Suppose that a president commits a clearly impeachable offense—by, say, committing treason or by using the apparatus of government to violate people’s rights and liberties. Suppose, too, that many members of the president’s party remain intensely loyal to him, thinking, “True, he’s horrible in some ways, but he’s good on a lot of other issues, and anyhow, he’s our guy, the captain of our team.” In those circumstances, the Constitution does not license members of the House of Representatives to refrain from impeachment, on the ground that it would not be “bipartisan” and would “divide the
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