AlwaysWrite
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Mitt Romney’s recent Senate vote to convict President Trump wasn't an act of courage. It was a selfish act against a president whom he had previously disparaged.
Romney knew full well that his vote would be irrelevant to the final outcome, but Democrats would be able to use it as a contrast to Republicans running for re-election in competitive districts who voted for acquittal.
His justification for voting as he did was that his Mormon faith required him to acknowledge what he considered improper conduct by Trump, but that wasn't what he was being asked to do. The question was whether that conduct amounted to an impeachable offense that required removal from office under the Constitution, and clearly, it did not.
His vote was in conflict with the legal opinions of Alan Dershowitz, Jonathan Turley, and other constitutional attorneys who assert that neither impeachment article showed any criminal (or impeachable) offense. Romney may disagree, and that's his choice, but it's interesting to note that he didn't cite any evidence to back up his vote; rather, he said he based it on his Mormon religious conviction and conscience.
We cannot get to the point where we impeach presidents for improper motives. If must be for committing treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The facts clearly show that the financial aid allocated by Congress was sent to Ukraine, its president received the meeting he had requested and no investigation of the Bidens was conducted.
Romney’s vote merely reminded us of the flawed candidate who was rejected while seeking the presidency in 2012, and it provided a comparison with Trump’s successful 2016 campaign, which Romney has yet to accept.
Since the vote, Romney has been lionized as a hero by much of the fake-news lamestream media and the Democratic Party. That's understandable, but these same people weren't so kind to Romney when he ran for president against Barack Obama. They called him a misogynist, a racist and a vulture capitalist who exploited workers.
In the eyes of many Democrats and liberals, he's considered a good guy for now, at least until he tries to run for president in 2024.
Romney knew full well that his vote would be irrelevant to the final outcome, but Democrats would be able to use it as a contrast to Republicans running for re-election in competitive districts who voted for acquittal.
His justification for voting as he did was that his Mormon faith required him to acknowledge what he considered improper conduct by Trump, but that wasn't what he was being asked to do. The question was whether that conduct amounted to an impeachable offense that required removal from office under the Constitution, and clearly, it did not.
His vote was in conflict with the legal opinions of Alan Dershowitz, Jonathan Turley, and other constitutional attorneys who assert that neither impeachment article showed any criminal (or impeachable) offense. Romney may disagree, and that's his choice, but it's interesting to note that he didn't cite any evidence to back up his vote; rather, he said he based it on his Mormon religious conviction and conscience.
We cannot get to the point where we impeach presidents for improper motives. If must be for committing treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The facts clearly show that the financial aid allocated by Congress was sent to Ukraine, its president received the meeting he had requested and no investigation of the Bidens was conducted.
Romney’s vote merely reminded us of the flawed candidate who was rejected while seeking the presidency in 2012, and it provided a comparison with Trump’s successful 2016 campaign, which Romney has yet to accept.
Since the vote, Romney has been lionized as a hero by much of the fake-news lamestream media and the Democratic Party. That's understandable, but these same people weren't so kind to Romney when he ran for president against Barack Obama. They called him a misogynist, a racist and a vulture capitalist who exploited workers.
In the eyes of many Democrats and liberals, he's considered a good guy for now, at least until he tries to run for president in 2024.
