@rochelimit@mastodon.technology said "How did the US end up with a system in which there is no independent tribunal to judge a president's behaviour when their party decides that adhering to the law is for other people?"

Actually, when the American founders were writing the Constitutional impeachment clause, they were inspired by Cromwell, but instead of beheading the president, they only gave "parliament" the power to remove/disqualify a rogue leader.

Also, there were no political parties when they wrote the Constitution and they were actually more afraid of congress having too much power. They did not foresee a scenario where congress would rollover and abrogate their own authority.

#impeachment #USPol #congress #power