I stayed up into the wee hours Dec. 12 to watch Jerry Nadler and his Judiciary Committee preside over the debate and vote over which articles of impeachment to bring before the House. Not to get tutti-frutti, but impeachment leads to impairment.

The Democrats in Congress want to impair the important functions of government. For instance, while the Intelligence Committee was conducting the impeachment inquiry, because it could be held behind closed doors, not one of the regular bimonthly intelligence briefings was held. The USMCA agreement, which could open the door for more American jobs, was delayed for a year. But their impairment didn’t prevent them from passing a $1.4 trillion budget extension.

If the Dems had real evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, as stipulated in the Constitution, it would be one thing, but the watered-down charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress will, and should be, laughed out of the Senate. Abuse of power is not an impeachable charge, because every president can be accused by the opposition party of such. President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase deal without congressional approval. Should we have given the land back, or impeached T.J.?

Obstruction of Congress is a bigger joke. The executive and legislative branches are co-equal, so Congress cannot demand the president jump through hoops without going to the courts first, especially given the unfair terms they put forth.

Without real charges and fact witnesses, the Dems’ charges are falling on deaf ears, but many just want to continue this charade.

Michael Contes

New Kensington

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