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minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·21 hours agoYep. Andrew Johnson. If he had been removed via impeachment, the southern seeds of fascism could have been executed like the traitors they were. In addition, Nixon probably would have been a hell of a lot more careful because impeachment wouldn’t have been a merely theoretical possibility. Each failed impeachment further cements the idea that presidents are untouchable, leading up to the current situation.
Yep. Andrew Johnson. If he had been removed via impeachment, the southern seeds of fascism could have been executed like the traitors they were.
In addition, Nixon probably would have been a hell of a lot more careful because impeachment wouldn’t have been a merely theoretical possibility.
Each failed impeachment further cements the idea that presidents are untouchable, leading up to the current situation.