To End a Presidency

The Power of Impeachment

De: Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz

Narrado por: L.J. Ganser, Laurence Tribe

As Congress prepares articles of impeachment of President Trump, read the definitive book on presidential impeachment and how it should be used today.

Impeachment is our ultimate constitutional check against an out-of-control executive. But it is also a perilous and traumatic undertaking for the nation. In this authoritative examination, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz rise above the daily clamor to illuminate impeachment's proper role in our age of broken politics.

To End a Presidency is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand how this fearsome power should be deployed.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Brilliant...In their terrific, accessible, and thoughtful new book, To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, the Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe and the constitutional lawyer Joshua Matz do better than offering a simple yes or no: they give us a framework for thinking about the question...To their great credit, Tribe and Matz didn't write a legal brief or a political strategy memo. They instead make clear to anyone even contemplating impeachment that the decision to end a presidency isn't simple or straightforward."—Guardian US

"A learned, judicious, and surprisingly cautious study of the impeachment power...The clear-eyed and clear-thinking message of To End a Presidency deserves the widest audience. It is an aspirin to cool a political fever, and a hopeful summons to defend an imperiled democracy with a renewed and enlarged commitment to democratic action."—Atlantic

"Mr. Tribe and Mr. Matz have written a powerful, clear and even-handed guide to the legal and political aspects of impeachment...[an] enlightening book. It is the definitive treatment of a vital subject and will remain so long after this presidency."—Economist

"The most important book on impeachment in decades."—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post "Right Turn"

"With wisdom and lucidity, they explain the origins of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution, exactly how it works, and what criteria should be used in evaluating whether impeachment is called for."—Washington Times

"A comprehensive, restrained, and indispensable resource on the powers and limits of impeachment... an eminently comprehensible, thorough legal, historical, and political text, a must-read guide for navigating the choppy and turbulent waters facing President Trump and the country in the days ahead."—Jewish Week

"Tribe and Matz provide a fair, balanced, and relevant examination of an often misunderstood function of our national government."—Booklist

"Impeachment is a fearsome power. This bracing, restrained, and fiercely judicious account of the process's origins and purpose explains why no U.S. president has ever been removed from office by impeachment, and what it might mean if one were."—Jill Lepore, author of the forthcoming These Truths: A History of the United States

"'Impeachment is neither a magic wand nor a doomsday device.' So write Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz in this deeply informed, even-handed look at how a president can be impeached and what the consequences would be. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy in the Age of Trump."—Max Boot, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, and bestselling author of The Road Not Taken

Solid overview of a complex topic

Nicely narrated audiobook - the topic is surely uppermost in many people’s minds at this time. The authors do a good job of laying out the intricacies, the powers and drawbacks and history of impeachment in the US, diving into the background of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump to provide examples of prior precedent and highlight the tension between the risks of deciding to impeach and the risks of deciding not to impeach.

Punches are not pulled!

Frequent playback "crashes"

Frequent playback "crashes" made this book very difficult to use. I will ask for a refund or credit

Tempered my thoughts on impeachment

Tribe’s book clarifies the idea, concept, ups and downs of impeachment. He warns that impeachment might not be such an easy solution and that the downside (backlash) could be as bad or worse than the existing situation. He makes it clear that Trump qualifies for impeachment but left me thinking that Americans might be better served by the ballot than impeachment or the 25th Amendment.

Waiting for volume II !!!

Well researched and written from the perspective of Constitutional Law and History. Your frustration will be that the book was published in 2018 before the Mueller report, January 6, or either of Trump’s impeachments and failed convictions in the Senate. I’m dying to know what the authors think today about those events - though they do anticipate some of the outcomes. It was like reading a portion of a Greek tragedy or a dead sea scroll where the rest of the work is lost: you won’t know the conclusion unless the rest of the work is found. The authors wisely and persuasively suggest putting aside the fantasy of impeachment coming to save us from Trump and Trumpism, and instead point toward real activism- knocking on doors, voting, contacting elected leaders, reading real news (and not performance activism on twitter) - to bring about change by bringing the country together. My only quibble is that activism must focus first on driving from power white supremacist antidemocratic autocrats, and only then can progressives harness the power of government to end voter suppression, address climate change, and end social and economic injustice to bring the polity back together. The voice reader faltered a bit because he gave equal and ponderous weight to every word. Maybe he was intimidated by the authors and the subject. Not sure I’d have been less intimidated though - I mean… it’s Laurence Tribe’s words.

Very informative, non partisan, and level headed

Though I see Mr. Trump as a festering boil in the buttcrack of America, as a result of this reading, I can now see past my reflexive rush to judgement and am now wise enough to ponder whether or not removal of this or any president is best for the country. It very well may be, in the case of 45. But it's not as cut and dry as I once thought.