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These widespread feelings alone cannot warrant impeachment; however, the executive actions taken by President Trump which have contributed to public fear and mistrust clearly do.

Tap the link below to tell Congress to support impeachment proceedings immediately!

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Impeach Trump — Path to Progress
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February 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and doubt have clouded over immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities, religious minorities, Medicaid recipients, people facing food insecurity, and so many others.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One month. 744 hours. 44,640 minutes. As of 12:00 pm ET, that is how long Donald Trump has been President of the United States in his second term. But to the tens of millions of Americans whose livelihoods and whose lives are endangered by President Trump, it has felt like a lifetime.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We know that with a GOP-controlled Congress, this goal is unlikely to be achieved, but we nonetheless are spurred by the gravity of Trump’s actions. If Congress does not act, history will judge every one of its members for their inaction at such an existential crossroads for our nation.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Members of the House of Representatives — where impeachment proceedings originate — must treat this historical moment with the urgency it deserves. We call for articles of impeachment to be filed immediately and for proceedings to begin.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“The idea that anyone can become an American and that anyone born here enjoys the rights of citizenship is wonderfully unique in world history. Checks and balances protect this American Dream. Trump is attacking American values and those with the power to stop him are obligated to do so.”

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February 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“At Path to Progress we engage millions of young people, most of whom don’t have the same degree of legal expertise as jurists and scholars. But even the most casual observer should understand the fundamental principles of birthright citizenship and checks and balances on presidential power.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Donald Trump has been president for just a month and in that time he has already made completely unprecedented power grabs and undermined fundamental aspects of American democracy,” said Sam Weinberg, the Executive Director of Path to Progress.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Moreover, in Federalist Paper No. 65, Alexander Hamilton argued that impeachment can stem from “those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust.”

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February 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
President Trump has fully betrayed the public trust. There is clear precedent for this: 155 years ago, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for actions that constituted executive overreach and which, like President Trump’s, usurped power from Congress.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Trump's subversion of the Constitution of the United States constitutes the high crimes and misdemeanors required by the Constitution to impeach a president. President Trump’s executive overreach will only grow more widespread and damaging if it is not immediately put to a stop by Congress.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Similarly, his freeze on trillions of dollars of federal spending subverts Congress’ power of the purse which is well-established both constitutionally and through centuries of case law delivered by jurists with a wide spectrum of judicial and political ideologies.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
President Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to undo the Fourteenth Amendment via an Executive order to abolish birthright citizenship flies in the face of even the loosest possible reading of the Constitution.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We’re calling for the House of Representatives to pursue articles of impeachment pursuant to Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution following the president’s multiple recent unconstitutional actions.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM