Searcy AR (LP) — A few weeks back the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of impeachment charges passed by the House of Representatives. However, the House is now talking about possibly making more charges to run against Trump and other members of his cabinet and Republican lawmakers. But should they? Would it be wise to do so in light of the upcoming election? Does the President deserve further proceedings?
The attempted impeachment was probably the most historic government case in American history. This is because it was first to be completely partisan. The votes in the House went straight down party lines. Democrats voted for impeachment. Republicans voted against. This raises questions. Republicans are trying to point towards ulterior motives. Joshua Hallford, a Searcy High School student and long-time Trump supporter said, “I don’t support the impeachment because it was over two simple mindless actions that were meaningless and no one would’ve said anything about if it was a dem. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated in a meeting with CNN that it was all a distraction to get him out of the 2020 race.” However, the notion that the impeachment was anything but fair is dismissed by Democrats. In fact, they seem to be quite happy with impeaching as many officials as they can. Sean Crain, a Searcy graduate and self-proclaimed socialist democrat said, “I knew the impeachment case was a lost cause from the beginning. The Senate was not going to remove him and the House didn’t impeach him on the actual horrendous things he’s done because past administrations have done similar horrendous things. Short of war crimes, there was nothing on that list I would have supported removing him for. While I do believe the Senate should’ve removed him from office, I also believe that in a perfect world they should have removed every president since Richard Nixon with the sole exception of Jimmy Carter. Trump is not the problem, he’s the symptom of 40 years of Reaganomics.”
Nevertheless, the question remains whether or not more impeachment inquiries should be made. The main problem is that it is 256 days until the elections. So there may not be enough time for the proceedings to make it through before the next president gets into office. However, it is on this point that some democrats and republicans agree to a point. “If he is determined enough to run and win again I feel he can and will regardless,” said Hallford. Crain also has some similar thoughts on the worth of more proceedings. “The best way to oust a sitting president is to vote them out of office,” Said Crain.
Obviously, there is quite a lot of decisions to be made and plans to be thought out still but it is possible that America will see more impeachment. Who knows? It could be before January that the president is out of office.
