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red dog 1

(32,758 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:51 PM 17 hrs ago

Mrs. Betty Bowers's Bluesky post today

Yes, Donald Trump deserves to be impeached.

But, no, the United States does not deserve to have a President JD Vance. Or a president Mike Johnson. Or a president Marco Rubio.

Trump ensured job security by padding the line of succession with people just as dishonest and incompetent as he.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-02-15T19:27:50.585Z





(One of the replies)

All the more reason to go straight for the throat and use Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution. That way you bring down many criminals with a few rocks.

Carole with an e (@crwright.bsky.social) 2026-02-15T19:36:35.714Z
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Mrs. Betty Bowers's Bluesky post today (Original Post) red dog 1 17 hrs ago OP
I'm fine with firing him, if his cardiovascular system doesn't take him out. GoCubsGo 17 hrs ago #1
Spot On Mrs. Bowers lamp_shade 16 hrs ago #2
Bribery, one of the charges mentioned in the constitution Walleye 16 hrs ago #3
Unlikely that Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution would fly. progressoid 16 hrs ago #4
and the bad news is: (from google ai.) orleans 16 hrs ago #5
This is one of the few huge flaws in the Constitution. spooky3 15 hrs ago #7
yep. and i think for most of our lives most of us couldn't imagine it either. nt orleans 14 hrs ago #10
Exactly! Seinan Sensei 14 hrs ago #11
DSM-5* lastlib 8 hrs ago #13
If the Constitution specifically stated... Trueblue Texan 21 min ago #17
I love Mrs Betty Bowers! Thanks for the reminder to check her stuff out LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #6
Oh, what I would give to see JoseBalow 15 hrs ago #8
KnR Alice Kramden 14 hrs ago #9
If that happens. BradBo 10 hrs ago #12
Works for me! calimary 8 hrs ago #14
I partly disagree... None of these other people - bad as they are; have the following drumphf has... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #15
That statement about job security is right on the nose. Buddyzbuddy 6 hrs ago #16

GoCubsGo

(34,790 posts)
1. I'm fine with firing him, if his cardiovascular system doesn't take him out.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:05 PM
17 hrs ago

America deserves to watch the rest of them go after each other's throats, causing what's left of their shitty party to self-immolate. While they're all just as dishonest and incompetent, they are also just as power hungry--AND they all hate each other. It will be one massive, bloody bag of rats fighting with each other to be head rat.

orleans

(36,777 posts)
5. and the bad news is: (from google ai.)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 04:14 PM
16 hrs ago

Process: While Section 4 defines the grounds, Article I grants the House sole power to impeach (charge) and the Senate sole power to try (convict).
Outcome: Conviction requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate, resulting in removal from office.


senate sole power to convict with a 2/3 vote. those fucking republican senators? it would never happen

spooky3

(38,438 posts)
7. This is one of the few huge flaws in the Constitution.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 04:39 PM
15 hrs ago

The founders couldn’t anticipate the level of criminality that could spread across an entire political party.

Seinan Sensei

(1,462 posts)
11. Exactly!
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:16 PM
14 hrs ago

The Constitution was written generations before the DSM-5, and a working understanding of malignant narcissism

lastlib

(27,859 posts)
13. DSM-5*
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:03 AM
8 hrs ago

"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"---for the benefit of those unfamiliar with it.

Trueblue Texan

(4,278 posts)
17. If the Constitution specifically stated...
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:04 AM
21 min ago

...no felons in the White House, including the Cabinet, we wouldn't be here in this mess today.

JoseBalow

(9,356 posts)
8. Oh, what I would give to see
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:18 PM
15 hrs ago

in his obituary, "choked to death on a Filet-O-Fish Sandwich."

BradBo

(975 posts)
12. If that happens.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:42 PM
10 hrs ago

We will see how serious MAGA is about the 2nd Amedment.
The NRA seems like a bunch of cowards so I’m not worried about them.

electric_blue68

(26,511 posts)
15. I partly disagree... None of these other people - bad as they are; have the following drumphf has...
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:33 AM
6 hrs ago

I think that's important!

Buddyzbuddy

(2,358 posts)
16. That statement about job security is right on the nose.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:42 AM
6 hrs ago

It's hard to imagine it was strategic given the Felon's lack of intelligence. That would require the gamesmanship knowledge and foresight of choosing the correct fodder and then convincing the Felon this would be the way to go.

Remember Vance referred to him as Hitler. I guess Rubio was acceptable after Rubio bent the knee. I get visions of James Woods character accepting the apology of his crime partner in the movie, Onion Field Killers. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor, don't look for it because it will come to mind everytime one of these sycophants shows up to kneel.

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