, for cause, then he's gone. Such almost occurred for Nixon(so he quit) but didn't happen for Clinton or Trump (because neither had merited impeachment.) Remember, it's not unpopularity so much as being removed for 'cause'. That can never be defined...

[@nocturnaloctopus]

The head of the judicial system will oversee the conviction hearing. That fact was missed.

[@thomi.k]

Dear vox, I would like to see more from Ezra Klein. He‘s a great political commentator. Yes, I know about his podcast show, but seeing him on vox explaining things visually is more interesting...thanks!

[@tranbach9431]

me too

[@MikkoHaavisto1]

Ezra Klein is not a great political commentator in my opinion. He seems to value his career and popularity over truth or good-faith argumentation. Check Ezra Klein's podcast with Sam Harris for reference.

[@selenasheikh3537]

I feel like every Hamilton fan paused the video and sang the bit in Non-Stop that talks about about the federalist papers

[@nyanveshika1152]

I was looking for a comment like this. You made my day, good sir.

[@Odrosales18]

John Jay got sick after writing five, Jame Madison wrote twenty-nine, Hamilton wrote the other 51

[@boogiewoogiebugleboy3316]

@@Odrosales18 Why do you write like your running out of time?

[@cassandrarawoteea7822]

@Mulmius write day and night like you’re running out of time

[@BuildingCenter]

Hamilton was right, given contemporary plans for Senatorial assignment.

[@XhumpersX]

He was, but it still wasn't a good system. Breaking impeachment was a byproduct of a greater good. People should always choose their representatives directly no matter what.

[@mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324]

@@XhumpersX there will be no impeachment.

[@tj6051]

With every presidency the next commander and chief has to come up with their own stuff plus try to deal with whatever the last president came up with

[@ToddHowar.d]

I’m starting to think Trump watched CGP Grey’s video The Rules for Rulers and is practically following them perfectly.

[@AxeSoul]

I hate how accurate this is.

[@ChaosMarine218]

It just works

[@MagicFlyingMan]

I do not like that high punched ring playing in the background

[@danielhughes6027]

MagicFlyingMan FBM

[@Android-cm5gn]

omg yes...

[@user-wf3hd3jh2q]

I wish your comment had more likes omg

[@NanceLvr]

“People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along?” - Rodney King lol

[@wallyschroeder615]

Who's here because of Trump's impeachment today and watching all these impeachment explanation videos? lol Congratulations America, your Politicians, most of the anyways still believe in the US Constitution ;)

[@sdafsf]

Wally Schroeder senate wont convict

[@deamonomic]

Check out Legal eagle on youtube. He is very good at breaking the legal side of things down for the average person and Has I think several videos on impeachment, 1 on the whistle blower complaint, another on hearsay (highly reccomend), another on quid pro quo, one breaking down impeachment and the history of past Impeachments and others I think

[@maartenvandijk3629]

He's impeached. No one is surprised by that, I think most people would have guessed when the Democrats started the impeachment procedure that he would be impeached. Even in this video he never debated that

[@andrewkozlowski4108]

If by most you mean not the Republicans than yes

[@sdfkjgh]

0:50 James Comey: I'm listening...tell me more.

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Lol James Comey is a good person? Next you're gonna say John Bolton is a good persion. And no I'm not a Trump supporter.

[@LPUMasterX]

"good"

[@karelees4404]

Comey and Brennan... both snakes

[@misterosc]

Why are you americans still talking about a paper written in 1788 like it's sacred

[@chengkuoklee5734]

Human can make religion out of anything.

[@clownwrld7]

Because it says you can overthrow a tyrannical government. Does your country say that about itself?

[@wheatandtares9764]

misterOsc Yeah Im sure your woke democrats who want to ban straws are ALL WE NEED.

[@madivance9539]

Supreme court should be the trier of impeachment. They are the closest thing to a non-partisan body we have

[@Just_a_ghost713]

That's actually not a bad idea

[@arandommobilebc2046]

Good in theory but would not really be fair due to them either being liberal or conservative depending on who appointed them. Right now justices are mostly conservative. So they would probably always go with the republicans. And would justice Brett Kavanaugh really vote to impeach the person who put him in power? Maybe it would work but I don’t see it.

[@thegamelabgaming7556]

Not anymore, Trump is going right off the deep end with far right judges like no one has ever done before

[@charlesfrey660]

Great information, most people do not know any of the precedent, including me. Keep pumping out truth and critical related historic events. I subscibe and like, want to hear more.

[@BlacksonQuackson]

Trump: Impeachment broken, plz nerf

[@TheRealNickG]

Epic gamer moment 😂

[@thegreatgatsby2635]

Trump: impeachment is unfair and harassment ban now! Dems in the house and the senate: Hoes mad

[@thegreatgatsby2635]

@Brianna Jones sorry its a smash ultimate reference.

[@devinrr]

The Great Gatsby I'm reading your book

[@thegreatgatsby2635]

@@devinrr "flattered" but its not my book. Its America's book i hope you love the book as much as i did

[@jayw273]

Does anyone know what the name of the tune / song is they’re using for this video ?

[@CassidyCope]

They always show the music in the end credits.

[@Whacintosh]

Darude Sandstorm

[@santiagoferrari1973]

@@Whacintosh dooo dodoo dodoo dooo

[@sachinkrishnamurthy4044]

Baby Shark 🦈

[@orangesicle6445]

Stock music for increasing drama to make an argument more emphatic

[@quinnjones1655]

What I also find deeply frustrating is that we don't have a mechanism to safely investigate previous wrongdoings. For example, if the Obama administration had ever interfered with Ukraine's investigation, we would want to know! But there is no non-partisan way of getting it done

[@austinmolitor7283]

My highschool history teacher was actually named Alexander Hamilton. It was very fitting.

[@jonnyeh]

Why even mention "quid-pro-quo"? That's not the line he needed to cross to go "too far". Just asking for a favor is enough.

[@dahawk8574]

Ascending to office by illegitimate means was enough. We had everything we needed to Impeach Trump-Pence back in December of 2016, before they were ever sworn in to office.

[@brettsanderson8680]

@@dahawk8574 I guess thats why hes still in office.

[@onedivbypi2241]

First testimony showed quid pro quo today. Emails and solid evidence of such. Republicans didn't see anything 🙈. More to come 🙈🙈🙈🙉🙉🙉🙊🙊🙊.

[@aaronclift]

What truly frightens me is that if Republicans continue to allow Trump to act with impunity, we can expect more wannabe-dictators to start to flood the American political system in the future. When we get a president who is not only as morally bankrupt as Trump but also intelligent and charismatic, then we're in serious danger of losing our democracy.

[@jonasbarakat]

This video made me think I had tinnitus. Those high pitches were extremely uncomfortable with headphones.

[@prathikgowda606]

I was so concerned abt this too lol

[@bruggeman672]

And I thought Canada's system was a joke. I cannot imagine being an American being expected to be so proud of such a mess....

[@MG-pc1qm]

Every president should be under this amount or more scrutiny. Really every politician should be constantly under investigation and overwatch. If you don’t believe that every other president and politician worked deals in their benefit or profit, you are blind. Trump is probably losing more than anyone on deals and money because of the strong oversight and resistance he has to face.

[@ericma4768]

Can't know that until he releases his tax returns.

[@MG-pc1qm]

You think that powerful democrats in government or retired, don’t have the connections to get the exact details of his taxes. I’m sure that if there was a legitimate offense with his taxes it would have already been brought out

[@aBigBadWolf]

The problem is the first pass the pole voting system. There are alternatives that would have great effect.

[@michaelnelson2976]

YES PLEASE THANK YOU YOU ARE RIGHT. CGP GRAEY'S VIDEOS?

[@tristanmoller9498]

What do you two think about dividing the states electoral votes among winners and losers and not just handing all of them to the winner, as a reform? That was Andrew Yang’s idea

[@aBigBadWolf]

@@tristanmoller9498 No, the change would have to be simple. You are supposed to vote with a list ordered by priority. Everyone that is on any list is a candidate. The candidate with the least votes gets eliminated. The votes that went to that candidate are redistributed according to the next priority if there is one. The last man standing wins. This is a common way to vote in many other countries like e.g. Switzerland. There is no reason why this should not work in the US for the houses but also the presidency.

[@ArticBlueFox96]

@@tristanmoller9498 Dividing the states electoral votes, is already done by Maine and Nebraska. However, it doesn't change the fact that the electoral college gives more weight to a voter in a small state than one in a large state. We can instead switch to a popular vote through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. However, regardless of which tract we choose, it is up to the States, because the Constitution says it is the States that decide how their elections are run and how they apportion their electoral votes (or electors). There are lots of election reform and congressional reform that is needed, not just changing the electoral vote. The organization FairVote has written an excellent piece of legislation to institute multi-member district, ranked choice voting (what CPGrey called single-transferable-vote). Bernie Sanders also has a plan to expand enfranchisement and improve the election process.

[@michaelnelson2976]

@@ArticBlueFox96 Wow yes. As another person who cares but isn't formally informed on political science theory, yes to everything that was said here. This is an idea that would actually gather people's opinions, not just see how well they can "play the system" against each other. The First Past the Post voting system we have established might be the most intuitive, but it leads to a lot of Game Theory and will boil a democracy down to just two opposing parties if nothing is done to add luft, breathing space, for more ideas and platforms. I was a little excited with my first comment... I wasn't expecting to see someone else put forth that idea. Usually, it's me making these political comments under my breath. Welp. I feel a bit out of my depth now...

[@Phlegethon]

Tell other countries not to mess in US politics....so who’s telling the US not to mess in their politics?

[@SebAnders]

Remember when Obama came out strongly for Macron during the French election? Imagine if Putin or Xi Jinping had done the same thing for Trump or Clinton?

[@Deontjie]

Maybe because the US donates such a lot of money to almost all foreign countries. And not the other way around. Google it. Could that be the reason?

[@dhickson79]

The "law and order " & "facts don't care about your feelings" party has shipped out years ago. We must attempt to uphold the laws, otherwise why have even have them .

[@brainxtc2171]

Once again Vox nails it. Thank you.

[@mrf4ncyp4nts]

You know it's a serious Vox video when they wait until 4pm to upload it. e: also, hi Ezra!

[@freewholeEtoes]

hey its me jop it’s not 4pm everywhere guy!

[@mrf4ncyp4nts]

oh alright You know it's a serious Vox video when they wait until 11AM Universal Coordinated Time to upload it.

[@ShadrackKiema]

You know it's serious when Ezra is on it

[@SiVlog1989]

It's interesting to look back at this, not only because what cost Trump's chances of re-election wasn't so much the quid pro quo regarding Ukraine, it was his negligent response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the fact that Trump became the first President to be impeached twice

[@ristonfuller1319]

We all know he ain’t getting impeached

[@SuperCatman]

True, but it would look bad if the democrats didn't at least try. It would be admitting the president is above the law.

[@uhohhotdog]

Tekmateak impeachment is just a charge. Clinton was impeached. He could be impeached easily.

[@danielsoriano1496]

If the inquiry goes through then he will get impeached...it’s just a charge and he will he tried...he won’t get kicked out...getting kick out of office and impeachment are two different things. You can be impeached and not kicked out of office

[@SuperCatman]

@@jw9099 You and I both know that's not true, at the very least not anymore.

[@im_thirsty6625]

Tekmateak omfg thank you!!!

[@brookew2709]

I love that the name “Hamilton” was featured in the video shot 😂

[@10macattak]

I like how the same photo of trump is used twice

[@gotofalograce9926]

It was because he hasn’t thrown away his shot😉

[@roshanvarmsfilms1416]

Who's here after Trump got impeached, again?

[@sarahmckay3948]

so u can impeach someone for just about anything?

[@meferswift]

Yes

[@arandommobilebc2046]

No, but you can impeach someone for withholding much needed military aid to an american ally until they investigate your political rival.

[@LiberalSquared]

That's a good thing.

[@Charliechorizo]

Yes, but the Democrats are so incompetent that they cannot get their lies straight.

[@meferswift]

@@arandommobilebc2046 witholding the aid is not a problem. Using it to self benefit it IS (maybe).

[@KindaRylan]

Love this video, there's a high pitched melody at 6 min that is painful to hear

[@PyfeTweesen]

And you like that?

[@Tempusverum]

🦟

[@Yanaschaf]

They really should look at his hotel corruption!

[@Ski3HigH]

And his tax returns while they're at it

[@Yanaschaf]

@@Ski3HigH Yes! I don't get why they want to rush this! There are so many open questions.

[@Yanaschaf]

@Will224000 What do you mean by "CrowdStrike"?

[@Yanaschaf]

@Tobby Isiba Enlighten me. When and where and how did they?

[@dahawk8574]

@@Yanaschaf, Hotel emoluments was explicitly stated in this very same Ukraine phone call, yet no one talks about this. One phone call gave multiple reasons for Impeachment.

[@JHX1]

Quite scary if the senate would be from the opposite party as the president..

[@1996squareenix]

mmmm this aged well 👌🏽

[@hamburgler9839]

Got em

[@stoneyll]

Nothing the Senate does, can reverse Trump* being impeached.

[@NotAFren]

@@stoneyll nothing the house does can stop from Trump* from being reelected.

[@johnyoung2645]

@@stoneyll Pelosi has 1 year to hand over the articles or The resolution dies.

[@lavkian]

"It's not enough, but it's something." -progressive politics in 2019

[@AlexTule]

There is not much left to do in the current state of affairs.

[@eurydice.]

Vox is liberal, you liberal.

[@tomasroma2333]

Progressive Aims as a whole is not enough but something.

[@shashiprakash4ever]

Mr Ezra Klein. Well articulated and well said !!! 👏👏👏

[@ffu6616]

US: ahhh what should we doooo The rest of the world: just impeach him already

[@angelgjr1999]

wantafanta01 *he lost by 3 million votes despite Russians hacking many state wide election ballots.

[@kristophermanzo]

Angel Gutierrez that’s not how it works but ok

[@yaboidayron1833]

No evidence that any votes were changed by Russians. There was hacking, there were facebook memes. Thems the facts. Electoral college upheld our representative democracy as was intended.

[@JustinStrife]

Since when does America follow what the rest of the world wants? LOL

[@hergergy]

In my head, I just got a nostalgia flashback. MAN, THE MAN IS NON-STOP!

[@freewyvern707]

Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me Are you aware that we're making hist'ry? This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation The liberty behind deliberation