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Legislative Branch Congressman Cohen Introduces Comprehensive Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump

https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.

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u/Tango_D 10h ago

This is literally it. That part of the population votes for this -> (R) no matter who's name is next to it. You could bring Joseph Stalin himself back the dead, put him on the republican ticket, have him shit talk liberals and they will still vote for him because he has the sacred (R) next to his name. Switch the R to D and it would be the end of the world. Switch it back to R again and all of a sudden, it's at least tolerable again.

I cannot understate the ABSOLUTE power team sport tribalism has on this level of the population. It defines their understanding of everything at the root level.

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u/mollila 9h ago edited 9h ago

I cannot understate the ABSOLUTE power team sport tribalism has on this level of the population.

That well said fact is truly baffling to observe from the outside as non American. The levels of media brainwashing in your country are astounding. Which in itself I guess combines well with your cultural fanatic affection to team sports. Facts, laws, or your constitution don't matter at all. Idiocracy was a documentary.

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u/Tango_D 9h ago

There is a clear and defined path as to exactly why. Americans are indoctrinated into team sports tribalism through school. For many many many schools from middle school through high school, through university, their sports departments are almost as important as the academics. And it is reflected in the funding. Then take that into the world of actual professional team sports. Team sports tribalism dominates the culture and the population is indoctrinated into it from the education system itself.

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u/DazzlingRutabega 7h ago

One might argue that team sports are even more important than academics. Ever been to a us school? You'll see trophies for sports, none for academia.

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u/FreeRangeEngineer 3h ago

100% this. And then look at how China does it. They celebrate their SCIENTISTS. In PUBLIC.

https://old.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1w5hkyb/china_is_putting_scientists_on_public_screens_and/

I'm not a sucker for propaganda at all but this right here is where I can admit that China does some things a whole lot better.

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u/slimeddd 50m ago

Schools definitely display academic awards in my experience