Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn
Manisha Sinha is an Indian-born American historian, and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition (2016) and The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 (2024). .. more
U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:
"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. There is reason to feel more optimistic now than last spring.
But the country needs a democratic transformation rather than merely a restoration of the pre-Trump status quo.
This week’s piece:
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
Reposted by Manisha Sinha
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Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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Reposted by Juan Cole, David R. Miller, Jelena Subotić , and 2 more Juan Cole, David R. Miller, Jelena Subotić, Mark Rice, Manisha Sinha
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
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Just checking what the standards are these days.
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Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Shadd Maruna , and 22 more Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Shadd Maruna, Ian Campbell, Nicolas Véron, Michelle Everson, Jonathan Hopkin, David R. Miller, McKenzie Wark, Scott A. Imberman, Timothy Burke, Michael Jones‐Correa, Jelena Subotić, Aurélien Mondon, Federica Genovese, Niels Keijzer, Nathan Richardson, Klaus Oschema, Christina Pagel, Manisha Sinha, Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Charles T. Mathewes, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Timothy D. McBride
