The President and Republicans in Congress have been complaining that the impeachment proceedings in our nation’s capitol are politically motivated. It is a thoroughly hypocritical argument, designed to ensnare stupid people.

Here’s why it’s stupid. The Framers of the Constitution knew that everybody in Congress and in the White House would have political motives. Despite this fact, the Framers empowered the House of Representatives, by a simple majority, to decide when to impeac...