Mitt Romney

Name: We have Arrived at Different Judgments
Author: Mitt Romney

We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

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“We have Arrived at Different Judgments”, published in 2020, is a work by Mitt Romney. It explores elements such as Senators, Constitution and crime.

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ Like each member of this deliberative body, I love our Country. I believe that our Constitution was inspired by Providence. I am convinced that Freedom itself is dependent on the strength and vitality of our national character. As it is with each Senator, my vote is an act of conviction. We have come to different conclusions, fellow Senators, but I trust we have all followed the dictates of our conscience. I acknowledge that my verdict will not remove the President from office. The results of this Senate Court will in fact be appealed to a higher court: the judgement of the American People. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ The historic meaning of the words High Crimes and Misdemeanors, the writings of the Founders and my own reasoned judgement convince me that a President can indeed commit acts against the Public trust that are so egregious that while they are not statutory crimes, they would demand removal from Office. To maintain that the lack of a codified and comprehensive list of all the outrageous acts that a President might conceivably commit renders Congress powerless to remove such a President defies reason. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ The defense argues that the Senate should leave the Impeachment decision to the Voters. While that logic is appealing to our Democratic instincts, it is inconsistent with the Constitution's requirement that the Senate, not the Voters, try the President. Hamilton explained that the Founders' decision to invest Senators with this obligation rather than leave it to Voters was intended to minimize — to the extent possible — the partisan sentiments of the Public at large. So the Verdict is ours to render under our Constitution; ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ The Constitution is at the foundation of our Republic's success and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. The Constitution established the vehicle of Impeachment that has occupied both Houses of our Congress these many days. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ You see, I support a great deal of what the President has done. I voted with him 80% of the time. But my promise before God to apply impartial Justice required that I put my personal feelings and political biases aside. Were I to ignore the evidence that has been presented, and disregard what I believe my Oath and the Constitution demands of me, for the sake of a partisan end, it would I fear expose my character to history’s rebuke and the censure of my own conscience.
I'm aware that there are people in my party and in my state who will strenuously, strenuously disapprove of my decision, and in some quarters I will be vehemently denounced. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ No, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security, and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep oneself in Office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's Oath of Office that I can imagine. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ The allegations made in the Articles of Impeachment are very serious. As a Senator-juror, I swore an Oath, before God, to exercise impartial Justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am.
I take an oath before God as enormously consequential. I knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the President, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision I have ever faced. I was not wrong. ”

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Mitt Romney, We have Arrived at Different Judgments (2020)

“ If he knew of the exorbitant compensation his son was receiving from a company actually under investigation, the Vice President should have recused himself. While ignoring a conflict of interest is not a crime, it is surely very wrong. ”

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