Impeachment is a serious and rare proceeding in America, and
this is only the fourth time in our history that a President is facing an
impeachment hearing. The previous presidents were President Andrew Johnson,
President Richard Nixon, and President Bill Clinton. None of them were removed
from office by Congress. Nixon did resign from office but that was of his own
volition. If President Trump is removed from office, he would be the first one
in American history.
There are plenty of views coming from America about the idea
of impeachment. Some have said it is long due and others say that it is a witch
hunt and un-American. What the rest of the world thinks is important as well.
President Trump has been under scrutiny from our most important allies. Leaving
the Kurds to face Turkey by themselves was a huge news event. The Kurds have
been an ally to the United States for a long time and if the President had
decided to leave them, it may say that he is likely to leave other allies. It
has not boded well with our allies. Most people will probably welcome the
Impeachment. They will see it as a way for our democracy to survive since we do
not have a vote of no confidence. Most other countries have a vote of
confidence and can remove a leader from office if they believe they are unfit
for the job. While this may seem unpalatable to Americans, it is common in most
other parts of the world for the government to be dissolved and then reelected.
Ousting leaders in most of the democratic world is usually just a vote in their
parliament. This is foreign to the American people, but the rest of the democratic
world usually is quick to respond by a vote of confidence.
Once all the information comes out from the proceedings,
most of the world will probably say that President Trump should be impeached
and then removed. If he just impeached but not removed this may make some
nations think our President is all-powerful and that our democracy is broken.
If he is not impeached at all our image would probably be even worse to the
rest of the world which can be very damaging. World leaders may believe the
government is working for Trump so he can get his way. This is in stark
contrast to the view of the world during the Obama administration where the
view was favorable, and people had confidence in Obama.
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