An old adage came to mind while reading the paper this morning: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never break me.” I used to yell it at the kids on the playground when they called me “CT.” I finally weaseled out of them what “CT”.
I can’t believe I watched the whole impeachment trial. Talk about déjà vu. The only good thing about the impeachment of Donald Trump is that it is over. With any luck, we will never have to go through another Trump impeachment. I say luck, because the.
Every headline I see highlighting the extended suffering by those who have contracted COVID-19 catches my eye and inspires me to read further. One article recently published in the New York Times titled, “What if you never get better from COVID-19?”.
Susannah Colt: Through the lens of the Johnson impeachment
Published: 1/22/2021 6:00:06 AM
At the House Rules Committee on Impeachment Resolution held on Jan. 13, Congressman Dan Bishop, Republican from North Carolina, discussed the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
He said, “Once before the House impeached the president within a week of the alleged offense – that was President Johnson days after he removed Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in 1868. Over 50 years later the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Tenure of Office Act that President Johnson had refused to obey. The House was hasty and it was wrong in punishing noncompliance with an unconstitutional law.”
How did hundreds of angry Donald Trump supporters break down doors and walk unimpeded into the United States Capitol? It happened because the color of their skin was white. If the protest had been a Black Lives Matter protest you can be sure the.