The American Budget Deadlock and the Risk for Trump to be Impeached
The recent deadlock in American budget became well known worldwide. As far as I understood, Congress refuses to approve a budget which includes the money for the wall on the border with Mexico, as well as President Trump refuses to accept any budget which doesn't include the construction of the wall. That situation has created several setbacks in America, with places such as museums and national parks closing doors and public servants not receiving their wages due to the deadlock. Apparently, Trump sees the wall budget approval as his last chance to keep his campaign promise, since he has lost his support in Congress after the so called midterms.*
I recently read an article from New York Times which says President Trump is at risk of being impeached for many reasons, including the recent budget dealock. Trump has always been a controversial figure, but I wonder if the alleged problems in his government would be enough to impeach him.
You American fellow how is reading this, what do you think about all this situation? Do you thing Trump is really at risk of being impeached? Do you think Trump administration has been good so far?
*Please, let me know if I wrote something which is not accurate.
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That is the article I read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opinion/trump-impeachment-resign-drew.html
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Hello bja! We have a congress here in Brazil just as you have in the US , with the House of Representatives (Câmara dos deputados, in Portuguese) and the Senate (Senado). Also, to have an impeachment here they have to pass it in the House of Representatives first and after in Senate. Being impeached means being convicted for a crime in Congress, so the process seems to be very similiar in both Brazil and the US.
However, sometimes impeachment is more a political decision than a criminal conviction. For example, President Dilma was impeached in Brazil in 2016, but her alleged ''crime'' sounded more like an excuse to remove her from office, since the real reason is that the lawmakers were insatisfied with her term. The article from New York Times that I read said that Trump can also be removed for political reasons. Maybe it would be a better idea to give up the wall, even though it might erode his image among his supporters, since it was one of his main campaign promises.
Thanks for your comment! Cheers
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Congress consists of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Democrats now have the majority in the House of Representatives and the Republicans have a narrow majority in the Senate. If they can't start working with each other, nothing will get done.
If the shutdown continues into February and beyond it will begin affecting many more people who receive government subsidies. There will be no more money for food stamps and housing assistance. If things get that bad, I think Trump might be impeached. Impeachment just means that the House charges him with crimes. To be removed from office the Senate would have to convict him of the crimes.
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