Letter to the editor: Impeachment is a farce

People don’t understand the procedure of impeachment. There are several stages involved.

First, an impeachment resolution is introduced in the House of Representatives. The House conducts a hearing to decide if the resolution moves on for a full vote. If a simple majority of approves an article of impeachment, the president is impeached, and the Senate takes over.

The Senate holds a hearing. If members vote guilty, the president is removed from office. If they vote not guilty, he is acquitted and remains in office.

What confuses people is that his acquittal does not erase the fact that he was impeached. His record will forever show that he was impeached. That is part of the Constitution.

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached, but were acquitted and served out their terms. Sorry, Clinton fans, he was and is impeached. He also had his law license suspended for lying in a federal court.

Trump may or may not survive the continuing farce. I believe it is a witch hunt. He is a fighter and a survivor. Either way, he has already set this country on the right path. He has made American great again and will keep it great.

Kathleen Bollinger

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