Political Quotes

“I would like to address my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and reiterate President Washington's warning to the Republic 223 years ago. The Constitution rightly sets a high bar for impeachment, but the integrity of the process also depends on the ability of the legislators to vote their minds, independent of party politics. Removing a President is too important and lawmakers are given too much latitude to define ``high crimes and misdemeanors'' for it to be any other way. Otherwise, excessively partisan politicians could overturn an election simply because the President is a member of the opposite and opposing party. It is in regard to this impeachment process that George Washington forewarned us as a nation at this moment in history. When political parties ``may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men'' and women ``will be enabled to subvert the power of the people to usurp for themselves the reins of government. . . . '' How wise he was. Vote ``no'' on this assault to our Republic, the Constitution, and against President Trump.”