The First Ever

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8-15-2023

The First Ever

This is going to be a really short blog (maybe). When politicians get outta line, the threat of a public trial usually causes them to resign and disappear while their legacy lives on.

Presidential Impeachment

Article II, Section 4: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, treason, bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate in 1868.

Think of Richard Nixon who ended his term because of the Watergate scandal at the Democratic National Headquarters under the threat of impeachment. His successor was former Speaker of the House Gerald Ford argued on the floor of the House that “high crimes and misdemeanors” should be defined as “whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers them to be at a moment in history.”

The indiscretions of William Jefferson Clinton in the Oval Office brought Impeachment by the House and acquittal by the Senate in 1999 because his misconduct didn’t threaten the nation and therefore not impeachable.

I guess it was no greater misconduct than that of John Fitzgerald Kennedy or Lyndon Baines Johnson during their tenures in the office as president.

How things changed in 2017 making Donald Trump the first ever elected president to be impeached twice by the House without hesitation and acquitted by the Senate. Trump was then charged with leading an insurrection on January 6th 2022, and followed by charges of possession of classified documents in his residence in Mar Largo after leaving office, leading to the current public trial in court and in the court of public opinion during the 2023 election campaign cycle to hinder his bid to return to the White House. While his “misconduct” didn’t threaten the nation, it threatened the security of his political rivals. You got to love the democratic flavor of politics. Elections have consequences! – RTM

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I am the Real Truckmaster: 1. I am a born-again Christian (a sinner saved by the grace of God). 2 I am a retired US Army Transportation Sergeant First Class (E-7), my last position of assignment was as the "Truckmaster" of the US Army Transportation Motor Pool in Yokohama Japan (1989-90). 3. I am an amateur military historian. 4. I am a Thailand Veteran of the Vietnam War. 5. I detest "Politics as Usual". 6. I'm pro-life (Abortion is murder) and there is no justification or excuse for it. 7. I believe that we must place the security and welfare of America First! Clarification of Real Truckmaster Blogs For those who follow my blog posts on RTM blogs let me clarify and clear up some confusion. I write highlighting the inconsistencies and hypocrisy of the far-left's war on anything Trump. There are too many willing to argue without merit and I would be remiss attempting to argue against their ignorance, they have way too much experience. My writings are my personal opinion intended to be educational in nature, a bit humorous, satirical, while being informative providing food for thought, which is sorely lacking today. For those who find my posts offensive, I am truly sorry, you have the right NOT to read them as have many before you. I will not attempt to change your mind politically, but provide the opportunity to show something you may wish to consider, thereby illuminating prejudice and misinformation! - I am the Real Truckmaster!

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