There’s no point in checks and balances if the checks bounce and the balance is empty.

The Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela are earthshaking, but not shocking. This is coming from the guy who said he could shoot someone in the middle of street and get away with it:

And don’t get me started on the narcissistic, self-serving, psychopathic disregard for his staff and loyalists, his constituents, and unabashed, criminal disregard for the law of the land–the Constitution of the United States of America.

Donald Trump must not only be impeached–he must be REMOVED from office and TRIED for his crimes, both against the American people and the international community.

To that end, I have drafted a resolution (intended for my local Democratic Party) citing and documenting Trump’s current and prior abuses of the Constitution, each of which individually is grounds for his removal and arrest. Let me walk you through the sections briefly.

• WHEREAS, on January 3rd, 2026, the Trump Administration undertook an act of war by invading, bombing, and kidnapping the leader of Venezuela without authorization by Congress, a violation of U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8 and the separation of powers between the Executive and Legislative branches of the government;

Because this event is so recent, the situation is still rapidly developing and many things are unconfirmed. Recent reports cite at least 39 people killed in the invasion. Although there has been some leeway in the past about what constitutes an act of war (e.g., the Obama Administration’s myriad drone strikes in the Middle East), putting boots on the ground and apprehending the head of state could only be construed as a declaration of war, which is a power specifically reserved for Congress. This section might be strengthened as more details come out.

• WHEREAS, on March 15th, 2025 an executive order titled “Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua” created means to circumvent the Writ of Habeus Corpus granted by U.S. Const. art. 1, § 9 by performing removals of arrested people without having their case heard by a judge, as decided in J.G.G. v. Trump;

Another fairly cut and dry case. Federal courts found the extrajudicial removal of migrants to CECOT unconstitutional, and the Trump Administration attempted to stonewall the judiciary. If the name Kilmar Abrego Garcia rings a bell, this is that.

• WHEREAS, according to a Congressional Research Report titled “Nationwide Injunctions in the First Hundred Days of the Second Trump Administration” updated on May 16, 2025, the Second Trump Administration within its first 100 days had at least 25 nationwide injunctions, compared to a total of 14 under the Biden Administration, 64 under the first Trump Administration, 12 under the Obama Administration, and 6 under the George W. Bush Administration, demonstrating repeated and wanton disregard for the rights of the People of the United States; and

This is perhaps the most “squishy” section. Although injunctions by themselves do not necessarily constitute grounds for impeachment on their own, in the wider context of the Trump Administration’s actions and goals, it should bother any and every godless AND god-fearing American that these psychopaths are acting like they aren’t subject to any court of law. And so far, they aren’t.

• WHEREAS, according to the Library of Congress’s Web Archive and its resources, on January 6th, 2021,“the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a crowd attempting to stop a joint session of Congress from certifying the electoral votes of the 2020 presidential election,” which involved “unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building,” “destruction of property,” “assaulting law enforcement personnel,” and furthermore that individuals committing these acts were “Right-Wing Extremists” operating under the influence of Donald Trump.

Anyone else remember this? No? Okay, cool, moving on!

• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that <local Democratic Party> call upon our Congressional representatives to immediately begin proceedings to remove President Trump from office according to the authority granted by the U.S. Const. art. 2, § 4;

Congress been invested with the power. If they don’t use it, then that’s a gross misuse of that power.

• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that <local Democratic Party> will refuse to aid in reelection of any sitting member of Congress who fails to support the removal of President Trump from office; and

If this weren’t a polite document, I’d also be calling for FAR more to happen for those who are asleep at the wheel, but alas.

• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution will be sent to our federal elected officials and to the Central Committee of each county in Oregon’s Democratic Party to urge the just use of powers granted to our elected officials by the Constitution of the United States.

Someone’s gotta be the first to stand up. In theory, this starts a chain reaction resulting in the ACTUAL removal of Donald Trump for his crimes against America, its people, and the Constitution. In practice? Who knows. Maybe I just end up on a watchlist for the umpteenth time. If it takes me longer than two months to post at some future juncture, you know what happened. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯