Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050208816

Mr. Speaker. 2 years ago I walked into this Chamber with awe. As the son of an immigrant. I was raised to believe in the majesty of our democracy. and this is the citadel of that democracy. Today we are on the verge of weakening our democracy by abusing the most extraordinary tool our Constitution affords us. Most constitutional scholars and most of the American people simply do not believe that the Presidents offenses. as bad as they are. rise to the level of impeachment. yet we are about to set a dangerous precedent where future Congresses will use impeachment as a tool of political destruction and not as the intended remedy for the grand abuse of power.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROD BLAGOJEVICH
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
1998-12-19
Speech ID
1050208816
Paragraph
#0
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