For John, BLUF: Calls for Impeachment make Democrats appear unhinged, or at least badly disoriented But, bring it on. Maybe it would give a boost to the Big Beautiful Bill. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From The Hill, by Reporter Mychael Schnell, 21 June 2025, 11:33 PM ET.
Here is the lede plus four:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday night said President Trump’s decision to strike three of Iran’s nuclear sites is grounds for impeachment, becoming one of the first elected Democrats to back the constitutional punishment after the attack in the Middle East.Aside from the fact that Democratic Presidents before President Trump have set precedent for this koind of act withuot prior conosultation with Congress, there is the question of if this Operation could have been pulled off if it had been briefed to a Congress that leaks like a seive.Trump announced Sunday night that the U.S. executed a “spectacular military success” in Iran, striking three nuclear facilities — including Fordow, which is hidden deep in a mountain south of Tehran. He warned that the U.S. would order additional strikes if Iran does not come to the table to negotiate a peace agreement.
While several House Democrats slammed Trump’s strike as unconstitutional, Ocasio-Cortez was one of a select few to go a step further and categorize the move as impeachable.
“The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a post on the social platform X. “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to “declare war,” one of the largest powers held by the legislative branch. In the past, however, presidents of both parties have struck adversaries militarily without approval from Congress.
The other side of this issue is a successful impeachment with a Senate Conviction would end up with a new President. I would be very sad to see President Trump go, given his efforts to meet the desires of those who elected him back in November. On the other hand, JD Vance would be a great President and Usha Vance a great First Lady.
Before we contemplate such an upheavel, we need to ask what are the odds Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could gather the required two-thirds of Senators present to vote for Conviction (that would be 67 with a full Senate of 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats)? Slim to none.
Regards — Cliff
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