Sunday, December 15, 2019

Impeachment questions

DRAFT
In  follow up  to Appeal to AL news directors and AL Project Veritas - Impeachment, an endeavor will be made to obtain answers to the questions set out below from Alabama's GOP members of Congress and to report below said answers that are obtained from them. This endeavor will be made by directly putting the questions to such members of Congress and by reference to questions put by Alabama political news media that receive answers that I am able to determine.
The below questions and their answers seem very relevant and important for Alabamians to judge the Trump impeachment matter. Views of those in the Alabama political news media and of other Alabamians are solicited about the relevance and importance of the below questions and about suggestions for other questions to put in below list.


Impeachment questions for AL GOP members of Congress 
1. a. Do you believe the POTUS has an obligation to tell the truth to the American people?
b. If yes, do you believe Trump has satisfactorily fulfilled said obligation to tell the truth to the American people?

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2. a, Do you believe that, in order to do his or her job, the POTUS needs to have the trust of the American people? 
b. If yes, do you believe Trump has the trust of the American people to an adequate degree in order to do his job as POTUS?

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3. a, Do you believe that good governance of, by and for the people in the United States needs good faith, bipartisan efforts to ascertain and agree on relevant facts?
b. If yes, do you believe the POTUS has an obligation to promote those efforts?
c. If yes, do you believe Trump has satisfactorily promoted those efforts?

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4. Do you believe, in exercising Presidential powers, the POTUS is obligated to have proper motives and there is such a thing as a "corrupt" motive that can make a Presidential decision or action impeaachable? Or, alternatively expressed, do you believe the POTUS may exercise Presidential powers for any motives the POTUS chooses, proper or improper, and there is no such thing as a "corrupt" motive of the POTUS that can make a decision or action impeachable?

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5. Applying your answer to question 4, do you think, based on what is known, and subject to further information, there is a legitimate question about whether Trump did something wrong regarding Ukraine because Trump had an improper motive for what he did regarding Ukraine? Or alternatively expressed, do you believe that Trump did nothing wrong regarding Ukraine because Trump could do what he did for any motive, "proper" or "improper"?

Answers: 
Rep. Palmer says Trump did nothing wrong ("totally above board") https://video.aptv.org/video/december-13-2019-xlcskb/ at 53:58.

Rep. Byrne says Trump did nothing wrong (request for Ukraine to investigate Bidens "appropriate") https://abc3340.com/news/local/congressman-byrne-articles-of-impeachment-are-laughable






6. Regarding other exercises of Presidential powers apart from Ukraine, do you believe the POTUS may exercise Presidential powers to benefit himself or herself personally regardless of how and to what extent it is detrimental to the public interest or national interest of the American people and the United States?

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7. a, Do you think the POTUS needs to be able to differentiate between his personal interests and the public or national interest, and be able to make judgments about whether Presidential decisions or action will  improperly put personal interest ahead of public or national interests?
b. If yes, do you think Trump's extreme narcissism impairs him in having the foregoing abilities?
c. Also, if yes, do you think Trump choosing to keep his conflicts of interest and to use his Presidential office to benefit his private business interests impaired Trump having the foregoing abilities?





8. Do  you thing Tump's business history that he was never accountable to anyone, such as a board of directors or shareholders, and Trump did whatever he wanted, has impaired his ability to accommodate to separation of powers and checks and balances under the constitution?



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