1. United States
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3. Letter

Donald Trump has only been back in the White House for a couple of months, and the Constitution is hanging by a thread. Some say it’s not even possible to impeach him. Some say it would be a huge waste of time and resources. But here’s the truth: Congress absolutely can — and arguably must — impeach him. Impeachment is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. The Constitution says a president can be impeached for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” It doesn’t say how many times. It doesn’t say you can’t be impeached for past behavior if you’re re-elected. And it sure as hell doesn’t say, “once acquitted, always acquitted.” Donald Trump was impeached twice. He was never convicted. But the evidence didn’t vanish — it got worse. JANUARY 6 WAS AN INSURRECTION — AND TRUMP LED IT, and HE DIDN’T JUST INCITE AN INSURRECTION — HE SHIELDED THE INSURRECTIONISTS. This alone should disqualify him. If Congress refuses to act, they are not merely passive observers — they are accomplices to the unraveling of constitutional democracy. Let’s be honest: the Senate might not convict him. Not yet. But impeachment is more than a conviction process. It’s a line in the sand. It tells the public — and the world — that Congress still exists. That there are limits. That this country is not one man deep. And if Mike Johnson refuses to act? Then it’s on Democrats — and any Republican left with a conscience — to do it anyway. Put it on the record. Force the vote. Make every member choose: Constitution or chaos? And if Congress waits any longer, they won’t just be negligent. They’ll be irrelevant.