Impeachment is broken. Impeach Trump, anyway.

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • Three reasons to impeach Trump.
    Read the original article on Vox.com: www.vox.com/policy-and-politi...
    Get the latest on the Trump-Ukraine scandal on Vox.com: www.vox.com/2019/9/26/2088523...
    President Donald Trump faces possible impeachment after repeatedly asking the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, Trump’s chief domestic political rival, a week after Trump froze Ukraine's military aid. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brought up the aid, Trump responded, “I would like you to do us a favor though,” and turned the conversation to Biden. All of this is confirmed in a call record released by Trump’s own White House. There's now an impeachment inquiry as a result of this revelation.
    In 1788's Federalist 65, Alexander Hamilton considers the problem of impeachment. The process, the Constitution framer writes, is meant for offenses “denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.”
    Fundamentally, Hamilton believed it was the task of an impartial Senate to decide whether or not to convict a president that has been impeached. Hamilton, however, hadn't envisioned a Senate as partisan as the current one.
    Still, even a broken impeachment process has its uses. The Senate may refuse its role, but through a properly designed impeachment process, the House can focus the public’s attention, send a message to the world, and create a record for the future.
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  • @Vox
    @Vox  4 года назад +272

    We want to hear from you: What are your biggest questions about impeachment and the Trump-Ukraine scandal? Submit them here: bit.ly/31PB0Aq

    • @divintysoulger9262
      @divintysoulger9262 4 года назад +93

      youre part of the machine
      the one designed to keep us at each others throats suppressed and angry
      dont give vox your info via survey they will sell you the f out

    • @MarkM001
      @MarkM001 4 года назад +7

      I liked the presentation. I learned. We need more civics lessons.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 4 года назад +33

      I don't support people who are tearing apart this nation.

    • @robertjarman3703
      @robertjarman3703 4 года назад +7

      Many other countries have changed impeachment and varying forms of removal from office to reflect these difficulties. Many with directly elected officials, especially presidential republics like the US, allow recalls, as do many individual American states. The voters themselves decide whether the official they put into office has committed political offenses that are disreputable to the society but not necessarily illegal.
      The judiciary in many countries is designed as a more insulated body, with a special judicial council or commission to oversee the appointment and removal of judges, often a designed to be inclusive process changing over time, involving many political and legal actors with strong experience, especially the aspects related to the highest court in the country. The impeachment process doesn't need to be used for the judiciary and risk politicizing the judiciary. The highest court, more specifically the constitutional court, often the only body allowed to hold an impeachment trial and in some countries, the primary or only way to declare a law unconstitutional, is often a delicate balance, such as giving the cabinet, the judiciary itself, and the legislature, both houses of it if bicameral, influence, such as giving each one a set number of appointments to make on the court, for a fixed term, usually 9 to 12 years long, non renewable, and staggered. It's recognized to be a political actor, interpreting the constitution, reflecting on laws and executive policy, and often deciding the fate of political actors, so they need to be widely respected to work.
      The legislature often has the option to impeach a president or high official for actual crimes that are actually illegal or expressly unconstitutional or in violation of specific court orders, by holding a vote or proposal in the legislature and holding a trial in the constitutional court, allowing an actual trial to be held for actual accusations of crimes, and not giving politicians the power to determine whether an individual committed a crime or not, merely to initiate the trial.
      Other legislatures hold the power to refer such officials to the people to decide, such as the Romanian constitution giving the legislature the right to hold a vote on holding a referendum on whether to retain the president or not, and the Romanian president is an executive figure not merely a ceremonial parliamentary officer.
      They also tend to clarify presidential immunity too, such as expressly forbidding prosecution or civil suit of an incumbent president but also suspending the statute of limitations and all deadlines associated with prosecutions or civil suits during their time in office, and many constitutions now forbid the amendment of any clause imposing term limits to relax or repeal them, to prevent any president from holding immunity forever.

    • @assurhex1449
      @assurhex1449 4 года назад +26

      Why won't you tell the truth?

  • @davidthewhale7556
    @davidthewhale7556 4 года назад +8531

    The house: You are being impeached, the senate will decide your fate
    Trump: I am the senate

    • @sheevone4359
      @sheevone4359 4 года назад +240

      Not yet

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 4 года назад +160

      Im afriad he will pull a Sadam Hussien and read off a list of enemy names during the next state of the union
      What would happen if he had guards execute the Democratic leadership next to a stack of presigned pardons?

    • @davidthewhale7556
      @davidthewhale7556 4 года назад +185

      Morty Sanchez “from this day forth the United States will be reorganised into the first North American Empire for a safer and securer society”

    • @thelinedrive
      @thelinedrive 4 года назад +22

      Morty Sanchez that would entail the house inviting him for the address and a president currently in the impeachment process isn’t one that is likely to be invited.

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 4 года назад +76

      @@davidthewhale7556
      The best empire, all the people are saying it, you know, a lot of people told me I should be emporer, a lot of people, the best people, Hillary Clintons emails are a disgrace, and Hunter Biden, dont even get me started, Wikileaks!

  • @mayu277
    @mayu277 3 года назад +360

    Washington's and Hamilton's worst nightmare: *exists*
    Trump: it's free real estate

  • @soundsqueerbutokay
    @soundsqueerbutokay 4 года назад +1821

    I just wanted to compliment that colorful wall at the back.

  • @SharonFoster852
    @SharonFoster852 4 года назад +1144

    When Hamilton wrote that, U.S.Senators were chosen by the state legislatures, not by popular vote. Maybe that did have some tempering effect.

    • @falcianjinn6218
      @falcianjinn6218 4 года назад +45

      Probably an important point to bring up. I also don't think he said that about the senate because of their 6 year terms and how they were staggered, but because they weren't popularly elected.

    • @manofsan
      @manofsan 4 года назад +6

      Why was it switched from state legislatures to popular vote?

    • @manofsan
      @manofsan 4 года назад +30

      @@faranocks maybe people need to complain again to switch it back

    • @URAWESOME94
      @URAWESOME94 4 года назад +3

      Solid point.

    • @URAWESOME94
      @URAWESOME94 4 года назад +46

      manofsan lol!!!! Well there’s pros and cons.
      If the state legislature has been filled with the same partisan nonsense, it would be somewhat silly to let them speak for you when it comes to representing you nationally when they cannot adequately represent you statewide. I can see why people didn’t appreciate that concept.

  • @Luke-kq8gh
    @Luke-kq8gh 4 года назад +1696

    It’s important to remember that back in Hamilton’s time, senators were elected by state legislatures. That extra barrier made it easier for them to be nonpartisan

    • @andrewmattox1233
      @andrewmattox1233 4 года назад +56

      That's a fair point.

    • @thatprogolfer
      @thatprogolfer 4 года назад +35

      In some states even, Senators were appointed by Governor’s, and the choice of a state in choosing how to elect their Senator (governor appointment, State Representative approval/elected, or popular vote) was ended by the 17th amendment, requiring all states to have a popular vote with all eligible citizens to decide their Senator.

    • @trombonegamer14
      @trombonegamer14 4 года назад +66

      If senators were still chosen in this way, it would still be partisan in nature. Pretending otherwise is pretty silly, and sounds like you're blaming democracy for the failures of our constitution.

    • @og1ie
      @og1ie 4 года назад +2

      Yahoo, someone who knows what he is talking about. This little smurf who is telling me about Trump, doesn't understand today's politics and how the Dems have been acting for the last three years. A comparison would be, the Democratic GANG owns the city. One day an honest cop shows up walking the beat. And, he's looking in their widows and getting ready to kick down a couple doors.

    • @joeking5679
      @joeking5679 4 года назад +4

      That seems like a much better system, why did it change?

  • @Ski3HigH
    @Ski3HigH 4 года назад +273

    Impeachment will be decided " by the comparative strength of parties, than by the real demonstration of innocence or guilt."

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 4 года назад +1

      Sky. Sad, but true.

    • @kerrywsmyth
      @kerrywsmyth 4 года назад +1

      SKY HIGH this is precisely why you need 2/3rds of the Senate to convict. It is a failsafe against decisions based on strength of party, and at 2/3rds vote you can rest pretty assured that the president is guilty. Therefore the system is not broken.

    • @AlexTule
      @AlexTule 4 года назад +14

      @@kerrywsmyth The system is broken because the Senators will vote partisan, guilty or not. Republican Senators will vote their party and justify their President no matter what. They don't care about facts, they are just making a political calculation. The President can be totally guilty and they still will give him a pass. That's why the system is broken.

    • @Seiku
      @Seiku 4 года назад +4

      @@AlexTule Or vice versa but you wouldn't say that right now since it's not to your liking.

    • @terrencedayton2788
      @terrencedayton2788 4 года назад +3

      @@AlexTule so in your mind if democrats feel Trump is guilty, then that means he's guilty huh? And of course they wouldn't be voting partisan like those evil republicans right? lol

  • @forgottenartist36
    @forgottenartist36 3 года назад +67

    This aged well

  • @agirlwithablog3579
    @agirlwithablog3579 3 года назад +28

    Who's here after the sequel?

  • @adam97b
    @adam97b 4 года назад +855

    The senate will decide his fate?

  • @warrenmartin94
    @warrenmartin94 4 года назад +2211

    I’m just here to say I like the backdrop

  • @derekwheeler4299
    @derekwheeler4299 4 года назад +115

    You just left out the fact that senators were not orginally elected but appointed by the states. You can't say that Alexander Hamilton was wrong when the Senate is fundamentally different now.

    • @themarcusismael13
      @themarcusismael13 4 года назад +2

      Derek Wheeler and yet the Senate is elected directly by the people now. If anything that changes the dynamic to make Senators more beholden to their people not to their party. That sadly isn’t the case.

    • @JustinStrife
      @JustinStrife 4 года назад +6

      @@themarcusismael13 We already had the Peoples' House, which is the House of Representatives. That was the peoples' direct vote being used. The Senate was suppose to be different. Once again, Democrats do not understand the Constitution, nor do they understand the foundings of this country.

    • @danielkaiser8343
      @danielkaiser8343 4 года назад

      Yup that changed a lot

    • @stefanoraffo5096
      @stefanoraffo5096 3 года назад +2

      @@JustinStrife Government is supposed to work for the people. With all the Gerrymandering in America, how can you expect fair senate appointments? Republicans already hold 7 more seats due to district gerrymandering, think what 7 seats would be in the 100 people senate.

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 3 года назад

      @Danilo Lee you’re right, senators have States right now.
      What he means is that public an hold more state level-legislatures because of gerrymandering and therefor could make more unfair appointments. State legislatures are district based.

  • @nothinglessthannumbers
    @nothinglessthannumbers 4 года назад +107

    "The system is broke yo"

  • @uhohhotdog
    @uhohhotdog 4 года назад +1722

    Comments:
    1% arguing
    99% “I got the popcorn ready for the comments”

    • @morgansands2276
      @morgansands2276 4 года назад +5

      Uhohhotdog Gaming ik it’s pretty disappointing

    • @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza3314
      @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza3314 4 года назад +12

      60% I got popcorn 39% Star Wars 1% Arguments.

    • @jacobrzeszewski6527
      @jacobrzeszewski6527 4 года назад +17

      No, at least 5% are complementing the video backdrop.

    • @mopthermopther
      @mopthermopther 4 года назад

      Comments are a gift from God !!!

    • @tranquilitybase2351
      @tranquilitybase2351 4 года назад +3

      I personally am enjoying the relative lack of hate - fueled attacks. And the additional helpful historical fact - based comments are like dessert topping...But it's still early...

  • @stewartroeling5856
    @stewartroeling5856 4 года назад +1491

    this comment section will surely be filled with rational discourse

  • @BarnardClangdeggin
    @BarnardClangdeggin 4 года назад +32

    House: We impeach Trump
    Senate: Not guilty
    It's worth asking why this outcome is inevitable, but the hill is going through the motions anyway

    • @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324
      @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324 4 года назад +3

      TRUMP IS THE WINNER EVERYTIME.

    • @TheNightmareTroll
      @TheNightmareTroll 4 года назад +3

      This will escalate into civil war when
      Emperor Trump, trumps the competition and they pull a john wilks booth on him.
      trump will win and i’m not tired

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 года назад +1

      MR TRUMP MR FARAGE MR JOHNSON you are evidence that Trump supporters are a cult

    • @BarnardClangdeggin
      @BarnardClangdeggin 4 года назад

      Was Poppin - Faulty Generalization much?

  • @21neuroticelle
    @21neuroticelle 4 года назад +31

    *JOHN JAY GOT SICK AFTER WRITING 5, JAMES MADISON WROTE 29, HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51-*

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 3 года назад +3

      *WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU’RE RUNNING OUT IF TIME, WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU NEED IT TO SURVIVE?*

  • @nanibunny4067
    @nanibunny4067 4 года назад +519

    Poor Hamilton. Could never get a break.

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 4 года назад +41

      All he had to do was say no to this.

    • @zimi4474
      @zimi4474 4 года назад +30

      Bet he would feel helpless

    • @kentara_excelsior
      @kentara_excelsior 4 года назад +6

      That's good.

    • @simonthur
      @simonthur 4 года назад +7

      I heard its almost impossible to get tickets.

    • @dinamosflams
      @dinamosflams 4 года назад +6

      I don't know If It was intended, but I loved the refference

  • @AlejoDeLeonEdits
    @AlejoDeLeonEdits 4 года назад +272

    So i threw the senate at him, the whole senate, true story.

    • @seanthesock5063
      @seanthesock5063 4 года назад +4

      Alexis De leon lol robot chicken

    • @blakea9738
      @blakea9738 4 года назад

      I AM THE SENATE

    • @benwhite8157
      @benwhite8157 4 года назад +7

      "Just get me a turkey club. Uhhh, coleslaw I guess, I'm not even gonna eat it. Wh-wh-what are you getting?"

    • @odysseus9176
      @odysseus9176 4 года назад +1

      Alexis De leon It’s true I was there, I was the Senate

    • @sheevone4359
      @sheevone4359 4 года назад +8

      "Call for papa Palpatine" "You have a collect call from *breathing* Darth Vader"
      "Oh I gotta take this, hold on..."

  • @tsunderechild2777
    @tsunderechild2777 4 года назад +148

    Too bad half the country lives in an alternate reality.

    • @JWBrinker3
      @JWBrinker3 4 года назад +13

      its not half the country, only roughly half of the voting population which iirc is less than half the US

    • @hadenwilson7278
      @hadenwilson7278 4 года назад +21

      @@JWBrinker3 you mean 90% of the country by landmass supports trump? Because have you looked at a map of the election? how lush and red that map was?

    • @cooladam9930
      @cooladam9930 4 года назад +2

      What if you are, how could you tell?

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 4 года назад +5

      Indeed, but which half?

    • @Anon-md5ep
      @Anon-md5ep 4 года назад +38

      @@hadenwilson7278 I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but cornfields and tumbleweed do not count as people.

  • @lyserberg
    @lyserberg 4 года назад +412

    I missed that signature Ezra Klein lean.

    • @stefannikola
      @stefannikola 4 года назад +7

      He does seem less intense.

    • @romanchukanov4454
      @romanchukanov4454 4 года назад +3

      I find Ezra Klein a little annoying.

    • @kenflack07
      @kenflack07 4 года назад +6

      Leaning a little bit to the left?

    • @alquinn8576
      @alquinn8576 4 года назад +4

      everything about his body language reveals how nauseatingly self-righteous he is

    • @OQIF87NREU
      @OQIF87NREU 4 года назад

      dude is a snake

  • @nelsonw8848
    @nelsonw8848 4 года назад +551

    Never forget that when Mitch McConnell was told about Russian election interference, he was like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @mmcken3354
      @mmcken3354 4 года назад +26

      RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICANS SINCE 2015.
      TRUMP IS NOT AN AMERICAN -HE IS A RUSSIAN ASSET .

    • @bruhlaro5416
      @bruhlaro5416 4 года назад +21

      @@mmcken3354 Mind actually talking instead of breaking your keyboard, dude? The all caps was funny in 2009, but it's gotten old.

    • @NyJoanzy
      @NyJoanzy 4 года назад +6

      @@mmcken3354 he's quite the jack asset.

    • @bobcharlotte8724
      @bobcharlotte8724 4 года назад +2

      He was like what?

    • @CasiodorusRex
      @CasiodorusRex 4 года назад +6

      WE WILL SUPPORT COMRADE TRUMP.

  • @jeremiahjeffrey8277
    @jeremiahjeffrey8277 4 года назад +64

    Any offense can be an impeachable offense however one should not be impeached for everything that could be an impeachable offense.

    • @joshuamoore1091
      @joshuamoore1091 4 года назад +1

      Very well said

    • @cheruba6240
      @cheruba6240 4 года назад +2

      @@joshuamoore1091 very republican, much said.

    • @shr00mhead
      @shr00mhead 4 года назад

      @@cheruba6240 Its called being rational.

    • @Wafflebro
      @Wafflebro 4 года назад +2

      @@shr00mhead Rational? 'Not every impeachable offense should be impeached' is rational? This mindset is exactly how executives will overstep boundaries and become corrupt, this is not rational.

  • @maximillianmorcom4328
    @maximillianmorcom4328 4 года назад +43

    Impeachment is different from removal from office

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 года назад +2

      Maximillian TM yah they said that in the video

    • @CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv
      @CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv 3 года назад +1

      @SteadyChasin MoneyBags didn't u watch the video

  • @whcolours9995
    @whcolours9995 4 года назад +284

    There's a reason there wasn't a mention of parties in the Constitution.

    • @liamcollins09
      @liamcollins09 4 года назад +58

      @Dodd Frank parties are inevitable, but the two party system is not. we need an alternative vote system, no longer first past the post

    • @kloonaajakloonaaja
      @kloonaajakloonaaja 4 года назад +6

      Cannot be done. The current system is all that we are.
      People for high taxes and big government vs low taxes and small government.
      That is the most fundamental divide.

    • @oldvlognewtricks
      @oldvlognewtricks 4 года назад +16

      @@kloonaajakloonaaja A number of countries are examples that show this isn't true.
      Impractical: maybe. Unlikely: perhaps. Cannot be done: not so much.
      Not every system is divided along the same lines, and those lines change over time. The Wilmington Massacre doesn't really fit with the Democrats' current view of racial equality, for instance.
      Imagining the status quo is immutable is a bit misguided.

    • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
      @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing 4 года назад +6

      @@kloonaajakloonaaja Ha, that's funny. You think there's a party seeking lower taxes (for you)

    • @OfficialCODman
      @OfficialCODman 4 года назад +1

      Liam Collins two party system actually inevitable, it’s a mathematical phenomenon where in a country so large with a plurality rule election, naturally two parties will arise. 3 parties could never happen. Think about it what if the votes were split 33 33 34. Winner without a majority? Would not go over wel

  • @ziqi92
    @ziqi92 4 года назад +90

    Even those who lived through Watergate couldn't have imagined the shitshow we have today.

    • @georgeplimpton5156
      @georgeplimpton5156 4 года назад +34

      I lived through it and this is much worse. At least Nixon wasn't selling out our country and had some morals.

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 4 года назад +23

      @@georgeplimpton5156 Yes. Nixon made mistakes -- unforgivable ones, I think. But at least he had an interest in the common good, and cared about the welfare of the American people.
      Trump seems devoid of empathy, common sense, knowledge, and competence.

    • @nagollnosegrobbb2165
      @nagollnosegrobbb2165 4 года назад +7

      @@UTU49 Nixon did some things that by todays standards would be stuff a liberal president would do. Like with the labor unions , solar panels,ect.

    • @ArticBlueFox96
      @ArticBlueFox96 4 года назад +5

      @larry5200 How is this a coup? No one is using a occupying power to force out the current government and replace it with themselves. They are attempting to remove one person from one seat, the Presidency, and replace him with his chosen and elected Vice President (unless that Vice President gets impeached too, then you just go down the order of succession). The rest of the government remains the same.

    • @messman2000
      @messman2000 4 года назад +1

      @@ArticBlueFox96 for someone looking from outside the US, it looks like a coup because its been in motion since before he even got elected. It feels like they are just using political processes to remove him not for his work, but because he won, otherwise they would've waited alot longer to take these measures... they have for several times said "havent read X yet, but we have proof, we'll go ahead!", this makes them look desperate and then even IF they are correct, make it harder for themselfs because people start doubting their motives and the process itself... For now this looks like a Roadrunner sketch: the coyote (democrats) see the roadrunner (Trump) and say "we must stop him!", then they set up a trap, it blows in their face just to go on setting more traps and so on.
      Im curious to see how this ends, i dont think he is as bad as the media paints him, i think alot of what he has done 99,99% of politicians would do/have done, the media just didnt report it. I can tell you one thing, so far in my 37 young years of life i have never seen anyone be so scrutinized for every single little thing he does or say.

  • @beah8316
    @beah8316 4 года назад +132

    I absolutely love the backdrop. I want something like that in my room.

  • @funkydanieluk
    @funkydanieluk 4 года назад +56

    Impeachment has also increased trumps approval ratings.
    So good job guys.

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 года назад +7

      funkydanieluk America has horrible politics

    • @shaunmattice6413
      @shaunmattice6413 3 года назад +1

      2020; now his approval ratings are low.

  • @sashimiroll5055
    @sashimiroll5055 4 года назад +270

    Alexander Hamilton joins forces with James Madison and John Jay.
    John Jay got sick after five.
    James Madison wrote twenty-nine.
    *HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY-ONE*

    • @Jotaku27
      @Jotaku27 4 года назад +19

      Sashimiroll he really shouldn’t have assumed he was the smartest in the room. I mean, how could he have known something great would become so corrupted and perverse over 2 centuries later

    • @DiegoBarretoGuitarra
      @DiegoBarretoGuitarra 4 года назад +21

      The man was non stop.

    • @astronaut4291
      @astronaut4291 4 года назад +9

      Are you okay? It seems like you're writing like you're running out of time.

    • @nathanlevesque7812
      @nathanlevesque7812 4 года назад +2

      huh

  • @bidaubadeadieu
    @bidaubadeadieu 4 года назад +122

    I think it was a really interesting move to acknowledge at the 5-minute mark that Trump will never be successfully removed from office, but then to continue on to talk about the symbolic benefits (e.g. naming and shaming, precedent setting) that impeachment could bring. I think that was a great way to frame the topic.

    • @fraudulentfem7322
      @fraudulentfem7322 4 года назад

      >won't be impeached
      Not with that attitude!

    • @malifraz8945
      @malifraz8945 4 года назад +1

      The thing is it would only strengthen his chances at reelection so there’s not really a point lol

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 4 года назад +7

      Totally agree.
      And, of course, there's always a chance that things will change enough for the Senate to actually remove Trump.
      Remember, Trump's #1 priority is loyalty. So if Republican senators start saying things like, "We can't blindly vote along party lines. We need to vote our conscience.", how would Trump respond to that? He would be absolutely enraged. He would viciously attack any Republican senator who would even THINK about voting for his removal. Would that make the Republican senators more... or less... likely to vote in Trump's favor? I don't think Trump would like the answer to that question.
      The great thing about putting maximum pressure on Trump is that his responses only confirm people's concerns about him.

    • @fatherofthanos3286
      @fatherofthanos3286 4 года назад

      @@zuryandrade143 bla bla blaa... as if there was not mass shooting before trump..

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 4 года назад

      Senate republicans will never impeach trump. But don’t worry, they will lose the upcoming elections. By a lot.

  • @marianorivas8537
    @marianorivas8537 3 года назад +6

    "protecting him, is protecting themselves"
    Let's be honest... That did not aged well

  • @quippy8402
    @quippy8402 2 года назад +3

    Obviously it is broken. I always wonder why those people are not in jail. We worship the system too much and without actually doing anything about its deterioration. Our news every single day is just full of other countries' problems and not ours. Every single day, we take every opportunity to self-congratulate that we are living in the greatest and richest country of the world. For years, we don't really think much and give out much effort to fix anything on the long list of long standing problems. When there is a chance we talk about a problem, every single time the system just asks us to just wait to vote out the bad guys in the next election, with which there is no guarantee that there aren't others of the same freaky kind running the show. In fact, there is a very good chance that there will be someone even worse running the next show. That's why I am not so very looking forward to the next election. Someone please fix these before bigger problems show up. Some people are very frustrated. Can't the gov and the parties just focus on the well being of its citizens and talk and taunt less?

  • @jamesdraco09
    @jamesdraco09 4 года назад +99

    "In 1788, three founding fathers made the case for the US constitution in a series of essays called the federalist papers."
    John J. got sick after writing 5...
    James Madison wrote 29...
    HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51!!!

    • @nyanveshika1152
      @nyanveshika1152 4 года назад +3

      How do you write like you're running out of time?

    • @jaredgarbo3679
      @jaredgarbo3679 4 года назад +4

      @@nyanveshika1152 We are all running out of time.

    • @Raydensheraj
      @Raydensheraj 4 года назад +1

      Jared Garbo Exactly lol

    • @hangyzhang9317
      @hangyzhang9317 4 года назад +2

      Every day you write like you are a running out of time
      (like you are running out of time)
      [like you are running out of time]

  • @pruett89
    @pruett89 4 года назад +370

    Literally every time he said “Hamilton” I saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s face in my head.

    • @shitlordflytrap1078
      @shitlordflytrap1078 4 года назад +6

      Spittin' lines

    • @hangyzhang9317
      @hangyzhang9317 4 года назад +21

      He wrote the other 51!

    • @Robman92
      @Robman92 4 года назад +1

      I saw Jacksfilms dressed as Hamilton 😅

    • @taakotuesdays
      @taakotuesdays 4 года назад +6

      HAMILTON WROTE *THE OTHER FIFTY ONE*

    • @devinrr
      @devinrr 4 года назад +2

      Elizabeth Powell
      how do you write like you're running out of time?

  • @TheBeatle49
    @TheBeatle49 4 года назад +13

    Agreed. I was against beginning the impeachment process, but as it rolled, I had to jump on board.

  • @thecrippledpancake9455
    @thecrippledpancake9455 3 года назад +6

    This aged well.

  • @kendomyers
    @kendomyers 4 года назад +244

    10:20
    Hamilton was also the author of some sick rhymes

  • @georgebad4229
    @georgebad4229 4 года назад +412

    This is the most Vox title I’ve seen yet

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 4 года назад +37

      It is a disgrace to this nation

    • @k.-flynn
      @k.-flynn 4 года назад +43

      @@constantinshim4271 chill

    • @MrJason005
      @MrJason005 4 года назад +7

      Don't judge a book by its cover.

    • @shecklesmack9563
      @shecklesmack9563 4 года назад +5

      Translation: REEEEEEE

    • @MrJason005
      @MrJason005 4 года назад

      @@shecklesmack9563 ΡΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕ......... μαλάκα?
      I don't know what "REEEEEE" means

  • @ethanburtsfield8771
    @ethanburtsfield8771 3 года назад +7

    “And Hamilton wrote the other 51!!”
    Leslie Odom Jr
    Written by Lin Manuel Miranda

  • @ronnirisch5631
    @ronnirisch5631 3 года назад +4

    Round two anybody?

  • @fahmyboy1
    @fahmyboy1 4 года назад +150

    I am sad that all the comments are about how heated the comment section will be, instead of actually being heated. Onto the next political video...

    • @fahmyboy1
      @fahmyboy1 4 года назад

      Hahahaha love it

    • @fahmyboy1
      @fahmyboy1 4 года назад

      Hahahaha love it

    • @HungryHelpings
      @HungryHelpings 4 года назад

      Seriously.. waste of 🍿🍿 and the backdrop irritates me tbh

  • @ngzbblax
    @ngzbblax 4 года назад +181

    What is that wall behind ezra made of? It looks really cool!

    • @ah-ss7he
      @ah-ss7he 4 года назад +13

      Ask Trump

    • @alessandrocwilliam
      @alessandrocwilliam 4 года назад +21

      I think that it is made of colored wood planks

    • @RNG-999
      @RNG-999 4 года назад +6

      Painted blocks of wood. You think something so plain is so cool...

    • @MrOzy8080
      @MrOzy8080 4 года назад +47

      @@RNG-999There's beauty in simplicity, and that's cool

    • @Mr.Ramirez95
      @Mr.Ramirez95 4 года назад +2

      Bamboo from China. It use to be half of the current price but now we have a trade war happening. So you pay more.

  • @matthewbridgeford1140
    @matthewbridgeford1140 3 года назад +16

    Why is this in my recomennded when trump is getting impeached again

  • @fatesorazaki7468
    @fatesorazaki7468 2 года назад +11

    Watching this on 2022,considering the current US administration track record.........this aged well.

  • @LGizzile
    @LGizzile 4 года назад +228

    Can u imagine if Obama did this....

    • @sanatsingh8955
      @sanatsingh8955 4 года назад +16

      I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that during the Obama presidency the Republicans would have had more precedent to prosecute because they dominated the house.

    • @ritacampbell3833
      @ritacampbell3833 4 года назад +61

      LGizzile I can. I lived through the Clinton impeachment and what Clinton did was more trumped up than based on anything. Republicans would be babbling and screaming, posturing and preaching about “cleansing” the office of the presidency, just as they already did before, 24/7.
      The Democrats now are the adults in the House. Trump is the guilty criminal who can’t stop screaming about his “innocence,” “perfection,” “niceness,” and no one with two brain cells to rub together believes him because he is so obviously lying. We know Trump always lies, and when he should take responsibility he tries to smear and blame others instead.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 4 года назад +16

      He would be out immediately.

    • @Keri-Lynn
      @Keri-Lynn 4 года назад +28

      Oh, no doubt....Obama would already be out long before now, & serving time in Federal prison.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 4 года назад +6

      @@Keri-Lynn I am happy we can agree.

  • @markclayton8977
    @markclayton8977 4 года назад +140

    Imagine being subscribed to a channel you hate just to say how angry you are in the comment section.

    • @Maarttiin
      @Maarttiin 4 года назад +15

      They have great videos about music.

    • @zero4430
      @zero4430 4 года назад +24

      you dont have to be subscribed to comment?

    • @andrewmattox1233
      @andrewmattox1233 4 года назад

      @@zero4430, hahaha. So true.

    • @AA123TD
      @AA123TD 4 года назад

      lots of those

    • @Boomflame82
      @Boomflame82 4 года назад +7

      Consider that it may be more likely many of these extremely antagonistic comments come from a foreign troll farm (eg. Russia)

  • @jacquelinewalker-5731
    @jacquelinewalker-5731 4 года назад +13

    If I didn't vote for him. I would now

  • @jefflandry3186
    @jefflandry3186 4 года назад +17

    We've already seen the transcript. End of story.

    • @jefflandry3186
      @jefflandry3186 4 года назад +2

      @You Know How dare the president bring up ther fact that Biden committed major crime and admitted it on tape?!

  • @laughsngasps
    @laughsngasps 4 года назад +216

    “Ain’t nothin gonna happen”- Kenan

    • @vladimirpotrosky7855
      @vladimirpotrosky7855 4 года назад +5

      And unfortunately, nothing in this video makes me believe otherwise

    • @lightartorias552
      @lightartorias552 4 года назад +2

      @Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't do anything worth impeaching. The Democratic party and its constituents have just created a boogie man out of him. Liberal loyalists would be irritated if Trump took a deep breath in their general vicinity. So it's easy for people who already hate the man to attach meaning to his statements that does objectively exist. Opinions are not enough for impeachment.

    • @hexistenz
      @hexistenz 4 года назад +3

      Light Artorias “He didn't do anything worth impeaching", you say.
      In this case, that's arguable. He pressured the President of Ukraine to supply him (Trump) with information that hopefully would be detrimental to his most likely opponent in the general election. Big deal? Well, kinda. With impeaching? Debatable.
      Combined with all the other dubious actions, policies, shady deals, shady hirings, shady firings, misuse of government funds, misappropriation of military budgets, incitement to violence and turmoil, egregious abuse of any moral standing as President of the United States, I'd say"ABSOLUTELY YES"

    • @lightartorias552
      @lightartorias552 4 года назад

      @Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't pressure he president though. The transcripts show he didn't pressure the Ukrainian President and The Ukrainian President backed up the transcripts also saying that Trump didn't pressure him on the call. Get your head out of the sand. You people hate him so much that you are just seeing what you want to see.

    • @mmcken3354
      @mmcken3354 4 года назад +1

      @@lightartorias552 none of what you said is true.
      are you listening NOW?
      he is a Russian asset-not a sitting President nor an American

  • @zacky6533
    @zacky6533 4 года назад +120

    So in short, the senate won't impeach him because... he IS The Senate.

    • @wyattknowlton8209
      @wyattknowlton8209 4 года назад +49

      @@AnontheOP did you even watch the video? Not only has he committed multiple crimes, but more importantly, he has abused his power to manipulate the coming election. Even more importantly, the president doesnt even need to commit a crime to be impeached. Clinton didnt

    • @JohanGr129
      @JohanGr129 4 года назад +11

      Wyatt Knowlton what crimes did he commit?

    • @zacky6533
      @zacky6533 4 года назад +2

      @@AnontheOP You were supposed to reply "Not yet". You've ruined it!

    • @2bRealist
      @2bRealist 4 года назад +8

      @@wyattknowlton8209 What crimes? Why is the left talkiing about crimes... yet can not site one??

    • @yc2877
      @yc2877 4 года назад +19

      2bRealist the ones explained in the video? The ones that you can do simple research to find.

  • @soledieairvideos5974
    @soledieairvideos5974 3 года назад +12

    It's always intresting to watch these way after the fact and see how little people think about stuff like this stuff now.

  • @WoodyBarrelson
    @WoodyBarrelson 4 года назад +16

    You can’t just take two words out of sentence and change it. Two words before the ones you picked changed the entire meaning you were conveying

    • @paulzhao1660
      @paulzhao1660 3 года назад

      He was paraphrasing. Quoting directly would have slowed the pace of video. In any case I think he preserved the meaning of the paragraph.

  • @ethansloweddown
    @ethansloweddown 4 года назад +65

    I’m 15 and I live in the Uk, why am I watching this

  • @masonyarbrough5261
    @masonyarbrough5261 4 года назад +67

    He asked China too, not just Ukraine

    • @masonyarbrough5261
      @masonyarbrough5261 4 года назад +10

      @Northern I also never said I support the bidens either

    • @adog7787
      @adog7787 4 года назад +1

      Big deal

    • @yakone1163
      @yakone1163 4 года назад

      Northern The media cant seem to handle the fact that people who arent Trump can do wrong.

  • @nocturnaloctopus
    @nocturnaloctopus 4 года назад +5

    The head of the judicial system will oversee the conviction hearing. That fact was missed.

  • @christianrupprechter3645
    @christianrupprechter3645 4 года назад +13

    Hello my fellow Vox lovers
    Is there a way to listen to the song that plays in the background starting at 4:40 ?
    I've heard it in numerous Vox videos and its my favourite.

  • @selenasheikh3537
    @selenasheikh3537 4 года назад +96

    I feel like every Hamilton fan paused the video and sang the bit in Non-Stop that talks about about the federalist papers

    • @nyanveshika1152
      @nyanveshika1152 4 года назад +5

      I was looking for a comment like this. You made my day, good sir.

    • @Odrosales18
      @Odrosales18 4 года назад +5

      John Jay got sick after writing five, Jame Madison wrote twenty-nine, Hamilton wrote the other 51

    • @boogiewoogiebugleboy3316
      @boogiewoogiebugleboy3316 4 года назад +2

      @@Odrosales18 Why do you write like your running out of time?

    • @cassandrarawoteea7822
      @cassandrarawoteea7822 4 года назад +2

      @Mulmius write day and night like you’re running out of time

  • @sichadeb
    @sichadeb 4 года назад +57

    Anyone else notice the high pitch that occurs throughout the video in swells in the background? there's one at 6:20 at "not *the only* "

    • @k.-flynn
      @k.-flynn 4 года назад +2

      Yeah it's part of the song

    • @VividBagels
      @VividBagels 4 года назад +1

      the microphone has tinnitus

    • @kobeccg
      @kobeccg 4 года назад

      sichadeb yes

    • @viddork
      @viddork 4 года назад

      I'm with K. Flynn on this one - pretty sure it's just part of the background music. You can hear the pitch start to change about 15 seconds later.

    • @wutang9762
      @wutang9762 4 года назад

      I thought my microwave was going off and got up to go look

  • @KingofHearts
    @KingofHearts 4 года назад +28

    Well yeah. Mans only defense has been “I didn’t explicitly declare a quid pro quo. See? Perfect conversation.”
    But in all seriousness, if this impeachment inquiry raises a magnifying glass to Trumps actions, making the 2020 election fair as possible, I’ll consider it a win. He admitted on national TV he would ‘listen’ to dirt.

    • @iexertz380
      @iexertz380 4 года назад +4

      He will win again, if Democrats would focus on the people who voted for him in 2016 and focus on why they voted for him they would easily win next year. The more attention you give him will always be a win for Trump, this is precisely what happened in 2016, and it will happen again next election.

    • @brailleeulogy120
      @brailleeulogy120 4 года назад +3

      Well it’s tough to have a quid pro quo when one side isn’t aware anything is being left on the table (military funding) - Ukraine even said they weren’t even aware military funding had been withheld. Why do people choose not to see that part?

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 4 года назад +2

      Sadly, republicans do not care. They believe in party over country.

    • @hadenwilson7278
      @hadenwilson7278 4 года назад +3

      @@angelgjr1999 As a Conservitive libertarian, america first. And trump is exposing corruption and draining the swamp. Trump pointed at a kid who stole a cookie from the cookie jar, and cookie jar thief's friends are all pointing at trump and lying, it's sickening how childish your party has become.

    • @patchmoulton5438
      @patchmoulton5438 4 года назад +3

      @@angelgjr1999 Some would say the same for the Democrats, my dude

  • @aldinoihsan3431
    @aldinoihsan3431 4 года назад +5

    anyone know whose soundtract is it at 4:39 ?
    much appreciated

  • @siddharthchoudhary4278
    @siddharthchoudhary4278 4 года назад +47

    Awww America bothered by foreign influence in their affairs? Wonder where i've heard that.

    • @clownwrld7
      @clownwrld7 4 года назад +1

      What influence..? the election was never connected to internet

  • @thomi.k
    @thomi.k 4 года назад +102

    Dear vox, I would like to see more from Ezra Klein. He‘s a great political commentator. Yes, I know about his podcast show, but seeing him on vox explaining things visually is more interesting...thanks!

    • @tranbach9431
      @tranbach9431 4 года назад +5

      me too

    • @MikkoHaavisto1
      @MikkoHaavisto1 4 года назад +2

      Ezra Klein is not a great political commentator in my opinion. He seems to value his career and popularity over truth or good-faith argumentation. Check Ezra Klein's podcast with Sam Harris for reference.

  • @NanceLvr
    @NanceLvr 4 года назад +5

    “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along?” - Rodney King lol

  • @madivance9539
    @madivance9539 4 года назад +9

    Supreme court should be the trier of impeachment. They are the closest thing to a non-partisan body we have

    • @Just_a_ghost713
      @Just_a_ghost713 4 года назад +1

      That's actually not a bad idea

    • @arandommobilebc2046
      @arandommobilebc2046 4 года назад

      Good in theory but would not really be fair due to them either being liberal or conservative depending on who appointed them. Right now justices are mostly conservative. So they would probably always go with the republicans. And would justice Brett Kavanaugh really vote to impeach the person who put him in power? Maybe it would work but I don’t see it.

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 3 года назад

      Not anymore, Trump is going right off the deep end with far right judges like no one has ever done before

  • @MagicFlyingMan
    @MagicFlyingMan 4 года назад +115

    I do not like that high punched ring playing in the background

  • @sdfkjgh
    @sdfkjgh 4 года назад +60

    0:50 James Comey: I'm listening...tell me more.

    • @notmytruthTHEtruth
      @notmytruthTHEtruth 4 года назад +6

      Lol James Comey is a good person? Next you're gonna say John Bolton is a good persion. And no I'm not a Trump supporter.

    • @LPUMasterX
      @LPUMasterX 4 года назад

      "good"

    • @karelees4404
      @karelees4404 4 года назад +1

      Comey and Brennan... both snakes

  • @jonasbarakat
    @jonasbarakat 4 года назад +5

    This video made me think I had tinnitus. Those high pitches were extremely uncomfortable with headphones.

  • @JHX1
    @JHX1 4 года назад +6

    Quite scary if the senate would be from the opposite party as the president..

  • @ToddHowar.d
    @ToddHowar.d 4 года назад +64

    I’m starting to think Trump watched CGP Grey’s video The Rules for Rulers and is practically following them perfectly.

    • @AxeSoul
      @AxeSoul 4 года назад +5

      I hate how accurate this is.

    • @ChaosMarine218
      @ChaosMarine218 4 года назад +1

      It just works

  • @BlacksonQuackson
    @BlacksonQuackson 4 года назад +90

    Trump: Impeachment broken, plz nerf

    • @TheRealNickG
      @TheRealNickG 4 года назад

      Epic gamer moment 😂

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 4 года назад

      Trump: impeachment is unfair and harassment ban now!
      Dems in the house and the senate:
      Hoes mad

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 4 года назад

      @Brianna Jones sorry its a smash ultimate reference.

    • @devinrr
      @devinrr 4 года назад

      The Great Gatsby
      I'm reading your book

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 4 года назад

      @@devinrr "flattered" but its not my book. Its America's book i hope you love the book as much as i did

  • @BuildingCenter
    @BuildingCenter 4 года назад +11

    Hamilton was right, given contemporary plans for Senatorial assignment.

    • @XhumpersX
      @XhumpersX 4 года назад +2

      He was, but it still wasn't a good system. Breaking impeachment was a byproduct of a greater good. People should always choose their representatives directly no matter what.

    • @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324
      @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324 4 года назад

      @@XhumpersX there will be no impeachment.

  • @sarahmckay3948
    @sarahmckay3948 4 года назад +42

    so u can impeach someone for just about anything?

    • @meferswift
      @meferswift 4 года назад +7

      Yes

    • @arandommobilebc2046
      @arandommobilebc2046 4 года назад +19

      No, but you can impeach someone for withholding much needed military aid to an american ally until they investigate your political rival.

    • @LiberalSquared
      @LiberalSquared 4 года назад +1

      That's a good thing.

    • @Charliechorizo
      @Charliechorizo 4 года назад +21

      Yes, but the Democrats are so incompetent that they cannot get their lies straight.

    • @meferswift
      @meferswift 4 года назад

      @@arandommobilebc2046 witholding the aid is not a problem. Using it to self benefit it IS (maybe).

  • @jayw273
    @jayw273 4 года назад +8

    Does anyone know what the name of the tune / song is they’re using for this video ?

  • @Yanaschaf
    @Yanaschaf 4 года назад +14

    They really should look at his hotel corruption!

    • @Ski3HigH
      @Ski3HigH 4 года назад +3

      And his tax returns while they're at it

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 4 года назад

      @@Ski3HigH Yes! I don't get why they want to rush this! There are so many open questions.

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 4 года назад

      @Will224000 What do you mean by "CrowdStrike"?

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 4 года назад

      @Tobby Isiba Enlighten me. When and where and how did they?

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 4 года назад

      @@Yanaschaf,
      Hotel emoluments was explicitly stated in this very same Ukraine phone call, yet no one talks about this.
      One phone call gave multiple reasons for Impeachment.

  • @thomasaquinas5262
    @thomasaquinas5262 3 года назад +2

    We came from a parliamentary system. We should return to it. Anyway, parliament has provisions for calling a new election if there's a no-confidence vote, and other things. We have impeachment; the cover is 'high crimes and misdemeanors'. But, it's 100% political...and that's not broken, that's OK. Remember Parliament. If Congress as a bloc wants the president gone, for cause, then he's gone. Such almost occurred for Nixon(so he quit) but didn't happen for Clinton or Trump (because neither had merited impeachment.) Remember, it's not unpopularity so much as being removed for 'cause'. That can never be defined...

  • @1996squareenix
    @1996squareenix 4 года назад +26

    mmmm this aged well 👌🏽

    • @hamburgler9839
      @hamburgler9839 4 года назад +1

      Got em

    • @stoneyll
      @stoneyll 4 года назад +1

      Nothing the Senate does, can reverse Trump* being impeached.

    • @NotAFren
      @NotAFren 4 года назад +2

      @@stoneyll nothing the house does can stop from Trump* from being reelected.

    • @johnyoung2645
      @johnyoung2645 4 года назад

      @@stoneyll Pelosi has 1 year to hand over the articles or The resolution dies.

  • @iainronald4217
    @iainronald4217 4 года назад +74

    *opens my pint of Ben and Jerry’s im-peach-mint ice cream and excitedly curls up with a blanket* okay comments, go!

    • @KilluaZoldyck-de1hq
      @KilluaZoldyck-de1hq 4 года назад

      comfy

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 4 года назад +1

      Aw, man. I made up "I'm peach mint", and now everyone is saying it.
      Whenever you think of something clever, the odds are overwhelming that you are not the only one who thought of it.

    • @iainronald4217
      @iainronald4217 4 года назад +2

      UTU49 yea I feel the same lol. I came up with that in 2016 but never had any use for it. But thirty others probably had it by then.
      Let’s be honest, it’s time for Ben and Jerry to release that flavour lol

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 4 года назад

      @@iainronald4217 I actually think "peach mint" sounds delicious.

    • @iainronald4217
      @iainronald4217 4 года назад +1

      @@UTU49 it is good, believe you me. In another life I was a banquet chef, every Sunday we'd do the 5-star dining version of an all you can eat breakfast/brunch buffet. Something I did almost every week was this cobbler: Peaches, Mint, Tarragon, and Coconut milk were the main flavours. It may have looked like the food from the matrix but it tasted like heaven on earth.

  • @jonnyeh
    @jonnyeh 4 года назад +18

    Why even mention "quid-pro-quo"? That's not the line he needed to cross to go "too far". Just asking for a favor is enough.

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 4 года назад +4

      Ascending to office by illegitimate means was enough. We had everything we needed to Impeach Trump-Pence back in December of 2016, before they were ever sworn in to office.

    • @brettsanderson8680
      @brettsanderson8680 4 года назад

      @@dahawk8574 I guess thats why hes still in office.

    • @onedivbypi2241
      @onedivbypi2241 4 года назад

      First testimony showed quid pro quo today. Emails and solid evidence of such. Republicans didn't see anything 🙈.
      More to come 🙈🙈🙈🙉🙉🙉🙊🙊🙊.

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon 4 года назад +7

    Tell other countries not to mess in US politics....so who’s telling the US not to mess in their politics?

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 4 года назад +1

      Remember when Obama came out strongly for Macron during the French election? Imagine if Putin or Xi Jinping had done the same thing for Trump or Clinton?

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie 4 года назад

      Maybe because the US donates such a lot of money to almost all foreign countries. And not the other way around. Google it. Could that be the reason?

  • @moondogmoondog8155
    @moondogmoondog8155 4 года назад +2

    They need to show more of their sources

    • @aerosolaris
      @aerosolaris 4 года назад

      They showed plenty of sources.

    • @moondogmoondog8155
      @moondogmoondog8155 4 года назад

      Not all of them. For example when or if Russia interfered with America's elections

  • @aaronclift
    @aaronclift 4 года назад +4

    What truly frightens me is that if Republicans continue to allow Trump to act with impunity, we can expect more wannabe-dictators to start to flood the American political system in the future. When we get a president who is not only as morally bankrupt as Trump but also intelligent and charismatic, then we're in serious danger of losing our democracy.

  • @ah-ss7he
    @ah-ss7he 4 года назад +41

    Last time I was this early, I had forcep marks on my forehead.

    • @AndreaSammut
      @AndreaSammut 4 года назад

      This comment made my day 😂

    • @ah-ss7he
      @ah-ss7he 4 года назад

      Andrea Sammut 😏

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 4 года назад

      So...last week?

  • @ffu6616
    @ffu6616 4 года назад +28

    US: ahhh what should we doooo
    The rest of the world: just impeach him already

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 4 года назад +2

      wantafanta01 *he lost by 3 million votes despite Russians hacking many state wide election ballots.

    • @kristophermanzo
      @kristophermanzo 4 года назад +8

      Angel Gutierrez that’s not how it works but ok

    • @yaboidayron1833
      @yaboidayron1833 4 года назад +3

      No evidence that any votes were changed by Russians. There was hacking, there were facebook memes. Thems the facts. Electoral college upheld our representative democracy as was intended.

    • @JustinStrife
      @JustinStrife 4 года назад

      Since when does America follow what the rest of the world wants? LOL

  • @wallyschroeder615
    @wallyschroeder615 4 года назад +32

    Who's here because of Trump's impeachment today and watching all these impeachment explanation videos? lol Congratulations America, your Politicians, most of the anyways still believe in the US Constitution ;)

    • @sdafsf
      @sdafsf 4 года назад +6

      Wally Schroeder senate wont convict

    • @deamonomic
      @deamonomic 4 года назад +2

      Check out Legal eagle on youtube. He is very good at breaking the legal side of things down for the average person and Has I think several videos on impeachment, 1 on the whistle blower complaint, another on hearsay (highly reccomend), another on quid pro quo, one breaking down impeachment and the history of past Impeachments and others I think

    • @maartenvandijk3629
      @maartenvandijk3629 4 года назад

      He's impeached. No one is surprised by that, I think most people would have guessed when the Democrats started the impeachment procedure that he would be impeached. Even in this video he never debated that

    • @andrewkozlowski4108
      @andrewkozlowski4108 4 года назад

      If by most you mean not the Republicans than yes

  • @TheBHAitken
    @TheBHAitken 4 года назад +9

    "so this is how democracy ends; to thunderous applause..."

  • @brookew2709
    @brookew2709 4 года назад +17

    I love that the name “Hamilton” was featured in the video shot 😂

    • @10macattak
      @10macattak 4 года назад

      I like how the same photo of trump is used twice

    • @gotofalograce9926
      @gotofalograce9926 4 года назад

      It was because he hasn’t thrown away his shot😉

  • @adamwinnett8892
    @adamwinnett8892 4 года назад +16

    Am I the only one who hears an annoying, high-pitch and intermittent beep in the background noise? Great video but good grief it sounds like a childhood hearing test!

  • @KindaRylan
    @KindaRylan 4 года назад +32

    Love this video, there's a high pitched melody at 6 min that is painful to hear

  • @misterosc
    @misterosc 4 года назад +4

    Why are you americans still talking about a paper written in 1788 like it's sacred

    • @chengkuoklee5734
      @chengkuoklee5734 4 года назад

      Human can make religion out of anything.

    • @clownwrld7
      @clownwrld7 4 года назад +2

      Because it says you can overthrow a tyrannical government. Does your country say that about itself?

    • @wheatandtares9764
      @wheatandtares9764 4 года назад +1

      misterOsc Yeah Im sure your woke democrats who want to ban straws are ALL WE NEED.

  • @tj6051
    @tj6051 4 года назад +5

    With every presidency the next commander and chief has to come up with their own stuff plus try to deal with whatever the last president came up with

  • @dhickson79
    @dhickson79 4 года назад +5

    The "law and order " & "facts don't care about your feelings" party has shipped out years ago. We must attempt to uphold the laws, otherwise why have even have them .

  • @GeoffreyMureithi
    @GeoffreyMureithi 4 года назад +37

    Been waiting for the Ezra episode on impeachment!!!!!!

    • @Kass686
      @Kass686 4 года назад

      Same! I think Ezra has a very good sense of where we are in history and how important this is

    • @GeoffreyMureithi
      @GeoffreyMureithi 4 года назад

      @ISIS Member Abraham Lincoln said you should not argue with people over the internet

  • @Fpvpilot928
    @Fpvpilot928 4 года назад +34

    I would like you to do me a favor though: This is quid pro quo because of the word though. It implies that his action depends on the 'though', and the 'though' was mentioned directly after military aid was mentioned. Military aid equals political favors. Doesn't anybody speak English?

    • @RelaxednCaIm
      @RelaxednCaIm 4 года назад +5

      The Javelins weren't part of the military aid... Military aid never came up in the transcript which I have on my phone. and at no time did he say "no investigation, no Javelins".

    • @gyrene_asea4133
      @gyrene_asea4133 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, I'll just have to go with what the RelaxednCalm2015 simpleton said.

    • @RelaxednCaIm
      @RelaxednCaIm 4 года назад +1

      @@gyrene_asea4133 I have the transcript on my phone... unless you were agreeing with me.

    • @steveguild871
      @steveguild871 4 года назад +1

      I can speak English. Can you understand it?

    • @Fpvpilot928
      @Fpvpilot928 4 года назад +1

      @@steveguild871 I'm guessing you're an eight year old boy with a loose grasp on English; you maybe, no, probably haven't even mastered object permanence yet. You should probably leave discussing syntax and grammar to adults and go play with whatever kids do these days, probably yourself.

  • @bruggeman672
    @bruggeman672 3 года назад +1

    And I thought Canada's system was a joke. I cannot imagine being an American being expected to be so proud of such a mess....

  • @hergergy
    @hergergy 4 года назад +3

    In my head, I just got a nostalgia flashback. MAN, THE MAN IS NON-STOP!

    • @freewyvern707
      @freewyvern707 4 года назад +1

      Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me
      Are you aware that we're making hist'ry?
      This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
      The liberty behind deliberation

  • @tyrranicalt-rad6164
    @tyrranicalt-rad6164 4 года назад +16

    VOX ...I need you to do me a favor.....

    • @tychay
      @tychay 4 года назад +3

      … though.

  • @aBigBadWolf
    @aBigBadWolf 4 года назад +36

    The problem is the first pass the pole voting system. There are alternatives that would have great effect.

    • @michaelnelson2976
      @michaelnelson2976 4 года назад +3

      YES PLEASE THANK YOU YOU ARE RIGHT. CGP GRAEY'S VIDEOS?

    • @tristanmoller9498
      @tristanmoller9498 4 года назад +1

      What do you two think about dividing the states electoral votes among winners and losers and not just handing all of them to the winner, as a reform? That was Andrew Yang’s idea

    • @aBigBadWolf
      @aBigBadWolf 4 года назад +1

      @@tristanmoller9498 No, the change would have to be simple. You are supposed to vote with a list ordered by priority. Everyone that is on any list is a candidate. The candidate with the least votes gets eliminated. The votes that went to that candidate are redistributed according to the next priority if there is one. The last man standing wins. This is a common way to vote in many other countries like e.g. Switzerland. There is no reason why this should not work in the US for the houses but also the presidency.

    • @ArticBlueFox96
      @ArticBlueFox96 4 года назад +1

      @@tristanmoller9498 Dividing the states electoral votes, is already done by Maine and Nebraska. However, it doesn't change the fact that the electoral college gives more weight to a voter in a small state than one in a large state. We can instead switch to a popular vote through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. However, regardless of which tract we choose, it is up to the States, because the Constitution says it is the States that decide how their elections are run and how they apportion their electoral votes (or electors).
      There are lots of election reform and congressional reform that is needed, not just changing the electoral vote. The organization FairVote has written an excellent piece of legislation to institute multi-member district, ranked choice voting (what CPGrey called single-transferable-vote). Bernie Sanders also has a plan to expand enfranchisement and improve the election process.

    • @michaelnelson2976
      @michaelnelson2976 4 года назад

      @@ArticBlueFox96 Wow yes. As another person who cares but isn't formally informed on political science theory, yes to everything that was said here. This is an idea that would actually gather people's opinions, not just see how well they can "play the system" against each other. The First Past the Post voting system we have established might be the most intuitive, but it leads to a lot of Game Theory and will boil a democracy down to just two opposing parties if nothing is done to add luft, breathing space, for more ideas and platforms.
      I was a little excited with my first comment... I wasn't expecting to see someone else put forth that idea. Usually, it's me making these political comments under my breath. Welp. I feel a bit out of my depth now...

  • @austinmolitor7283
    @austinmolitor7283 4 года назад +1

    My highschool history teacher was actually named Alexander Hamilton. It was very fitting.

  • @Alpoore0229
    @Alpoore0229 4 года назад +1

    Anyone know what the music playing at 4:40 is??

  • @bijn1848
    @bijn1848 4 года назад +11

    John Jay got sick after writing 5

    • @connorni7741
      @connorni7741 4 года назад +3

      Madison wrote 29

    • @j_sampaio
      @j_sampaio 4 года назад +4

      Hamilton wrote the other FIFTY-ONE!!