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"Cass Sunstein considers actual and imaginable arguments for a president's removal, explaining why some cases are easy and others hard, why some arguments for impeachment are judicious and others not. In direct and approachable terms, he dispels the fog surrounding impeachment so that all Americans may use their ultimate civic authority wisely"--
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"Four experts on the American presidency review the only three impeachment cases from history--against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton--and explore its power and meaning for today. Impeachment is rare, and for good reason. Designed to check tyrants or defend the nation from a commander-in-chief who refuses to do so, the process of impeachment outlined in the Constitution is what Thomas Jefferson called "the most formidable weapon for...
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"No one is above the law. This belief is as American as freedom of speech and turkey on Thanksgiving--held sacred by Democrats and Republicans alike. But as celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal argues in Impeach, if President Trump is not held accountable for repeatedly asking foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, this could very well mark the end of our democracy. To quote President...
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"A vivid political history of the schemes, plots, maneuvers, and conspiracies that have attempted--successfully and not--to remove unwanted presidents."--Jacket flap
"To limit executive power, the Founding Fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Even so, Americans have often resorted to more dramatic paths to disempower the chief executive. The American presidency has seen...
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In a new memoir, the U.S. ambassador to the Ukraine, whose life and work have taught her the precariousnes of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption, details her involvement in Trump's impeachment inquiry and her response to his smear campaign.
"Marie Yovanovitch was at the height of her diplomatic career when she was targeted by a smear campaign. When Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled from her post and Ukraine's democratically elected president,...
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William Morrow
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[2022]
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Washington Post journalists Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian write about the inner workings of President Trump's impeachment.
"A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive--and only--insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for the...
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Basic Books
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2018.
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"The history and future of our democracy's ultimate sanction, presidential impeachment, and a guide to how it should be used now. To End a Presidency addresses one of today's most urgent questions: when and whether to impeach a president. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz provide an authoritative guide to impeachment's past and a bold argument about its proper role today. In an era of expansive presidential power and intense partisanship, we must rethink...
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"Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year." -The Hill
What are the ranges and limitations of presidential authority? What are the standards of truthfulness that a president must uphold? What will it take to impeach Donald J. Trump? Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, answers these questions, and more, in TheCase for Impeachment-a deeply...
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A historical look at the practice of impeachment, how it impacted the terms of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton, and how it may affect Donald Trump. It seems quite possible that President Trump will be impeached. Concerns about connections with Russia's attack on our elections, obstruction of justice, illicit business deals, and compromised classified intelligence dominate the news. Robert Mueller's fast-moving investigation has already resulted...
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The author presents the US Constitution's requirements for impeachment and, drawing on her experience as a US Congresswoman and a member of the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, then presents evidence to prove that President Donald Trump has already fulfilled those requirements.
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"As Donald Trump's impeachments dominated the news for months, children have likely been hearing the term "impeachment" with little to no concept of what it means. Even many adults have found that they have misconceptions about what impeachment is. As this process is meant to safeguard the integrity of not just the presidency but many civic offices, it's important for all informed citizens to understand it. Full-color photographs and engaging fact...
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The author seeks to reorient the debate over impeachment to the same standard that Dershowitz has continued to uphold for decades: the law of the United States of America, as established by the Constitution.
"Alan Dershowitz has been called 'one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America' by Politico and 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual...
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