The House Judiciary Committee has officially approved the two article of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The vote now moves to the full House of Representatives.
In an official statement the Libertarian Party Chairman Nicholas Sarwark said the following:
It’s time for Congress to tell the President, “You’re Fired!”
With the conclusion of the House impeachment inquiry, the House of Representatives will consider two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. As Chairman of the Libertarian Party, I urge the House to approve the articles of impeachment and send them to the Senate for a trial. This will start the process of telling the president those words he’s so familiar with, “You’re fired!”
The Libertarian position on impeachment is unfettered by the tribal bickering between the Republicans and Democrats, trying to figure out what the political ramifications will be, rather than applying the Constitution. Our party has not yet elected a president. Most presidents, like this one, offer a few good policies and actions, offset by many policies and actions that work contrary to our goal of a country where peaceful people are free to pursue happiness in whatever way they choose. Like the plurality of Americans who don’t identify with a political party, we are not on Team Red or Team Blue, but we are hurt by the bad policies of both.
That’s why the Congress should impeach and remove the current president. He has shown disrespect for the Constitution, spending money without congressional approval, sending troops into war without a congressional declaration, and refusing to cooperate with congressional requests and subpoenas. The president must be removed because Congress needs to exercise their power as a separate branch of government to chastise this president and warn future presidents not to abuse the power of the office.
Impeachment is not a criminal trial. Nobody can be sent to jail for a single day from an impeachment, nor can they be ordered to pay any fine. The only penalty available is removal from office and a prohibition on holding future federal office. If the president is removed, it does not overturn his policy agenda, it just puts the vice president in charge for the rest of the term. What impeachment does is say that the president, regardless of his political party, is expected to use the office for the benefit of the American people, not for himself. We expect him to obey the laws, like the Impoundment Control Act, not to routinely violate them and then attempt to cover up the violations.
Libertarians would remove many powers that the president and Congress have, but that does not mean that Libertarians should stand silent when those existing powers are abused and exercised in a corrupt manner. This is not an issue of policy disagreement or personal animosity. When someone doesn’t have the ability to do the job properly, they need to be fired.
I’m officially removing my voter status from The Libertarian party. Bye Felicia.
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Hmm.. I consider myself libertarian with my core beliefs…It appears the Libertarian party has performed much like the D party…”I didn’t leave the Democrat party, the party left me”….
Thanks for clarifying my position…..Now where do I sign up to support the President and his party?
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You, my friend, are a DumbAss. Trump 2020
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You only speak for yourself, clown
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The Libertarian party had a great opportunity to move into a legitimate contender in the political arena and you just blew it. Goodbye goobers.
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Sarwark did the right thing.
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Deep state Sarwark continuing to promote DNC talking points as controlled opposition. LP chairman should remain neutral on this polarizing issue if he cares about growing the party.
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Trying to be polite here. The vast majority of the people (Libertarianesque/libertarians) that have been saying this just seem to be reading off of cue cards. Do any notable Libertarians (outside of former Republican Amash) actually bring up anything resembling evidence/arguments in support of “high crimes and misdemeanors”? It is just looking like butthurt. Im not trying to be nasty.
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There is no need to be polite when the Libertarian Party supports a Soviet style show trial with fabricated crimes for political persecution and the nullification of an election. The entire LP leadership needs to be forced out of their positions immediately, dragged bodily out if necessary. This is evil.
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I wonder if they voted on this or if Sawark did this unilaterally? Not that it matters because I quit the party and changed my registration already.
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What a joke. I could have sworn this piece was written by a Democrat.
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I have been an LP state party officer and a candidate.
I’m all for holding government officials accountable, but to join in a witchhunt is too much. We should be standing for respectable, sensible government. Not hyperbolic emotional action.
I used to believe in the LP. I wonder where it went?
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I am a former state party officer, and have been a candidate.
We are supposed to be the party of reason. This impeachment is about hyperbolic emotion.
Sarwark needs to go. Trump is far from perfect, but if he’s to be impeached, there has to be an actual crime.
In 2005 I changed to Libertarian because I felt the Republicans had lost their way. Today, I change back because the Libertarians have lost their way.
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Bye bye….
to the party of principles of communism…
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So the Libertarian Party officially supports Stalinist show trials, federal level political persecution, and the effective elimination of voting for President. You’re supporting a rogue Democrat party who literally said this week that “we can’t rely on the voters.”
Others are being polite, so I won’t. You are filth participating in the destruction of our society. This move is complete evil, anti-American, and the complete antithesis of anything related to liberty. I hope there’s a revolt in the LP, and the leaders who agreed to this statement are dragged out of their offices and sent packing.
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