Rep. Al Green Introduces Article of Impeachment Against Trump: ‘Usurping Congressional Power To Declare War’

GREEN Mr Speaker and ░░░░░░░░ I rise And I ░░░░░░░░ today in the name ░░░░░░░░ government of the people ░░░░░░░░ the people for the ░░░░░░░░ I rise today because ░░░░░░░░ country is nearing a ░░░░░░░░ of decision I rise ░░░░░░░░ we are at the ░░░░░░░░ of democracy and autocracy ░░░░░░░░ rise to announce that ░░░░░░░░ this moment in time ░░░░░░░░ have filed H Res ░░░░░░░░ H Res 537 is ░░░░░░░░ privileged resolution H Res ░░░░░░░░ has been filed because ░░░░░░░░ believe that the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States has ░░░░░░░░ an impeachable act H ░░░░░░░░ 537 addresses abuse of ░░░░░░░░ powers by disregarding the ░░░░░░░░ of powers devolving American ░░░░░░░░ into an authoritarian an ░░░░░░░░ an authoritarian government usurping ░░░░░░░░ power to declare war ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I take no ░░░░░░░░ in what I m ░░░░░░░░ I do this because ░░░░░░░░ love my country I ░░░░░░░░ this because I understand ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution is going ░░░░░░░░ be meaningful or it ░░░░░░░░ be meaningless I do ░░░░░░░░ because I understand that ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America has a ░░░░░░░░ to consult Congress before ░░░░░░░░ this country to war ░░░░░░░░ do it because no ░░░░░░░░ person should have the ░░░░░░░░ to take over 300 ░░░░░░░░ people to war without ░░░░░░░░ with the Congress of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ do this because if ░░░░░░░░ do not this authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ that we currently have ░░░░░░░░ continue to assume power ░░░░░░░░ has already instigated an ░░░░░░░░ on the Citadel of ░░░░░░░░ the capital of the ░░░░░░░░ States of America He ░░░░░░░░ so far as to ░░░░░░░░ the persons who were ░░░░░░░░ involved in the assault ░░░░░░░░ has denied persons due ░░░░░░░░ of the law I ░░░░░░░░ that if we do ░░░░░░░░ take immediate action this ░░░░░░░░ president will not only ░░░░░░░░ the country into authoritarianism ░░░░░░░░ believe he is a ░░░░░░░░ be dictator who would ░░░░░░░░ a dictator So I ░░░░░░░░ announce that later today ░░░░░░░░ will bring these articles ░░░░░░░░ impeachment to the floor ░░░░░░░░ I will call for ░░░░░░░░ vote I believe that ░░░░░░░░ hour of decision is ░░░░░░░░ us and we all ░░░░░░░░ to decide are we ░░░░░░░░ to go down and ░░░░░░░░ the path of democracy ░░░░░░░░ we allow ourselves to ░░░░░░░░ the low road of ░░░░░░░░ I believe that this ░░░░░░░░ has come too far ░░░░░░░░ allow a single person ░░░░░░░░ declare war without conferring ░░░░░░░░ the Congress of the ░░░░░░░░ States of America This ░░░░░░░░ where I stand this ░░░░░░░░ what I will do ░░░░░░░░ I do it in ░░░░░░░░ name of my country ░░░░░░░░ I love dearly I ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Speaker and ░░░░░░░░ yield back the balance —“