Subj : Re: My nation, America,
To : Dale Shipp
From : paul lee
Date : Wed Jan 13 2021 12:13 pm
DS> DS> There were well more than 100 who broke into the building. The figur
DS> DS> of about 100 is just those who have been identified and arrested so f
DS> DS> More to come.
DS>
DS> AT> The impeachment seems pointless to me.
DS>
DS> In other words you are saying that Trump and all future Presidents
DS> should be given a free pass to incite insurrection without any penalty?
DS> IMO, impeachment of Trump serves to send notice that what he did is not
DS> acceptable. To be silent sends notice that what he did can be tolerated
DS> without consequences at any time in the future. In addition,
DS> impeachment would prevent him from seeking any federal office in the
DS> future.
And furthermore, correct me if I'm wrong, if an impeachment is successful he can't serve in government again... I believe thats what needs to happen for Trump. I think we made a mistake voting in [lol] a non-politician extremist - and now that we got the result of that, we must follow thru.
DS> AT> Doesn't it bother you that there are things we need from the federal
DS> AT> govt more than impeachment of Trump, but all they wanna do is point
DS> AT> fingers at Trump day after day?
DS>
DS> He deserves that by his actions.
And, government should still handle the needs of the citizens beyond impeachment. One doesn't cancel out or stop the other.
DS> AT> All the stuff that Trump did wrong in his "weak response" to covid -
DS> AT> why don't we fix some of that stuff? All international travel should
DS> AT> closed, but it's not. Why don't Congress close international travel t
DS> AT> help fight covid? Because we're too busy with impeachment?
DS>
DS> Trump could close international travel (if it is not already closed).
I think we still have a long way to go with covid. People don't understand that these vaccines.. are more like a flu vaccine in the fact that you'd need to get them once a year [or so] and they would have to be tweaked for future versions of Corona. This vaccination process isn't a one-and-done type of thing. Coronavirus is respiratory, more like the flu than polio.
DS> AT> There have been complaints about the vaccine distribution - we don't
DS> AT> need a president to dream that up on his own - why doesn't Congress
DS> AT> write a bill? Impeachment?
DS>
DS> Actually, it would not be a normal function for Congress. It should
DS> fall under the Executive branch. But he has ignored that.
We have a long way to go with vaccinations, too. Plenty of work for congress and the Biden team when they take office. Hurry up already....
