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** History, Philosophy, & Politics
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Essays, articles, and books on important topics and events in U.S. history


** Terms of Impeachment: Historical Views and the Current Inquiry
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Learn about impeachment in American history and read current arguments for and against it in 2019
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Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution gives the House of Representatives “sole Power of Impeachment.” At the beginning of this month, December 2019, the House Intelligence Committee released two reports on the current impeachment inquiry - one from the Democratic Party ([link removed]) and one from the Republican Party ([link removed]) .

To add context and clarity to these current proceedings, we at the JMC have collected historical documents and articles on impeachment in the United States. The collection includes pieces by James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and leading anti-federalists of the founding era.

In addition to historical resources, there are several works by JMC fellows and faculty partners on impeachment from a constitutional and historical point of view. These pieces offer insight with viewpoints and arguments both for and against the current impeachment inquiry.
Learn about impeachment and its impact and development >> ([link removed])

Collection Highlights
Contemporary Commentary from the JMC Network:
Stephen Presser: "No Good Case for Impeachment" in 2019
Stephen Presser ([link removed]) (Northwestern Law) has written an article for American Greatness ([link removed]) positing that the Trump impeachment inquiry will soon come to a close as it has "virtually no evidentiary basis," and would only harm the position of the Democratic Party:

"This notion of a 'wrongful action,' one that need not actually be a crime, appears to give great latitude to the House. Indeed, one definitionoffered ([link removed]) in 1970 by then-Representative Gerald Ford, when he was seeking to remove Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, was that an impeachable offense is anything that a majority of the House of Representatives believes it is, at a particular time in history. As a matter of fidelity to the Constitution, this cannot be correct."
Read Presser's article at American Greatness >> ([link removed])


Keith Whittington: "Must Impeachable Offenses Be Violations of the Criminal Code?"
In contrast, Keith Whittington (Princeton) argues for the current impeachment inquiry in an article for Lawfare. He claims that an impeachable offense does not necessarily need to be criminal in nature:

"Despite what Trump’s supporters say, however, the president can commit an impeachable high crime without violating the federal criminal law. To conclude otherwise would be to ignore the original meaning, purpose and history of the impeachment power; to subvert the constitutional design of a system of checks and balances; and to leave the nation unnecessarily vulnerable to abusive government officials."
Read Whittington's article at Lawfare >> ([link removed])


Historical Views of Impeachment:
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Discussion of Impeachment at the Constitutional Convention

Impeachment is not a new topic of disagreement in American politics. At the Constitutional Convention in July 1787, Gouverneur Morris argued for a nonimpeachable executive, as the threat of impeachment would make him an ineffective check on the legislature. James Madison disagreed, claiming that there must be some defense against executive corruption.

Read the constitutional arguments at the Founders Constitution Online >> ([link removed])

Explore the entire collection of historical resources and contemporary commentaries here >> ([link removed])

"High Crimes and Misdemeanors: What the Constitution Says About Impeachment"
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On December 2, 2019, the National Constitution Center ([link removed]) held discussions on the history and future of presidential impeachment.

Top constitutional scholars, including Michael Gerhardt ([link removed]) , the Center’s Scholar-in-Residence and CNN impeachment expert, John Malcolm ([link removed]) , Vice President for the Institute for Constitutional Government at the Heritage Foundation, Kimberly Wehle ([link removed]) , Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and Keith Whittington ([link removed]) , Professor of Politics at Princeton University, discuss the process of impeachment, the procedural steps the Constitution requires, and the state of the current impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Watch the video on YouTube >> ([link removed])

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The xxxxxx with Charlie Sykes: Greg Weiner on Trump and Impeachment
On The xxxxxx Podcast's ([link removed]) October 2 episode, JMC faculty partner Greg Weiner joined Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent New York Times column where he argues how Donald Trump may have inadvertently awakened a long-dormant Congress.
Listen to the podcast on Stitcher ([link removed]) and Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) >>


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