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![Two of Nixon's successors have undergone similar proceedings,[b] and both, like Johnson, were impeached but then acquitted at the consequent Senate trial. Thus, while Nixon himself was not impeached, the impeachment process against him is so far the only one that has brought about a president's departure from office (he resigned).[5][6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okdyxt7qxqsmwwjsmtklewlb/bafkreic2igistibgk42e2spiuyx4q3a3rsjr6sniq26i3sycpw4tiuiqmq)
![On May 9, 1974, formal hearings in the impeachment inquiry of Nixon began, culminating on July 27–30, 1974, when members of the Democratic-led Judiciary Committee eventually approved three articles of impeachment. These articles charged Nixon with: (1) obstruction of justice in attempting to impede the investigation of the Watergate break-in, protect those responsible, and conceal the existence of other illegal activities; (2) abuse of power by using the office of the presidency on multiple occasions, dating back to the first year of his administration (1969), to unlawfully use federal agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as establishing a covert White House special investigative unit, to violate the constitutional rights of citizens and interfere with lawful investigations; and (3) contempt of Congress by refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas.[3] These articles were reported to the House of Representatives for final action, with 7 of the committee's 17 Republicans joining all 21 of its Democrats in voting in favor of one or more of the articles. Two other articles were debated in committee but were rejected. Based on the strength of the evidence presented and the bipartisan support for the articles in committee, House leaders of both political parties concluded that Nixon's impeachment by the full House was a certainty if it reached the House floor for a final vote, and that his conviction in a Senate trial was a distinct possibility.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okdyxt7qxqsmwwjsmtklewlb/bafkreifbqu4tmij2v3kulnjqsojpidvvpsex45qe5avssutoaqani4ofd4)
![“One of the challenges, I think, of grappling with [Wurman’s] work over time is he keeps changing what he claims to be the argument, and what he claims is the main contribution of his argument,” says Whittington, who submitted an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration. “It has very much been a moving target.” Whittington has engaged with Wurman’s theories and debated the issue with him, but finds it a frustrating exercise of being sent on “wild goose chases.” He adds: “If you start looking at the sources he’s citing, they often just don’t say what he says they say, and the underlying logic and principles that he’s trying to convey don’t work.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okdyxt7qxqsmwwjsmtklewlb/bafkreigvcp54a2n5wsmv4sx44p2k2ckmiwu43h42misnvyfpdzejpu5jmm)
!["I'm Not Being Hysterical"
Americans associate, often subconsciously, our two main political tribes with gender stereotypes. Conservatism is presented and understood as male, liberalism as female.
Republicans are the "Daddy Party,"
Democrats the "Mommy Party." This affects how we hear the claims made by either side, and how seriously we take them.
We tend to discount or dismiss female fear and pain. Because women are seen as less rational and more emotional, we are more likely to assume they are exaggerating or to dismiss them as "acting crazy." I talked with Professor Yolonda Wilson of Saint Louis University, an expert in bioethics (and herself a Cassandra), who told me: "There's good, documented literature that women's pain is not regarded with the same level of seriousness" as men's. We can see this in health care outcomes, such as doctors dismissing female pain or under-prescribing
—giving women over-the-counter painkillers instead of prescription drugs
[from the New Republic]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okdyxt7qxqsmwwjsmtklewlb/bafkreidpyjmrs6gfs2cotqsaf7iakjar34j6v7tg76oi3odetasmnwcvz4)
![If you’d like to send your Republican MoCs some mail (or drop it off in person at an unannounced district office visit), send them something to show just how empty you find their claims: 🗂️ AN EMPTY FOLDER.
Message: “Just like Pam Bondi’s Epstein file—totally empty.” Mail a manila folder labeled “Epstein Client List” with nothing inside. Include a note like: “The DOJ says this doesn’t exist. Do you believe them?” or “Here’s what [REP NAME] has done about the Epstein cover-up: absolutely nothing.”
You can also include other pictures or imagery, like a plane with the message: “Still waiting for the Epstein flight log passengers.” You could even send a cheap toy airplane or paper plane marked “Flight Logs” with a tag: “Who was on the plane, [REP NAME]? Why don’t you want us to know?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okdyxt7qxqsmwwjsmtklewlb/bafkreidpwdx3om3rksul7xeuollqthu3ts57wsps4sjs3u6t3jdgkys4oe)