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PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD BE ACQUITTED / REMOVED FROM OFFICE. (P's…
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AS PRECEDENT: consequences that need be take into account. [I.e. This course of action should be, or should not be, taken.]
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To acquit a president under these circumstances would imply there would be no limits on the executive power.
Counter: that assumes, without proving, that this case is one of wrongdoing at the HC&M level, which is precisely what's under discussion.
Implicit and central premise in this enthymeme: it is unreasonable to take a course of action that leads to truly absurd or indesirable consequences.
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Negatives to comply with subpoenas, etc. for a valid reason: obstruction of power or legitimate executive privilege or resistance to partisan animus
Congress' function to participate in checks and balances, if done for a valid purpose, i.e. not "personal" differences
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