The evidence is irrefutable. Although the focus has been on the efforts to extort actions by Ukraine President Zelensky by using millions of dollars in military aid hostage, we must not ignore the many additional crimes committed by Trump and his administration. Trump’s attempts to obstruct justice more than twenty times have been confirmed. Not only has he blocked testimony before the House impeachment inquiry multiple times, he made a serious effort to tamper with witnesses; all impeachable offenses. Trump believes he is above the law, but he is sorely mistaken. Article two, section four of the Constitution not only provides for impeachment, it demands it when a member of the executive branch is guilty of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors.’

Impeaching Trump is not only the right thing to do, it is mandatory if our nation’s government is to survive. By impeaching Trump, a clear message will be sent to all Republican politicians. The women and men we elect to serve us must obey their oath of office and represent all Americans not just the wealthy and powerful. For more than 30 years the right side of the aisle has ignored this responsibility. In Trump they found their perfect president. He is a white supremacist; lacks morals; places his ambitions ahead of an entire nation; worships money; and believes that fascism is superior to democracy.

Impeaching Trump will send a clear message to all would be autocrats that our nation belongs to the people; not to a small group of corrupt politicians.

Political parties demand loyalty from the electorate; without it they could not survive. The truth is, voting for a party; not vetting all of the candidates; is the highest form of ignorance. Voting is a precious right and it must be used wisely. No candidate deserves your vote unless they support the majority of your needs and wishes.

Politicians make many promises. Most of these promises are lies; they have no intention of keeping them once elected. This is the ‘information age.’ Who and what these candidates are can be learned from multiple sites on the worldwide web. If voters would perform their responsibilities as loyal citizens of the United States, we would not be forced to suffer from the worst of the worst who are traitors to their oaths of office. Not only Trump, but Moscow Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, Steve King, John Kennedy, Matt Gaetz, Lindsey Graham, and many others must know that we, the people, are more important than they are. This is our country, not theirs.

Impeaching Trump will return America to real Americans. Right-wing extremists will know that they will never be elected as long as they refuse to serve all Americans.

The slogan for the 2020 elections must be “Never Again Trump.” Voters must never again elect a woman or man who is not an American. Trump is a capitalist, an opportunist, and an asset for Vladimir Putin; he is not an American. Every proposal and executive order from the orange man benefits Russia and harms America. This must be stopped. His lies are no longer working, and his cult is dwindling.

A new poll reveals that 50 percent of all Americans believe that he should be impeached and removed from office. During Bill Clinton’s impeachment hearings, the highest percentage was 29. This is historic and reveals the extremely low level of approval Trump receives from the majority. As the number of individuals who testify, and the amount of information grows, so will the percentage of Americans who favor impeachment. My seventh novel, “Doing the Right Thing for God and Country,” tells it all.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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