Political Quotes

“the President's guilt in this matter is undisputed. Even the Democratic-sponsored censure resolution states that he has violated the trust of the American people and dishonored the office which they have entrusted to him. Mr. Speaker, we should not let the President off free for his egregious conduct. We should not use the excuse of military conflict. We should not use the excuse that some prefer censure. Impeachment in the House is the constitutional method of censure. Impeachment will ensure that the President's misconduct is treated with the seriousness it deserves. It is the formal judgment by the House that the President has committed crimes that deserve the attention of the Senate. It is an emphatic statement of censure and disapproval and it is constitutional. In this case a vote for impeachment is warranted. Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers said that the impeachable offenses are 'those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men.' It is clear that the perjury and obstruction of the legal process by the President, who is our foremost law enforcer, does constitute an abuse of his public trust.”