Jay RosenAug 28, 2023

CNN headline today:

"McCarthy starts to plot Biden impeachment strategy while GOP skeptics remain."

What the GROUNDS for impeachment might be is addressed in paragraph nine. CNN thus buries the lede of a more striking story: a vibes-based approach, where you establish first the feeling, "we wanna impeach," relegating the small matter of "impeachment for what?" to later stages.

That's news! Instead CNN frames for us another strategy story.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/politics/mccarthy-biden-impeachment-strategy/index.html

#journalism #uspol #science

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@jayrosen_nyu

The harm that Trump did to our democracy is to normalize impeachment as a standard practice of the "opposition party" as a reaction to unwanted conduct. His conduct was so awful that he holds *half* of all American impeachments in his hands.

If we do not take control of our democracy the word "impeachment" is meaningless moving forward. Why didn't the framers of our government attach penalty to impeachment?

Only 3 presidents have ever been impeached:

https://www.history.com/news/how-many-presidents-impeached

How Many US Presidents Have Faced Impeachment?

While multiple presidents have faced the threat of impeachment, only three have been impeached.

HISTORY
Aug 29, 2023 at 3:04amWeb