Impeachment Post 3

After my research into the process of impeachment, specifically in regards to the impeachment of Donald Trump, I would say that on a scale of "impeachability" from 0-5, he rests at 1. First off, I do not believe that what Donald Trump has been accused of is of enough substance to be impeachable. I am a believer that context is important, and considering that Bill Clinton was not removed from office under articles of impeachment for lying under oath and obstruction of justice, neither does it make sense for Trump to be. Also, it seems as though this trial is a last-ditch effort for Trump to not have a chance at winning 2020, as numerous things have been tried in the last few years. The difference here is that our entire justice system and country as a whole is too busy focused on this to work toward anything else. Before accusations were even made against Trump in regards to Ukraine, this was bound to happen.

I believe that history books in the future will not speak fondly of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. First of all, he will likely not be removed from office, which will automatically infuriate half of the country and cause bitterness to seep through the words in some "unbiased" history books. Secondly, I think that in the near future, many will realize, or admit, that this trial was a substantial waste of our government's time, and I strongly hope that history books will take time to touch upon that. This trial will likely be treated no differently in history books than the others, though that doesn't seem to be the route that we're going down for the moment.

Throughout this process, I sure did ask some questions. While not an extremely lengthy list, I feel that I conjured up some questions that I actually cared about. Most of the questions that I found myself asking were less about the legal side of impeachment and more about the common sense and ethics of it. I found answers to most of my questions in articles that I came across later on, and was able to answer most of them. Of course, because of the nature of some of the questions, nobody can currently answer them.

We all think we understand our own opinions. I mean, of course we do. They're ours, so we must know why... Right? Well, not exactly. Generally, without any form of research-based knowledge, we resort to emotions or the opinions of other people to do our talking for us. But when we stop for just a minute and research a topic we think we understand, it can open up a new world of ideas regarding the topic. This can allow for more peaceful conversations with people that we disagree with because we can present what we know as facts, and not argue based purely off of emotions. When we research, we develop and empower ourselves as thinkers by activating that part of us that always wants to know more, that seeks out information, and if we constantly do that, we'll find that we can talk more peacefully with more opposing people than we ever imagined we could.