Poof

For John, BLUF:  Some of us, outside the world of education, worry that civics is not being taught in our schools, or not being taught well.  Sadly.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Some Democrats apparently think that the impeachment vote means that Trump is out of office

From The New Neo, 20 December 2019.

Here is the lede plus four:

My goodness:

It might be difficult to believe after weeks of talk about impeachment that there are people who still don’t understand the process, but on Twitter last night, “#ByeTrump” was trending because many believed that the House vote on impeachment meant that President Donald Trump was now removed.

Some had to be schooled then today when they found out to their surprise that lo and behold, Trump was still president and that no, being impeached is not the same thing as removal

Although shocking, it’s not surprising.  We’ve known for quite some time that the teaching of civics is nothing like what it used to be, and that many people schooled in the US grow up ignorant of even the basics of the way our government works.  So, many people who seem to be politically active and involved – involved enough to tweet about politics on Twitter, anyway – appear to have thought that impeachment itself would remove Trump from office.

This isn’t just about Trump.  Apparently, these people are so ignorant of the entire picture of how our government is designed that they think the Founders set things up so that one body of our legislature can remove a president by a simple majority vote. Poof, you’re gone!

Funny, but sad.  Democrats.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff