and the vastness of the impeachment process does include the excess of power by the president of the united states. now, i knew barbara jordan. and my friends wanted to quote her. she also said, the framers confided in the congress of power if need be to remove a president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and preservation of the independence of the executive. you can violate the crimes of the constitution, abuse of power includes that. this amendment should be defeated. >> the gentlelady's time is expired. >> mr. chair? >> for what purpose is mr. ratcliffe's recognition? >> i move to strike the last word. i want to recognize my colleague from georgia, mr. johnson's question, that he asked before. is it ever okay to invite a foreign government to become