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Why don't Americans impeach Trump? (lemmy.org)

submitted 1 day ago by bomba037@lemmy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm from Korea, and we impeached our president last year, mostly because he declared martial law, but he was also a terrible president, and no one really liked him being there, even his own party.

Why can't the U.S do the same, if Donald Trump is so bad? Why are some Americans even supporting him?

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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago

Because impeachment is only the first step of the process, and removing him from office would require a 2/3 majority after he’s impeached. Currently, his supporters hold a majority in every branch of the government, which is how they’ve been able to pass so much heinous shit in such a short period. So there’s no chance of that 2/3 vote happening under the current congress.