This first episode of Red Pill Radio examines the U.S. impeachment process, the Turkish invasion of Syria and U.S. foreign policy in the region. We will hear from Khury Petersen-Smith of the Institute for Policy Studies.
Khury is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches the U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Khury graduated from the Clark University Graduate School of Geography in Massachusetts, after completing a dissertation that focused on militarization and sovereignty. He is one of the co-authors and organizers of the 2015 Black Solidarity with Palestine statement, which was signed by over 1,100 Black activists, artists, and scholars.
Listen to the segment here 41m:42s. Download here.
Michael also gives a few of his thoughts about the Turkish invasion of Syria.
Impeachment
In this segment, Michael McPhearson will go to the source. He will read and comment on the portions of the U.S. Constitution that outline impeachment. He will give his thoughts on whether or not Donald Trump should be impeached.
Listen to the segment here 18m:17s. Download here.
Read the Constitution
Read the Constitution text with some helpful questions – from the Bill of Rights Institute. – Wikipedia’s description of the institute.
The Bill of Rights Institute (BRI) is a nonprofit educational organization based in Arlington, Virginia that develops educational resources on American history and government, provides professional development opportunities to teachers, and runs student programs and scholarship contests. It has been described as promoting a conservative view of the United States Constitution.[1]
Where the process of impeachment and trial are outlined in the U.S.Constitution.
Article I
Section 2.
Paragraph 6.
The House of Representatives shall choose their
speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole
power of impeachment.
Section 3.
Paragraph 6-7
The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
Article II
Section 2.
Paragraph 1
The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
Section 4.
The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article III
Section 2.
Paragraph 3.
The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at
such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Who can be impeached?
According to the Finlaw website The Basics:
Per the Constitution, any civil federal officer may be impeached for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This means representatives, cabinet members, and even Supreme Court justices may be impeached. The term “civil officer” has been interpreted to include all U.S. officers holding their appointments under the federal government, including executive and judicial officers, members of the House and Senate, and those in all levels of government.
For more detail see Wikipedia’s Impeachment in the United States page.
