The removal of a president from office is, and should be, difficult to accomplish. Currently, there are two constitutional means to remove a U.S. president: impeachment and activation of the procedures set forth in the 25th Amendment.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Forget Washington. For budget dysfunction, look to Illinois.
The Illinois General Assembly ended its regular session on May 31 without passing a budget for the third year in a row. The length of the legislative stalemate is unprecedented.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Mike Pence tells Catholics at prayer breakfast they have an ally in President Trump
The vice president highlighted the administration’s initiatives to promote religious freedom and protect human life.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Paris Agreement or not, ‘Laudato Si’’ moves ahead in the Diocese of Monterey
In parts of the U.S. church ‘Laudato Si” has sparked creativity and innovation with impacts not so easily set aside. One such experiment is the Diocese of Monterey’s advocacy of Community Choice Energy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops: Senate health care bill must respect life, be ‘truly affordable’
“The Catholic Church remains committed to ensuring the fundamental right to medical care, a right which is in keeping with the God-given dignity of every person, and the corresponding obligation as a country to provide for this right.”
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Supreme Court sides with religious hospitals in pension dispute
The hospitals—two with Catholic affiliation and one with Lutheran ties—had argued that their pensions are “church plans” that are exempt from the law and have been treated as such for decades by federal officials.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Does the truth matter? This is no longer a theoretical question.
Today, many voters use information not to discover what is true but to reinforce their political tribe.
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Catholic farmer ousted from Michigan market over same-sex marriage views
A Catholic farmer in Michigan is suing the city of East Lansing after he was barred from a municipal farmers market over his views on same-sex marriage.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The real bubble protects elected officials
There is a bubble in American politics, but it is not separating Democratic and Republican voters; it is keeping political leaders of both parties from hearing the voices outside Washington.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
There is no convincing argument—moral or political—against food stamps
The data and facts are clear: If you care about working families and sound economic policy, SNAP is the program for you.