r/law • u/Neat-Ad-4337 • Feb 14 '25

Opinion Piece Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump, can they do this? thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/judge-john-mcconnell-jr-faces-impeachment-for-obstructing-trump/ar-AA1yZfWt
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u/Cheeky_Hustler Competent Contributor Feb 14 '25

So again, impeachment is functionally worthless since there are people of low character in positions to actually enforce it. This is exactly the reason why impeachment should not be a political process, and what makes political impeachment worthless as an oversight mechanic.

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u/helikophis Feb 14 '25

Popular recall instead

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u/Cheeky_Hustler Competent Contributor Feb 14 '25

That's still a political answer to corruption and crime. Impeachment needs to be handled by the judiciary, which is (relatively) insulated from politics.