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Should the Dems impeach Trump?
What is the best long-term strategy?
Newly-elected Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib made headlines by claiming that “We’re Going To Impeach The Motherf*cker” when talking about Trump at an event. The statement has led to the usual hand-wringing regarding the use of inapropriate language and whether this is the right approach to take in impeaching the President. George Takei summed up the debate succinctly on Twitter when he wrote “If you have a problem with her language but not with what Trump has done that motivated her to say it, I have no time for you.”
Like most Democrats, and like most thinking people, I can’t wait for Trump to be out of office. The Democratic leadership has earned some enmity from grassroots activists for not focusing on impeachment. This all begs the question as to whether impeachment is a good strategy for Democrats at all.
When considering strategy, the first step should be to decide what the ultimate goal is and then work your way back from it. I would submit that our ultimate goal should be the seizing of Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress and the election of a Democratic President. Accomplishing these tasks is the only way we can undo some of the damage Trump and McConnell have wrought. Thus, the first question to ask is whether impeaching Trump will achieve these…
