By THE REV. JAMES H. GEARHART
According to public polling, Donald Trump continues to lose the support of the American people.
I am one who, from the beginning, anticipated a failed presidency. What I did not expect was a constant chipping away at the foundations of our democratic form of government. He decries “socialism” yet admires Communist dictators Putin and Kim; he declares a “national emergency” to justify fulfilling a campaign promise to his loyal minions, effectively declaring himself an authority higher than the other supposedly co-equal branches of government, the legislative and judicial.
His moral compass doesn’t work and has modeled behavior that encourages expression of the worst in human nature, not the best.
As I write this Michael Cohen, Trump's former "fixer" has provided damning evidence of efforts to cover up illegal political activity before, during and after the 2016 election, in public testimony before a committee of the U.S. House.
There is a legal and appropriate way to stop further erosion of the American way of government! On Tuesday January 29 close to 300 attendees from 118 congressional districts to the first ever Need to Impeach Summit in Washington DC delivered complete Articles of Impeachment to all 435 US House offices; I spoke to James Comer’s legislative director Jim Goldenstein. The 10 Articles are:
1. Obstructing Justice
2. Profiting from the Presidency
3. Conspiring with Foreign Actors to Steal the 2016 Election
4. Advocating Political and Police Violence
5. Abusing Power
6. Engaging in Conduct that Grossly Endangers the Peace and Security of the United States
7. Encouraging Partisan Enforcement of the Law
8. Attacking the Free Press
9. Violating Immigrant’s Rights to Due Process
10. Violating Campaign Finance Laws
Detailed explanations of these can be found at NeedtoImpeach.com
The Mueller Report may not be enough to remove this wannabe dictator from office in a timely manner. All our US House representatives have the information and justification needed to begin an exploratory investigation into impeachment; they need to hear from those of us who support that action.