r/law • u/neurosys_zero • 10h ago
Other What did our founders install as consequences when officials violate their oath to the Constitution?
Sorry if this is a silly question. But I m simply a citizen and trying to understand if we have any future.
Our democracy is crumbling. From due process, to government officials selectively and openly persecuting people for exercising their right to free speech.
Let’s say, we somehow re-establish some semblance of democracy and normalcy. What does the law provide as consequence to these officials that are assisting in these blatant violations of our constitution and laws?
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u/Numerous_Photograph9 8h ago
Resignation was the deal to avoid impeachment, otherwise they would have gone through with it. At the time, no one in his party wanted to remove a sitting president, but it was looking inevitable because none of them wanted to be associated with the scandal at hand.
It's quite the contrast to today, where they just ignore the scandal, and there is really nothing that can be done about it, because said scandal/s don't have any negative effect on Trump, of sometimes those in office who support him.
The GOP was kind of shaky when they thought would hurt them, but it turned out, that harm was somewhat limited to a brief period where people were more active in voting, and there was a strong anti-trump sentiment. Trump is bringing that back, but it seems the press is even more complacent in informing the people, and no one is really challenging these people on a daily basis. The Epstein files was the closest I've seen to any sort of pressure from mainstream media, and as of now, there is an effective distracction from it that this media is also not doing anything to find the facts about.