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You Can’t Ignore Politics in Impeachment And the Founding Fathers wouldn’t have wanted you to. S hould Donald Trump be impeached and removed from office? That’s the wrong question to ask. Impeachment of a sitting president is not an exercise in pure theory. It cannot be separated from the fundamentally political questions:  Who  should vote to impeach or remove?  When ? And  why ? That’s how impeachment was designed in our Constitution, how it has worked throughout history, and how it should play out in Trump’s case. High Crimes and Low Politicians The Constitution says only that the president, vice president, and other executive officers “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Only one of these offenses — only one crime, period — is specifically defined in the Constitution: “Treason against the United States, shall consist  only  in levying War against t...

Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom Google, YouTube and other tech giants filter, suppress and even directly attack conservatives. This must stop to protect our free and open society. Americans must be wary of powerful institutions that seek to control what we see and hear. As the internet has become an increasingly central part of modern life, Big Tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have increasingly sought to become the gatekeepers of the internet and political discourse. Without any sort of democratic mandate, these companies have appointed themselves the arbiters of acceptable thought, discussion and searches online. These companies’ pervasive command of the internet — and blatant desire to control how we interact with it — is a direct threat to a free society. And arguably the worst offender is Google. Google claims to value free expression and a free and open inte...

California's #Powerpocalypse Punishing Us For Their Ineptness RE CALL GAVIN NEWSOM E FOR HIS PART IN ALLOUR SUFFERINGS The basics: Our electric grid is owned by a profit-maximizing business called Pacific Gas and Electric. PG&E is both the country's largest electric utility, AND a convicted felon. About the Fatal Gas Explosion and Resulting Charges A San Francisco jury has found Pacific Gas & Electric guilty of five felony counts of violating pipeline safety standards and one count of obstruction an investigation for its role in the fatal San Bruno gas explosion that  killed  eight and injured 58 others. The fatal explosion occurred on September 9, 2010 with a loud blast that shook the small city of San Bruno. In addition to the tragic loss of life and injuries, the explosion destroyed 38 homes and resulted in millions of dollars in damage. Despite the multiple felony conviction, the utility only faces about $3 million in federal fines, far...