The Twenty-First Century Calls for Impeachment

Today in Mr. Stewart's class, we discussed how in recent years, proposals to impeach presidents have been mentioned in almost every administration, especially in the twenty-first century.  After watching part of a documentary called  "How Bill Clinton's presidency was rocked by the Monica Lewinsky affair - video," we discussed much of the calls to impeach recent presidents in the twenty-first century.  Calls to impeach George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump have all made the news although none of them have actually come into legislative fruition.  In my opinion, these calls to impeach these presidents can become excessive to a point where its impact can be forgotten in the American consciousness.  It might become natural to call for the impeachment of a president that has different opinions than oneself rather than to call for the impeachment of a president that has committed a crime that could be classified as treason as defined in Article III, Section 3, Clause 1.  In other words, impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors" might not become the sole reason for impeachment; differences in opinion with the president could become another reason.  This is dangerous to the idea of democracy; it undermines the value of having a president with different opinions than oneself to do what may be the right actions for the country despite what people may think.  Without the opportunity for presidents to act contrary to opinion, the president would be ruled by the mob rather than ruled by what is in the country's best interest.  This would be all because the president would be afraid of being impeached for going against the public's wishes if impeachment calls continue to be as or even more pervasive as they are today.  Therefore, the public's infatuation with impeachment should be changed and can even be harmful if left in the American consciousness for too long.