Impeach Him, Impeach Him, Well Maybe we Hold Off On That – Piece 2: Why Not Impeaching Might Be the Smarter Move

Come the midterms, I’m pretty sure the Democrats gain control, good chance both houses, and then it’s impeachment time, right? Right? Right?

Well, here’s the thing. Yes, it could be impeachment time. But should it be? Big question. Very big question.

Until the midterms, unless Trump really alienates his own MAGA Congress, all the Democrats can do is make a bunch of noise. And, well, make a bunch of noise. I subscribe to a lot of Substack writers, left-leaning and right-leaning both, and every single one is “look what he did today, that’s an impeachable offense”, and then nothing happens the next day. Day after day. For the past year. It’ll make you crazy.

Worse are the attorneys, spouting law, and still, day after day, nothing happens. Trump himself said his power is absolute until proven otherwise. Well. Will somebody actually prove it?

So let’s say the Democrats get both houses. What do you actually want them doing with the two years left in Trump’s term? Because here’s the thing, they can effectively neuter him without impeachment. Block what needs blocking. Take back the power of Congress that’s been ceded to him. Maybe even set things up to take the whole Trump organization and family to court once he’s out of office, seize the stolen assets, put the stolen loot back in the Treasury. Maybe that’s just a daydream, and he really is a benevolent old grandfather. But the point stands: they might accomplish more against Trump’s financial dealings by not impeaching him on day one than by spending two years trying to.

And here’s the most important part, though some might argue it should’ve come first. There will be two years in which Congress actually has to work at setting things right, instead of mimicking King Trump and his revenge tour. They can focus on budgets, oversight, healthcare, immigration, veterans, election reform, all while conducting investigations. That gives them a real record to run on in 2028. Maybe even something they can say at a town hall that earns them a basket of tomatoes still in the basket, instead of one thrown at them.

Congress can keep Trump off balance for two years and, in the process, show the country what a functioning government actually looks like. Limit future presidential power while they’re at it.

You wouldn’t be running a candidate against the sitting president in 2028, you’d be running against a legacy. Vance may be on the ticket, but he won’t be the incumbent, and he’ll face real opposition from inside his own party, whatever that party even is by then. MAGA, MAGA 2.0, or Vance quietly rebranding himself as someone who was a Republican all along, working from the inside, Benedict Vance, unless Rubio beats him to it.

So: to impeach, or not to impeach. Maybe that’s the question we put to Congress before they decide it on their own. After all, they work for us.

This is just a prelude to an upcoming 4 part series on what’s to gain by impeachment and what’s to gain by NOT impeaching Trump. It’s not an easy decision, especially if we want actual Government, Not REVENGE tactics.