As Mitch McConnell and Liz Cheney break for impeachment, the freshman GOP congressman who succeeded Justin Amash says that Republicans who are "going to vote our conscience tomorrow" expect to be assaulted.
Among many other things, it cites recent writings by VC bloggers Jonathan Adler, Keith Whittington and myself.
GOP leaders who raise this objection to impeachment can help solve the problem through the simple expedient of supporting impeachment themselves.
Law enforcement will have an easier time arresting and prosecuting criminals on Parler than on Telegram.
We need an open digital commons, where individuals maintain ownership of their own identities and where speech is highly resistant to political pressure.
The impeachment article against the president cites a little-discussed section of the 14th Amendment.
The precedents are clear, and Senate could bar Trump from holding future office.
Impeachment, 25th Amendment, or censure? Deplatforming, Section 230, or inclusion? The Reason Roundtable debates.
Dominion Voting Systems, the focus of the former Trump campaign lawyer's conspiracy theory, is seeking $1.3 billion from her for defamation.
Laws against sedition have historically been used by insecure officials to punish critics.
"The question of whether incitement to riot is an impeachable offense is pretty easy," says the Cato Institute's Gene Healy. "Clearly, yes."
The Constitution does not bar such proceedings. And the impeachment process could still serve the valuable purposes of deterring wrongdoing by future presidents and barring Trump from ever holding federal office again.
Trump attorney Kurt Hilbert claimed he had reached settlement agreements with state officials, which was news to them.
Prominent legal scholars who rarely agree on anything else make the case for a swift impeachment process.
Proposals are already being floated for new unnecessary laws and punishments to address the riots.
High government officials don't have a First Amendment right to be protected from firing based on their political views. That applies to presidents facing impeachment no less than other officials.
A response to Joshua Blackman and Seth Tillman
Now more than ever, it’s important to separate feelings of anger from the needs of justice.
Under federal law, incitement to riot does not include "advocacy of ideas" or "expression of belief" unless it endorses violence, which Trump did not do.
Trump deserves to be remembered for what his words and actions have shown him to be.
The rookie GOP congressman describes Capitol Hill chaos, says that some Republicans who knew better voted against election certification out of physical fear, and explains how serving in Iraq and Afghanistan made him want to "end the endless wars."
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"That behavior was unconscionable for our country."
Condemns “violence, lawlessness, and mayhem” by his supporters at the Capitol.
Instead of coming for campus speakers, they came for the symbolic heart of democratic self-governance.
In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.
When people are no longer willing to lose at the polls, it’s time to make elections less important.
Cruz plunged into the constitutional abyss while Rand Paul stepped back, refusing to sacrifice democracy and the rule of law.
Both can be pursued simultaneously. And there is potentially good reason to do so.
The people who smashed windows and stormed the building were sincere pro-Trump protesters.
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The usually rote process was marred by President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories and a Republican attempt to thwart the outcome, but the result is now official.
I supported the previous impeachment of Trump, and would be happy to see him impeached and convicted now. But before proceeding, we should carefully consider how effective a new impeachment effort is likely to be.
The president's weak pleading has done little to mollify demonstrators currently storming the Capitol.
Trump said the "Save America March" would be peaceful, but his apocalyptic rhetoric had predictable consequences.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
“This is banana republic crap we’re watching happen right now.”
What I saw from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building.
Pence had been presiding over the tally of Electoral College votes before rioters broke into the Capitol Building, forcing him to flee.
Wild scenes are unfolding at the U.S. Capitol, which is now on lockdown amid clashes between pro-Trump protestors and police.
The vice president can no longer avoid acknowledging Joe Biden's victory.
When one party controls both Congress and the White House, the result is never a reduction in the size or cost of government.
It's a nailbiter as Kelly Loeffler appears headed for defeat, while David Perdue barely hangs on. The control of the Senate is at stake.
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You won't have the first Libertarian congressman to kick around anymore.
The ideal (if unlikely) outcome might be a split decision.
