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JoeMorgue · 15th January 2021, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by bruto

I was under the impression that impeachment, unlike the first amendment, involves the conduct of a particular job namely that of the Presidency, and adherence to the oath of that office. Metacristi seems to be conflating the two. I suspect that actions which might be considered crimes against the presidential office, the people of the country, and the oath of upholding the Constitution could include utterances, actions and inactions that are not by themselves prosecutable under the first amendment.

The entire screeching act about the first amendment is just a red herring that has nothing to do with Trump being impeached.

Again when someone is wrong and they know they are wrong they will argue the philosophy of the question as a way to avoid the question.

15th January 2021, 08:12 PM	#935
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 30,546	Originally Posted by bruto I was under the impression that impeachment, unlike the first amendment, involves the conduct of a particular job namely that of the Presidency, and adherence to the oath of that office. Metacristi seems to be conflating the two. I suspect that actions which might be considered crimes against the presidential office, the people of the country, and the oath of upholding the Constitution could include utterances, actions and inactions that are not by themselves prosecutable under the first amendment. The entire screeching act about the first amendment is just a red herring that has nothing to do with Trump being impeached. Again when someone is wrong and they know they are wrong they will argue the philosophy of the question as a way to avoid the question.
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