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Lol it's true. Federalist Papers #69 says "The President [...] would be liable to be impeached, tried, and, upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law."
Yeah, not like this. The context for #70 was the existing Articles of Conf., which had no distinct executive. Even at the Convention, they discussed the idea of a multiple exec.The real kicker? Read #69. AH argued we need not fear a tyrannical pres b/c CHECKS, BALANCES, LIABLE for crimes, treason.
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Sorry @rtvan.bsky.social but that it was number 69 in particular made me think you might be joking, so I had to go and check
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Hahaha - that’s fair ☺️