Impeachment is broken. Impeach Trump, anyway.

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  • @Vox
    @Vox  5 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    We want to hear from you: What are your biggest questions about impeachment and the Trump-Ukraine scandal? Submit them here: bit.ly/31PB0Aq

    • @divintysoulger9262
      @divintysoulger9262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      youre part of the machine
      the one designed to keep us at each others throats suppressed and angry
      dont give vox your info via survey they will sell you the f out

    • @MarkM001
      @MarkM001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I liked the presentation. I learned. We need more civics lessons.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I don't support people who are tearing apart this nation.

    • @robertjarman3703
      @robertjarman3703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Many other countries have changed impeachment and varying forms of removal from office to reflect these difficulties. Many with directly elected officials, especially presidential republics like the US, allow recalls, as do many individual American states. The voters themselves decide whether the official they put into office has committed political offenses that are disreputable to the society but not necessarily illegal.
      The judiciary in many countries is designed as a more insulated body, with a special judicial council or commission to oversee the appointment and removal of judges, often a designed to be inclusive process changing over time, involving many political and legal actors with strong experience, especially the aspects related to the highest court in the country. The impeachment process doesn't need to be used for the judiciary and risk politicizing the judiciary. The highest court, more specifically the constitutional court, often the only body allowed to hold an impeachment trial and in some countries, the primary or only way to declare a law unconstitutional, is often a delicate balance, such as giving the cabinet, the judiciary itself, and the legislature, both houses of it if bicameral, influence, such as giving each one a set number of appointments to make on the court, for a fixed term, usually 9 to 12 years long, non renewable, and staggered. It's recognized to be a political actor, interpreting the constitution, reflecting on laws and executive policy, and often deciding the fate of political actors, so they need to be widely respected to work.
      The legislature often has the option to impeach a president or high official for actual crimes that are actually illegal or expressly unconstitutional or in violation of specific court orders, by holding a vote or proposal in the legislature and holding a trial in the constitutional court, allowing an actual trial to be held for actual accusations of crimes, and not giving politicians the power to determine whether an individual committed a crime or not, merely to initiate the trial.
      Other legislatures hold the power to refer such officials to the people to decide, such as the Romanian constitution giving the legislature the right to hold a vote on holding a referendum on whether to retain the president or not, and the Romanian president is an executive figure not merely a ceremonial parliamentary officer.
      They also tend to clarify presidential immunity too, such as expressly forbidding prosecution or civil suit of an incumbent president but also suspending the statute of limitations and all deadlines associated with prosecutions or civil suits during their time in office, and many constitutions now forbid the amendment of any clause imposing term limits to relax or repeal them, to prevent any president from holding immunity forever.

    • @assurhex1449
      @assurhex1449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Why won't you tell the truth?

  • @davidthewhale7556
    @davidthewhale7556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8536

    The house: You are being impeached, the senate will decide your fate
    Trump: I am the senate

    • @sheevone4359
      @sheevone4359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      Not yet

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Im afriad he will pull a Sadam Hussien and read off a list of enemy names during the next state of the union
      What would happen if he had guards execute the Democratic leadership next to a stack of presigned pardons?

    • @davidthewhale7556
      @davidthewhale7556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Morty Sanchez “from this day forth the United States will be reorganised into the first North American Empire for a safer and securer society”

    • @thelinedrive
      @thelinedrive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Morty Sanchez that would entail the house inviting him for the address and a president currently in the impeachment process isn’t one that is likely to be invited.

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@davidthewhale7556
      The best empire, all the people are saying it, you know, a lot of people told me I should be emporer, a lot of people, the best people, Hillary Clintons emails are a disgrace, and Hunter Biden, dont even get me started, Wikileaks!

  • @mayu277
    @mayu277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Washington's and Hamilton's worst nightmare: *exists*
    Trump: it's free real estate

  • @SharonFoster852
    @SharonFoster852 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1151

    When Hamilton wrote that, U.S.Senators were chosen by the state legislatures, not by popular vote. Maybe that did have some tempering effect.

    • @falcianjinn6218
      @falcianjinn6218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Probably an important point to bring up. I also don't think he said that about the senate because of their 6 year terms and how they were staggered, but because they weren't popularly elected.

    • @manofsan
      @manofsan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why was it switched from state legislatures to popular vote?

    • @manofsan
      @manofsan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@faranocks maybe people need to complain again to switch it back

    • @URAWESOME94
      @URAWESOME94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Solid point.

    • @URAWESOME94
      @URAWESOME94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      manofsan lol!!!! Well there’s pros and cons.
      If the state legislature has been filled with the same partisan nonsense, it would be somewhat silly to let them speak for you when it comes to representing you nationally when they cannot adequately represent you statewide. I can see why people didn’t appreciate that concept.

  • @Luke-kq8gh
    @Luke-kq8gh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1703

    It’s important to remember that back in Hamilton’s time, senators were elected by state legislatures. That extra barrier made it easier for them to be nonpartisan

    • @andrewmattox1233
      @andrewmattox1233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      That's a fair point.

    • @thatprogolfer
      @thatprogolfer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      In some states even, Senators were appointed by Governor’s, and the choice of a state in choosing how to elect their Senator (governor appointment, State Representative approval/elected, or popular vote) was ended by the 17th amendment, requiring all states to have a popular vote with all eligible citizens to decide their Senator.

    • @trombonegamer14
      @trombonegamer14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      If senators were still chosen in this way, it would still be partisan in nature. Pretending otherwise is pretty silly, and sounds like you're blaming democracy for the failures of our constitution.

    • @og1ie
      @og1ie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yahoo, someone who knows what he is talking about. This little smurf who is telling me about Trump, doesn't understand today's politics and how the Dems have been acting for the last three years. A comparison would be, the Democratic GANG owns the city. One day an honest cop shows up walking the beat. And, he's looking in their widows and getting ready to kick down a couple doors.

    • @joeking5679
      @joeking5679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That seems like a much better system, why did it change?

  • @warrenmartin94
    @warrenmartin94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2208

    I’m just here to say I like the backdrop

    • @rurutuM
      @rurutuM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I like turtles

    • @nanibunny4067
      @nanibunny4067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you!

    • @superzohaib96
      @superzohaib96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's nice

    • @dice.brain.
      @dice.brain. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s a perfect backdrop for this kind of video!

    • @Blowingmind
      @Blowingmind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, it is very nice

  • @forgottenartist36
    @forgottenartist36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    This aged well

  • @freechurros
    @freechurros 5 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Impeachment will be decided " by the comparative strength of parties, than by the real demonstration of innocence or guilt."

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sky. Sad, but true.

    • @kerrywsmyth
      @kerrywsmyth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SKY HIGH this is precisely why you need 2/3rds of the Senate to convict. It is a failsafe against decisions based on strength of party, and at 2/3rds vote you can rest pretty assured that the president is guilty. Therefore the system is not broken.

    • @AlexTule
      @AlexTule 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@kerrywsmyth The system is broken because the Senators will vote partisan, guilty or not. Republican Senators will vote their party and justify their President no matter what. They don't care about facts, they are just making a political calculation. The President can be totally guilty and they still will give him a pass. That's why the system is broken.

    • @Seiku
      @Seiku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AlexTule Or vice versa but you wouldn't say that right now since it's not to your liking.

    • @terrencedayton2788
      @terrencedayton2788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AlexTule so in your mind if democrats feel Trump is guilty, then that means he's guilty huh? And of course they wouldn't be voting partisan like those evil republicans right? lol

  • @adam97b
    @adam97b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +855

    The senate will decide his fate?

  • @derekwheeler4299
    @derekwheeler4299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    You just left out the fact that senators were not orginally elected but appointed by the states. You can't say that Alexander Hamilton was wrong when the Senate is fundamentally different now.

    • @themarcusismael13
      @themarcusismael13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Derek Wheeler and yet the Senate is elected directly by the people now. If anything that changes the dynamic to make Senators more beholden to their people not to their party. That sadly isn’t the case.

    • @JustinStrife
      @JustinStrife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@themarcusismael13 We already had the Peoples' House, which is the House of Representatives. That was the peoples' direct vote being used. The Senate was suppose to be different. Once again, Democrats do not understand the Constitution, nor do they understand the foundings of this country.

    • @danielkaiser8343
      @danielkaiser8343 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup that changed a lot

    • @stefanoraffo5096
      @stefanoraffo5096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JustinStrife Government is supposed to work for the people. With all the Gerrymandering in America, how can you expect fair senate appointments? Republicans already hold 7 more seats due to district gerrymandering, think what 7 seats would be in the 100 people senate.

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Danilo Lee you’re right, senators have States right now.
      What he means is that public an hold more state level-legislatures because of gerrymandering and therefor could make more unfair appointments. State legislatures are district based.

  • @uhohhotdog
    @uhohhotdog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1722

    Comments:
    1% arguing
    99% “I got the popcorn ready for the comments”

    • @morgansands2276
      @morgansands2276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Uhohhotdog Gaming ik it’s pretty disappointing

    • @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza3314
      @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza3314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      60% I got popcorn 39% Star Wars 1% Arguments.

    • @jacobrzeszewski6527
      @jacobrzeszewski6527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      No, at least 5% are complementing the video backdrop.

    • @mopthermopther
      @mopthermopther 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Comments are a gift from God !!!

    • @tranquilitybase2351
      @tranquilitybase2351 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I personally am enjoying the relative lack of hate - fueled attacks. And the additional helpful historical fact - based comments are like dessert topping...But it's still early...

  • @nanibunny4067
    @nanibunny4067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    Poor Hamilton. Could never get a break.

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      All he had to do was say no to this.

    • @zimi4474
      @zimi4474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Bet he would feel helpless

    • @kentara_excelsior
      @kentara_excelsior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's good.

    • @simonthur
      @simonthur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I heard its almost impossible to get tickets.

    • @dinamosflams
      @dinamosflams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I don't know If It was intended, but I loved the refference

  • @nelsonw8848
    @nelsonw8848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +550

    Never forget that when Mitch McConnell was told about Russian election interference, he was like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @mmcken3354
      @mmcken3354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICANS SINCE 2015.
      TRUMP IS NOT AN AMERICAN -HE IS A RUSSIAN ASSET .

    • @bruhlaro5416
      @bruhlaro5416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@mmcken3354 Mind actually talking instead of breaking your keyboard, dude? The all caps was funny in 2009, but it's gotten old.

    • @NyJoanzy
      @NyJoanzy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mmcken3354 he's quite the jack asset.

    • @bobcharlotte8724
      @bobcharlotte8724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was like what?

    • @CasiodorusRex
      @CasiodorusRex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      WE WILL SUPPORT COMRADE TRUMP.

  • @stewbie_
    @stewbie_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1487

    this comment section will surely be filled with rational discourse

    • @vriskamoder
      @vriskamoder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      ah yes, rational comments

    • @sheevone4359
      @sheevone4359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      And healthy discussions...

    • @afriendlymedic1927
      @afriendlymedic1927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Sherman Tank was the best tank of WW2

    • @cameronjamison216
      @cameronjamison216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ah yes of course

    • @flytrapYTP
      @flytrapYTP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @R RQ Can you stop pushing your agenda? Jeez...

  • @sashimiroll5055
    @sashimiroll5055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Alexander Hamilton joins forces with James Madison and John Jay.
    John Jay got sick after five.
    James Madison wrote twenty-nine.
    *HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY-ONE*

    • @Jotaku27
      @Jotaku27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Sashimiroll he really shouldn’t have assumed he was the smartest in the room. I mean, how could he have known something great would become so corrupted and perverse over 2 centuries later

    • @DiegoBarretoGuitarra
      @DiegoBarretoGuitarra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The man was non stop.

    • @astronaut4291
      @astronaut4291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Are you okay? It seems like you're writing like you're running out of time.

    • @nathanlevesque7812
      @nathanlevesque7812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      huh

  • @tsunderechild2777
    @tsunderechild2777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Too bad half the country lives in an alternate reality.

    • @JWBrinker3
      @JWBrinker3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      its not half the country, only roughly half of the voting population which iirc is less than half the US

    • @hadenwilson7278
      @hadenwilson7278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@JWBrinker3 you mean 90% of the country by landmass supports trump? Because have you looked at a map of the election? how lush and red that map was?

    • @cooladam9930
      @cooladam9930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What if you are, how could you tell?

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed, but which half?

    • @Anon-md5ep
      @Anon-md5ep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@hadenwilson7278 I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but cornfields and tumbleweed do not count as people.

  • @AlejoDeLeonEdits
    @AlejoDeLeonEdits 5 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    So i threw the senate at him, the whole senate, true story.

    • @seanthesock5063
      @seanthesock5063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alexis De leon lol robot chicken

    • @blakea9738
      @blakea9738 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I AM THE SENATE

    • @benwhite8157
      @benwhite8157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Just get me a turkey club. Uhhh, coleslaw I guess, I'm not even gonna eat it. Wh-wh-what are you getting?"

    • @odysseus9176
      @odysseus9176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alexis De leon It’s true I was there, I was the Senate

    • @sheevone4359
      @sheevone4359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "Call for papa Palpatine" "You have a collect call from *breathing* Darth Vader"
      "Oh I gotta take this, hold on..."

  • @fahmyboy1
    @fahmyboy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I am sad that all the comments are about how heated the comment section will be, instead of actually being heated. Onto the next political video...

    • @fahmyboy1
      @fahmyboy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha love it

    • @fahmyboy1
      @fahmyboy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha love it

    • @HungryHelpings
      @HungryHelpings 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously.. waste of 🍿🍿 and the backdrop irritates me tbh

  • @nothinglessthannumbers
    @nothinglessthannumbers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "The system is broke yo"

    • @masudaahmed7990
      @masudaahmed7990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wise words

    • @adeeb1787
      @adeeb1787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@masudaahmed7990 Yes🤣🤣🤣

  • @whcolours9995
    @whcolours9995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    There's a reason there wasn't a mention of parties in the Constitution.

    • @liamcollins09
      @liamcollins09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @Dodd Frank parties are inevitable, but the two party system is not. we need an alternative vote system, no longer first past the post

    • @kloonaajakloonaaja
      @kloonaajakloonaaja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cannot be done. The current system is all that we are.
      People for high taxes and big government vs low taxes and small government.
      That is the most fundamental divide.

    • @oldvlognewtricks
      @oldvlognewtricks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kloonaajakloonaaja A number of countries are examples that show this isn't true.
      Impractical: maybe. Unlikely: perhaps. Cannot be done: not so much.
      Not every system is divided along the same lines, and those lines change over time. The Wilmington Massacre doesn't really fit with the Democrats' current view of racial equality, for instance.
      Imagining the status quo is immutable is a bit misguided.

    • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
      @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kloonaajakloonaaja Ha, that's funny. You think there's a party seeking lower taxes (for you)

    • @OfficialCODman
      @OfficialCODman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Liam Collins two party system actually inevitable, it’s a mathematical phenomenon where in a country so large with a plurality rule election, naturally two parties will arise. 3 parties could never happen. Think about it what if the votes were split 33 33 34. Winner without a majority? Would not go over wel

  • @kendomyers
    @kendomyers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    10:20
    Hamilton was also the author of some sick rhymes

    • @strawberrytear5870
      @strawberrytear5870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Morty Sanchez HAMILTON WROTE, THE OTHER 51

    • @llamaliammm
      @llamaliammm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cant read that handwriting

  • @agirlwithablog3579
    @agirlwithablog3579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Who's here after the sequel?

  • @ziqi92
    @ziqi92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Even those who lived through Watergate couldn't have imagined the shitshow we have today.

    • @georgeplimpton5156
      @georgeplimpton5156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I lived through it and this is much worse. At least Nixon wasn't selling out our country and had some morals.

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@georgeplimpton5156 Yes. Nixon made mistakes -- unforgivable ones, I think. But at least he had an interest in the common good, and cared about the welfare of the American people.
      Trump seems devoid of empathy, common sense, knowledge, and competence.

    • @nagollnosegrobbb2165
      @nagollnosegrobbb2165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@UTU49 Nixon did some things that by todays standards would be stuff a liberal president would do. Like with the labor unions , solar panels,ect.

    • @ArticBlueFox96
      @ArticBlueFox96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @larry5200 How is this a coup? No one is using a occupying power to force out the current government and replace it with themselves. They are attempting to remove one person from one seat, the Presidency, and replace him with his chosen and elected Vice President (unless that Vice President gets impeached too, then you just go down the order of succession). The rest of the government remains the same.

    • @messman2000
      @messman2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ArticBlueFox96 for someone looking from outside the US, it looks like a coup because its been in motion since before he even got elected. It feels like they are just using political processes to remove him not for his work, but because he won, otherwise they would've waited alot longer to take these measures... they have for several times said "havent read X yet, but we have proof, we'll go ahead!", this makes them look desperate and then even IF they are correct, make it harder for themselfs because people start doubting their motives and the process itself... For now this looks like a Roadrunner sketch: the coyote (democrats) see the roadrunner (Trump) and say "we must stop him!", then they set up a trap, it blows in their face just to go on setting more traps and so on.
      Im curious to see how this ends, i dont think he is as bad as the media paints him, i think alot of what he has done 99,99% of politicians would do/have done, the media just didnt report it. I can tell you one thing, so far in my 37 young years of life i have never seen anyone be so scrutinized for every single little thing he does or say.

  • @lyserberg
    @lyserberg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    I missed that signature Ezra Klein lean.

    • @stefannikola
      @stefannikola 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He does seem less intense.

    • @romanchukanov4454
      @romanchukanov4454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I find Ezra Klein a little annoying.

    • @kenflack07
      @kenflack07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Leaning a little bit to the left?

    • @alquinn8576
      @alquinn8576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      everything about his body language reveals how nauseatingly self-righteous he is

    • @OQIF87NREU
      @OQIF87NREU 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      dude is a snake

  • @funkydanieluk
    @funkydanieluk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Impeachment has also increased trumps approval ratings.
    So good job guys.

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      funkydanieluk America has horrible politics

    • @shaunmattice6413
      @shaunmattice6413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2020; now his approval ratings are low.

  • @bidaubadeadieu
    @bidaubadeadieu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I think it was a really interesting move to acknowledge at the 5-minute mark that Trump will never be successfully removed from office, but then to continue on to talk about the symbolic benefits (e.g. naming and shaming, precedent setting) that impeachment could bring. I think that was a great way to frame the topic.

    • @fraudulentfem7322
      @fraudulentfem7322 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      >won't be impeached
      Not with that attitude!

    • @malifraz8945
      @malifraz8945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The thing is it would only strengthen his chances at reelection so there’s not really a point lol

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Totally agree.
      And, of course, there's always a chance that things will change enough for the Senate to actually remove Trump.
      Remember, Trump's #1 priority is loyalty. So if Republican senators start saying things like, "We can't blindly vote along party lines. We need to vote our conscience.", how would Trump respond to that? He would be absolutely enraged. He would viciously attack any Republican senator who would even THINK about voting for his removal. Would that make the Republican senators more... or less... likely to vote in Trump's favor? I don't think Trump would like the answer to that question.
      The great thing about putting maximum pressure on Trump is that his responses only confirm people's concerns about him.

    • @fatherofthanos3286
      @fatherofthanos3286 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zuryandrade143 bla bla blaa... as if there was not mass shooting before trump..

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Senate republicans will never impeach trump. But don’t worry, they will lose the upcoming elections. By a lot.

  • @georgebad4229
    @georgebad4229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    This is the most Vox title I’ve seen yet

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      It is a disgrace to this nation

    • @k.-flynn
      @k.-flynn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@constantinshim4271 chill

    • @MrJason005
      @MrJason005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don't judge a book by its cover.

    • @shecklesmack9563
      @shecklesmack9563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Translation: REEEEEEE

    • @MrJason005
      @MrJason005 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shecklesmack9563 ΡΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕΕ......... μαλάκα?
      I don't know what "REEEEEE" means

  • @BarnardClangdeggin
    @BarnardClangdeggin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    House: We impeach Trump
    Senate: Not guilty
    It's worth asking why this outcome is inevitable, but the hill is going through the motions anyway

    • @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324
      @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TRUMP IS THE WINNER EVERYTIME.

    • @TheNightmareTroll
      @TheNightmareTroll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This will escalate into civil war when
      Emperor Trump, trumps the competition and they pull a john wilks booth on him.
      trump will win and i’m not tired

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MR TRUMP MR FARAGE MR JOHNSON you are evidence that Trump supporters are a cult

    • @BarnardClangdeggin
      @BarnardClangdeggin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was Poppin - Faulty Generalization much?

  • @pruett89
    @pruett89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    Literally every time he said “Hamilton” I saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s face in my head.

    • @flytrapYTP
      @flytrapYTP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spittin' lines

    • @hangyzhang9317
      @hangyzhang9317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He wrote the other 51!

    • @Robman92
      @Robman92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw Jacksfilms dressed as Hamilton 😅

    • @taakotuesdays
      @taakotuesdays 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      HAMILTON WROTE *THE OTHER FIFTY ONE*

    • @devin1234
      @devin1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elizabeth Powell
      how do you write like you're running out of time?

  • @jamesdraco09
    @jamesdraco09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    "In 1788, three founding fathers made the case for the US constitution in a series of essays called the federalist papers."
    John J. got sick after writing 5...
    James Madison wrote 29...
    HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51!!!

    • @nyanveshika1152
      @nyanveshika1152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How do you write like you're running out of time?

    • @jaredgarbo3679
      @jaredgarbo3679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nyanveshika1152 We are all running out of time.

    • @Raydensheraj
      @Raydensheraj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jared Garbo Exactly lol

    • @hangyzhang9317
      @hangyzhang9317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Every day you write like you are a running out of time
      (like you are running out of time)
      [like you are running out of time]

  • @21neuroticelle
    @21neuroticelle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    *JOHN JAY GOT SICK AFTER WRITING 5, JAMES MADISON WROTE 29, HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51-*

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU’RE RUNNING OUT IF TIME, WHY DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU NEED IT TO SURVIVE?*

  • @laughsngasps
    @laughsngasps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    “Ain’t nothin gonna happen”- Kenan

    • @vladimirpotrosky7855
      @vladimirpotrosky7855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And unfortunately, nothing in this video makes me believe otherwise

    • @lightartorias552
      @lightartorias552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't do anything worth impeaching. The Democratic party and its constituents have just created a boogie man out of him. Liberal loyalists would be irritated if Trump took a deep breath in their general vicinity. So it's easy for people who already hate the man to attach meaning to his statements that does objectively exist. Opinions are not enough for impeachment.

    • @hexistenz
      @hexistenz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Light Artorias “He didn't do anything worth impeaching", you say.
      In this case, that's arguable. He pressured the President of Ukraine to supply him (Trump) with information that hopefully would be detrimental to his most likely opponent in the general election. Big deal? Well, kinda. With impeaching? Debatable.
      Combined with all the other dubious actions, policies, shady deals, shady hirings, shady firings, misuse of government funds, misappropriation of military budgets, incitement to violence and turmoil, egregious abuse of any moral standing as President of the United States, I'd say"ABSOLUTELY YES"

    • @lightartorias552
      @lightartorias552 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dhanushka Jayasinghe He didn't pressure he president though. The transcripts show he didn't pressure the Ukrainian President and The Ukrainian President backed up the transcripts also saying that Trump didn't pressure him on the call. Get your head out of the sand. You people hate him so much that you are just seeing what you want to see.

    • @mmcken3354
      @mmcken3354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lightartorias552 none of what you said is true.
      are you listening NOW?
      he is a Russian asset-not a sitting President nor an American

  • @LGizzile
    @LGizzile 5 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Can u imagine if Obama did this....

    • @sanatsingh8955
      @sanatsingh8955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that during the Obama presidency the Republicans would have had more precedent to prosecute because they dominated the house.

    • @ritacampbell3833
      @ritacampbell3833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      LGizzile I can. I lived through the Clinton impeachment and what Clinton did was more trumped up than based on anything. Republicans would be babbling and screaming, posturing and preaching about “cleansing” the office of the presidency, just as they already did before, 24/7.
      The Democrats now are the adults in the House. Trump is the guilty criminal who can’t stop screaming about his “innocence,” “perfection,” “niceness,” and no one with two brain cells to rub together believes him because he is so obviously lying. We know Trump always lies, and when he should take responsibility he tries to smear and blame others instead.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He would be out immediately.

    • @Keri-Lynn
      @Keri-Lynn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Oh, no doubt....Obama would already be out long before now, & serving time in Federal prison.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Keri-Lynn I am happy we can agree.

  • @beah8316
    @beah8316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I absolutely love the backdrop. I want something like that in my room.

  • @zacky6533
    @zacky6533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    So in short, the senate won't impeach him because... he IS The Senate.

    • @wyattknowlton8209
      @wyattknowlton8209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@AnontheOP did you even watch the video? Not only has he committed multiple crimes, but more importantly, he has abused his power to manipulate the coming election. Even more importantly, the president doesnt even need to commit a crime to be impeached. Clinton didnt

    • @JohanGr129
      @JohanGr129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wyatt Knowlton what crimes did he commit?

    • @zacky6533
      @zacky6533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AnontheOP You were supposed to reply "Not yet". You've ruined it!

    • @2bRealist
      @2bRealist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@wyattknowlton8209 What crimes? Why is the left talkiing about crimes... yet can not site one??

    • @yc2877
      @yc2877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      2bRealist the ones explained in the video? The ones that you can do simple research to find.

  • @masonyarbrough5261
    @masonyarbrough5261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    He asked China too, not just Ukraine

    • @masonyarbrough5261
      @masonyarbrough5261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Northern I also never said I support the bidens either

    • @adog7787
      @adog7787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big deal

    • @yakone1163
      @yakone1163 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Northern The media cant seem to handle the fact that people who arent Trump can do wrong.

  • @TheBeatle49
    @TheBeatle49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Agreed. I was against beginning the impeachment process, but as it rolled, I had to jump on board.

  • @markclayton8977
    @markclayton8977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Imagine being subscribed to a channel you hate just to say how angry you are in the comment section.

    • @Maarttiin
      @Maarttiin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They have great videos about music.

    • @zero4430
      @zero4430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      you dont have to be subscribed to comment?

    • @andrewmattox1233
      @andrewmattox1233 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zero4430, hahaha. So true.

    • @Boomflame82
      @Boomflame82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Consider that it may be more likely many of these extremely antagonistic comments come from a foreign troll farm (eg. Russia)

    • @mariom.1679
      @mariom.1679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Maarttiin and like those crime documentries and stuff, i really enjoy those as much as i hate the political videos, i am still subbed for everything else

  • @ngzbblax
    @ngzbblax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    What is that wall behind ezra made of? It looks really cool!

    • @ah-ss7he
      @ah-ss7he 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ask Trump

    • @alessandrocwilliam
      @alessandrocwilliam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think that it is made of colored wood planks

    • @RNG-999
      @RNG-999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Painted blocks of wood. You think something so plain is so cool...

    • @MrOzy8080
      @MrOzy8080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@RNG-999There's beauty in simplicity, and that's cool

    • @Mr.Ramirez95
      @Mr.Ramirez95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bamboo from China. It use to be half of the current price but now we have a trade war happening. So you pay more.

  • @jeremiahjeffrey8277
    @jeremiahjeffrey8277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Any offense can be an impeachable offense however one should not be impeached for everything that could be an impeachable offense.

    • @joshuamoore1091
      @joshuamoore1091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well said

    • @cheruba6240
      @cheruba6240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joshuamoore1091 very republican, much said.

    • @shr00mhead
      @shr00mhead 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cheruba6240 Its called being rational.

    • @Wafflebro
      @Wafflebro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shr00mhead Rational? 'Not every impeachable offense should be impeached' is rational? This mindset is exactly how executives will overstep boundaries and become corrupt, this is not rational.

  • @maximillianmorcom4328
    @maximillianmorcom4328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Impeachment is different from removal from office

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maximillian TM yah they said that in the video

    • @CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv
      @CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @SteadyChasin MoneyBags didn't u watch the video

  • @soledieairvideos5974
    @soledieairvideos5974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's always intresting to watch these way after the fact and see how little people think about stuff like this stuff now.

  • @marianorivas8537
    @marianorivas8537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "protecting him, is protecting themselves"
    Let's be honest... That did not aged well

  • @MagicFlyingMan
    @MagicFlyingMan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I do not like that high punched ring playing in the background

  • @ToddHowar.d
    @ToddHowar.d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I’m starting to think Trump watched CGP Grey’s video The Rules for Rulers and is practically following them perfectly.

    • @AxeSoul
      @AxeSoul 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hate how accurate this is.

    • @ChaosMarine218
      @ChaosMarine218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It just works

  • @ethanburtsfield8771
    @ethanburtsfield8771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “And Hamilton wrote the other 51!!”
    Leslie Odom Jr
    Written by Lin Manuel Miranda

  • @sdfkjgh
    @sdfkjgh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    0:50 James Comey: I'm listening...tell me more.

    • @notmytruthTHEtruth
      @notmytruthTHEtruth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol James Comey is a good person? Next you're gonna say John Bolton is a good persion. And no I'm not a Trump supporter.

    • @LPUMasterX
      @LPUMasterX 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "good"

    • @karelees4404
      @karelees4404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Comey and Brennan... both snakes

  • @selenasheikh3537
    @selenasheikh3537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I feel like every Hamilton fan paused the video and sang the bit in Non-Stop that talks about about the federalist papers

    • @nyanveshika1152
      @nyanveshika1152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was looking for a comment like this. You made my day, good sir.

    • @Odrosales18
      @Odrosales18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      John Jay got sick after writing five, Jame Madison wrote twenty-nine, Hamilton wrote the other 51

    • @boogiewoogiebugleboy3316
      @boogiewoogiebugleboy3316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Odrosales18 Why do you write like your running out of time?

    • @cassandrarawoteea7822
      @cassandrarawoteea7822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mulmius write day and night like you’re running out of time

  • @jefflandry3186
    @jefflandry3186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    We've already seen the transcript. End of story.

    • @jefflandry3186
      @jefflandry3186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @You Know How dare the president bring up ther fact that Biden committed major crime and admitted it on tape?!

  • @jacquelinewalker-5731
    @jacquelinewalker-5731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If I didn't vote for him. I would now

  • @sichadeb
    @sichadeb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Anyone else notice the high pitch that occurs throughout the video in swells in the background? there's one at 6:20 at "not *the only* "

    • @k.-flynn
      @k.-flynn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah it's part of the song

    • @VividBagels
      @VividBagels 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the microphone has tinnitus

    • @kobeccg
      @kobeccg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      sichadeb yes

    • @viddork
      @viddork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm with K. Flynn on this one - pretty sure it's just part of the background music. You can hear the pitch start to change about 15 seconds later.

    • @wutang9762
      @wutang9762 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought my microwave was going off and got up to go look

  • @KingofHearts
    @KingofHearts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Well yeah. Mans only defense has been “I didn’t explicitly declare a quid pro quo. See? Perfect conversation.”
    But in all seriousness, if this impeachment inquiry raises a magnifying glass to Trumps actions, making the 2020 election fair as possible, I’ll consider it a win. He admitted on national TV he would ‘listen’ to dirt.

    • @iexertz380
      @iexertz380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He will win again, if Democrats would focus on the people who voted for him in 2016 and focus on why they voted for him they would easily win next year. The more attention you give him will always be a win for Trump, this is precisely what happened in 2016, and it will happen again next election.

    • @brailleeulogy120
      @brailleeulogy120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well it’s tough to have a quid pro quo when one side isn’t aware anything is being left on the table (military funding) - Ukraine even said they weren’t even aware military funding had been withheld. Why do people choose not to see that part?

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly, republicans do not care. They believe in party over country.

    • @hadenwilson7278
      @hadenwilson7278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@angelgjr1999 As a Conservitive libertarian, america first. And trump is exposing corruption and draining the swamp. Trump pointed at a kid who stole a cookie from the cookie jar, and cookie jar thief's friends are all pointing at trump and lying, it's sickening how childish your party has become.

    • @patchmoulton5438
      @patchmoulton5438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@angelgjr1999 Some would say the same for the Democrats, my dude

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Tell other countries not to mess in US politics....so who’s telling the US not to mess in their politics?

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember when Obama came out strongly for Macron during the French election? Imagine if Putin or Xi Jinping had done the same thing for Trump or Clinton?

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe because the US donates such a lot of money to almost all foreign countries. And not the other way around. Google it. Could that be the reason?

  • @brainxtc2171
    @brainxtc2171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Once again Vox nails it. Thank you.

  • @Usachatnow
    @Usachatnow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m going to call it right now, trump won’t be impeached and trump will be re-elected again in 2020

    • @johnyoung2645
      @johnyoung2645 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And just like The Clinton Impeachment, the Impeachers WILL lose congressional seats. Learn from your enemies, don't mimic them.

    • @AxeSoul
      @AxeSoul 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trump loss the popular vote, it’s surprising he’s even president at all. There’s no way he’ll be re-elected.

    • @Usachatnow
      @Usachatnow 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AxeSoul wrong, trump support base has trippled since the election. Get ready to be crying in 2020😂

  • @aaronclift
    @aaronclift 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What truly frightens me is that if Republicans continue to allow Trump to act with impunity, we can expect more wannabe-dictators to start to flood the American political system in the future. When we get a president who is not only as morally bankrupt as Trump but also intelligent and charismatic, then we're in serious danger of losing our democracy.

  • @matthewbridgeford1140
    @matthewbridgeford1140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Why is this in my recomennded when trump is getting impeached again

  • @thecrippledpancake9455
    @thecrippledpancake9455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This aged well.

  • @aBigBadWolf
    @aBigBadWolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The problem is the first pass the pole voting system. There are alternatives that would have great effect.

    • @michaelnelson2976
      @michaelnelson2976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES PLEASE THANK YOU YOU ARE RIGHT. CGP GRAEY'S VIDEOS?

    • @tristanmoller9498
      @tristanmoller9498 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you two think about dividing the states electoral votes among winners and losers and not just handing all of them to the winner, as a reform? That was Andrew Yang’s idea

    • @aBigBadWolf
      @aBigBadWolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tristanmoller9498 No, the change would have to be simple. You are supposed to vote with a list ordered by priority. Everyone that is on any list is a candidate. The candidate with the least votes gets eliminated. The votes that went to that candidate are redistributed according to the next priority if there is one. The last man standing wins. This is a common way to vote in many other countries like e.g. Switzerland. There is no reason why this should not work in the US for the houses but also the presidency.

    • @ArticBlueFox96
      @ArticBlueFox96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tristanmoller9498 Dividing the states electoral votes, is already done by Maine and Nebraska. However, it doesn't change the fact that the electoral college gives more weight to a voter in a small state than one in a large state. We can instead switch to a popular vote through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. However, regardless of which tract we choose, it is up to the States, because the Constitution says it is the States that decide how their elections are run and how they apportion their electoral votes (or electors).
      There are lots of election reform and congressional reform that is needed, not just changing the electoral vote. The organization FairVote has written an excellent piece of legislation to institute multi-member district, ranked choice voting (what CPGrey called single-transferable-vote). Bernie Sanders also has a plan to expand enfranchisement and improve the election process.

    • @michaelnelson2976
      @michaelnelson2976 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ArticBlueFox96 Wow yes. As another person who cares but isn't formally informed on political science theory, yes to everything that was said here. This is an idea that would actually gather people's opinions, not just see how well they can "play the system" against each other. The First Past the Post voting system we have established might be the most intuitive, but it leads to a lot of Game Theory and will boil a democracy down to just two opposing parties if nothing is done to add luft, breathing space, for more ideas and platforms.
      I was a little excited with my first comment... I wasn't expecting to see someone else put forth that idea. Usually, it's me making these political comments under my breath. Welp. I feel a bit out of my depth now...

  • @quippy8402
    @quippy8402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Obviously it is broken. I always wonder why those people are not in jail. We worship the system too much and without actually doing anything about its deterioration. Our news every single day is just full of other countries' problems and not ours. Every single day, we take every opportunity to self-congratulate that we are living in the greatest and richest country of the world. For years, we don't really think much and give out much effort to fix anything on the long list of long standing problems. When there is a chance we talk about a problem, every single time the system just asks us to just wait to vote out the bad guys in the next election, with which there is no guarantee that there aren't others of the same freaky kind running the show. In fact, there is a very good chance that there will be someone even worse running the next show. That's why I am not so very looking forward to the next election. Someone please fix these before bigger problems show up. Some people are very frustrated. Can't the gov and the parties just focus on the well being of its citizens and talk and taunt less?

  • @fatesorazaki7468
    @fatesorazaki7468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Watching this on 2022,considering the current US administration track record.........this aged well.

  • @BlacksonQuackson
    @BlacksonQuackson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Trump: Impeachment broken, plz nerf

    • @TheRealNickG
      @TheRealNickG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Epic gamer moment 😂

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trump: impeachment is unfair and harassment ban now!
      Dems in the house and the senate:
      Hoes mad

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Brianna Jones sorry its a smash ultimate reference.

    • @devin1234
      @devin1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Great Gatsby
      I'm reading your book

    • @thegreatgatsby2635
      @thegreatgatsby2635 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@devin1234 "flattered" but its not my book. Its America's book i hope you love the book as much as i did

  • @ffu6616
    @ffu6616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    US: ahhh what should we doooo
    The rest of the world: just impeach him already

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wantafanta01 *he lost by 3 million votes despite Russians hacking many state wide election ballots.

    • @kristophermanzo
      @kristophermanzo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Angel Gutierrez that’s not how it works but ok

    • @yaboidayron1833
      @yaboidayron1833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No evidence that any votes were changed by Russians. There was hacking, there were facebook memes. Thems the facts. Electoral college upheld our representative democracy as was intended.

    • @JustinStrife
      @JustinStrife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Since when does America follow what the rest of the world wants? LOL

  • @WoodyBarrelson
    @WoodyBarrelson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You can’t just take two words out of sentence and change it. Two words before the ones you picked changed the entire meaning you were conveying

    • @paulzhao1660
      @paulzhao1660 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was paraphrasing. Quoting directly would have slowed the pace of video. In any case I think he preserved the meaning of the paragraph.

  • @nocturnaloctopus
    @nocturnaloctopus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The head of the judicial system will oversee the conviction hearing. That fact was missed.

  • @madivance9539
    @madivance9539 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Supreme court should be the trier of impeachment. They are the closest thing to a non-partisan body we have

    • @Just_a_ghost713
      @Just_a_ghost713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's actually not a bad idea

    • @arandommobilebc2046
      @arandommobilebc2046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good in theory but would not really be fair due to them either being liberal or conservative depending on who appointed them. Right now justices are mostly conservative. So they would probably always go with the republicans. And would justice Brett Kavanaugh really vote to impeach the person who put him in power? Maybe it would work but I don’t see it.

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not anymore, Trump is going right off the deep end with far right judges like no one has ever done before

  • @BuildingCenter
    @BuildingCenter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hamilton was right, given contemporary plans for Senatorial assignment.

    • @XhumpersX
      @XhumpersX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was, but it still wasn't a good system. Breaking impeachment was a byproduct of a greater good. People should always choose their representatives directly no matter what.

    • @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324
      @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XhumpersX there will be no impeachment.

  • @jonnyeh
    @jonnyeh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Why even mention "quid-pro-quo"? That's not the line he needed to cross to go "too far". Just asking for a favor is enough.

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ascending to office by illegitimate means was enough. We had everything we needed to Impeach Trump-Pence back in December of 2016, before they were ever sworn in to office.

    • @brettsanderson8680
      @brettsanderson8680 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dahawk8574 I guess thats why hes still in office.

    • @onedivbypi2241
      @onedivbypi2241 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      First testimony showed quid pro quo today. Emails and solid evidence of such. Republicans didn't see anything 🙈.
      More to come 🙈🙈🙈🙉🙉🙉🙊🙊🙊.

  • @TheBHAitken
    @TheBHAitken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "so this is how democracy ends; to thunderous applause..."

  • @bruggeman672
    @bruggeman672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And I thought Canada's system was a joke. I cannot imagine being an American being expected to be so proud of such a mess....

  • @ARetiredPirate
    @ARetiredPirate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Quite scary if the senate would be from the opposite party as the president..

  • @NanceLvr
    @NanceLvr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along?” - Rodney King lol

  • @christianrupprechter3645
    @christianrupprechter3645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hello my fellow Vox lovers
    Is there a way to listen to the song that plays in the background starting at 4:40 ?
    I've heard it in numerous Vox videos and its my favourite.

  • @misterosc
    @misterosc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why are you americans still talking about a paper written in 1788 like it's sacred

    • @chengkuoklee5734
      @chengkuoklee5734 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Human can make religion out of anything.

    • @clownwrld7
      @clownwrld7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because it says you can overthrow a tyrannical government. Does your country say that about itself?

    • @wheatandtares9764
      @wheatandtares9764 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      misterOsc Yeah Im sure your woke democrats who want to ban straws are ALL WE NEED.

  • @MG-pc1qm
    @MG-pc1qm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Every president should be under this amount or more scrutiny. Really every politician should be constantly under investigation and overwatch.
    If you don’t believe that every other president and politician worked deals in their benefit or profit, you are blind.
    Trump is probably losing more than anyone on deals and money because of the strong oversight and resistance he has to face.

    • @ericma4768
      @ericma4768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can't know that until he releases his tax returns.

    • @MG-pc1qm
      @MG-pc1qm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You think that powerful democrats in government or retired, don’t have the connections to get the exact details of his taxes.
      I’m sure that if there was a legitimate offense with his taxes it would have already been brought out

  • @brandonburrell8517
    @brandonburrell8517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pretty solid guarantee that he will be re-elected.

  • @Yanaschaf
    @Yanaschaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They really should look at his hotel corruption!

    • @freechurros
      @freechurros 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And his tax returns while they're at it

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freechurros Yes! I don't get why they want to rush this! There are so many open questions.

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Will224000 What do you mean by "CrowdStrike"?

    • @Yanaschaf
      @Yanaschaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tobby Isiba Enlighten me. When and where and how did they?

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Yanaschaf,
      Hotel emoluments was explicitly stated in this very same Ukraine phone call, yet no one talks about this.
      One phone call gave multiple reasons for Impeachment.

  • @KindaRylan
    @KindaRylan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Love this video, there's a high pitched melody at 6 min that is painful to hear

  • @sarahmckay3948
    @sarahmckay3948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    so u can impeach someone for just about anything?

    • @meferswift
      @meferswift 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes

    • @arandommobilebc2046
      @arandommobilebc2046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      No, but you can impeach someone for withholding much needed military aid to an american ally until they investigate your political rival.

    • @LiberalSquared
      @LiberalSquared 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a good thing.

    • @Charliechorizo
      @Charliechorizo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes, but the Democrats are so incompetent that they cannot get their lies straight.

    • @meferswift
      @meferswift 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arandommobilebc2046 witholding the aid is not a problem. Using it to self benefit it IS (maybe).

  • @dhickson79
    @dhickson79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The "law and order " & "facts don't care about your feelings" party has shipped out years ago. We must attempt to uphold the laws, otherwise why have even have them .

  • @Brendan-g2b
    @Brendan-g2b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    By that logic many many more presidents should have been impeached

    • @tomm5663
      @tomm5663 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So what, “he did it so I’m allied to too isn’t exactly a political argument. Nice beard btw

  • @tj6051
    @tj6051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    With every presidency the next commander and chief has to come up with their own stuff plus try to deal with whatever the last president came up with

  • @jeanredman-roberts5604
    @jeanredman-roberts5604 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Whistleblowers should get immediate pension vesting and protection when they out POTUS or cabinet members. Modern Presidential power and instant communications work against witnesses.

  • @ronrendon
    @ronrendon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Let us not forget, he was SELECTED NOT ELECTED. There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE.

    • @cynthiarogacion
      @cynthiarogacion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we voted for trump and russia cannot rig american election...if liberals believed that russian can control american election too bad....liberals are delusional...another four years and let hear what liberals will say..

  • @1996squareenix
    @1996squareenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    mmmm this aged well 👌🏽

    • @hamburgler9839
      @hamburgler9839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Got em

    • @stoneyll
      @stoneyll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing the Senate does, can reverse Trump* being impeached.

    • @NotAFren
      @NotAFren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stoneyll nothing the house does can stop from Trump* from being reelected.

    • @johnyoung2645
      @johnyoung2645 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stoneyll Pelosi has 1 year to hand over the articles or The resolution dies.

  • @suna173.6jm
    @suna173.6jm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    i was so confused about the entire topic but now after watching i feel like i understand it better🙏 thank u

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They didn't say much truth in this video.

    • @patchmoulton5438
      @patchmoulton5438 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ISIS Member Is Islam right about women? Asking for a friend

  • @argenisraul8111
    @argenisraul8111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Can you make an update on the Hong Kong situación?

  • @quinnjones1655
    @quinnjones1655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What I also find deeply frustrating is that we don't have a mechanism to safely investigate previous wrongdoings. For example, if the Obama administration had ever interfered with Ukraine's investigation, we would want to know! But there is no non-partisan way of getting it done

  • @Fpvpilot928
    @Fpvpilot928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I would like you to do me a favor though: This is quid pro quo because of the word though. It implies that his action depends on the 'though', and the 'though' was mentioned directly after military aid was mentioned. Military aid equals political favors. Doesn't anybody speak English?

    • @RelaxednCaIm
      @RelaxednCaIm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Javelins weren't part of the military aid... Military aid never came up in the transcript which I have on my phone. and at no time did he say "no investigation, no Javelins".

    • @gyrene_asea4133
      @gyrene_asea4133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I'll just have to go with what the RelaxednCalm2015 simpleton said.

    • @RelaxednCaIm
      @RelaxednCaIm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gyrene_asea4133 I have the transcript on my phone... unless you were agreeing with me.

    • @steveguild871
      @steveguild871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can speak English. Can you understand it?

    • @Fpvpilot928
      @Fpvpilot928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@steveguild871 I'm guessing you're an eight year old boy with a loose grasp on English; you maybe, no, probably haven't even mastered object permanence yet. You should probably leave discussing syntax and grammar to adults and go play with whatever kids do these days, probably yourself.

  • @bijn1848
    @bijn1848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    John Jay got sick after writing 5

    • @connorni7741
      @connorni7741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Madison wrote 29

    • @j_sampaio
      @j_sampaio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hamilton wrote the other FIFTY-ONE!!

  • @wallyschroeder615
    @wallyschroeder615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Who's here because of Trump's impeachment today and watching all these impeachment explanation videos? lol Congratulations America, your Politicians, most of the anyways still believe in the US Constitution ;)

    • @sdafsf
      @sdafsf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wally Schroeder senate wont convict

    • @deamonomic
      @deamonomic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out Legal eagle on youtube. He is very good at breaking the legal side of things down for the average person and Has I think several videos on impeachment, 1 on the whistle blower complaint, another on hearsay (highly reccomend), another on quid pro quo, one breaking down impeachment and the history of past Impeachments and others I think

    • @maartenvandijk3629
      @maartenvandijk3629 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's impeached. No one is surprised by that, I think most people would have guessed when the Democrats started the impeachment procedure that he would be impeached. Even in this video he never debated that

    • @andrewkozlowski4108
      @andrewkozlowski4108 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If by most you mean not the Republicans than yes

  • @charlesfrey660
    @charlesfrey660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great information, most people do not know any of the precedent, including me. Keep pumping out truth and critical related historic events. I subscibe and like, want to hear more.

  • @sanaralerx9488
    @sanaralerx9488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Oh boy, I need to get some popcorn

  • @austinmolitor7283
    @austinmolitor7283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My highschool history teacher was actually named Alexander Hamilton. It was very fitting.

  • @GoldSrc_
    @GoldSrc_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Don't care for politics, the backdrop was neat.
    *flies away*

  • @adamwinnett8892
    @adamwinnett8892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Am I the only one who hears an annoying, high-pitch and intermittent beep in the background noise? Great video but good grief it sounds like a childhood hearing test!

  • @cevergreen3436
    @cevergreen3436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The minute that Disney+ added Hamilton onto their app was the minute my inevitable downfall into an interest in American politics began

  • @jonasbarakat
    @jonasbarakat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video made me think I had tinnitus. Those high pitches were extremely uncomfortable with headphones.

    • @prathikgowda606
      @prathikgowda606 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was so concerned abt this too lol

  • @Betcaligarcia
    @Betcaligarcia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You cannot impeach a president on an inference ... or a word like “favor”

  • @myaccount5204
    @myaccount5204 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You would almost think that Ezra is non partisan, but Vox is the most partisan media outlet that exists