(Copy the text below and edit it to fit your state. Remember that your state cannot charge Trump or find him guilty. That is the job of Congress. That is why this petition only says there is evidence a crime may have been committed.)

 


 

Petition to Commence Impeachment Procedures in the United States Congress

Whereas, the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the people a right to petition the government for a redress of grievances; and,

Whereas, members of the ____________ State Legislature and the United States Congress take an oath to support the Constitution; and,

Whereas, the United States Constitution provides a system of checks and balances that is designed to prevent the abuse of power by government and to preserve the power and freedom of the people; and,

Whereas, there is evidence in the public record that President Donald Trump may have given Russia favorable treatment in exchange for Russian interference in the American election in Trump's favor; and,

Whereas, there is evidence in the public record that President Donald Trump may have violated the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution by accepting payments or fees from foreign powers through his international network of businesses; and,

Whereas, there is evidence in the public record that President Donald Trump may have violated the First Amendment right to freedom from religious discrimination and the Fifth Amendment right to due process by banning Muslims from certain countries from entering the United States; and,

Whereas, there is evidence in the public record that President Donald Trump may have _____________________________; and,

Whereas, the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives has the power to investigate these, or any other charges of Executive misconduct, for which there is sufficient cause; and,

Whereas, the United States Congress has the sole power to determine guilt or innocence, and whether these crimes rise to the level of High Crimes and Misdemeanors, through the Constitutional process of impeachment and a subsequent trial; and,

Whereas, future Presidents will effectively inherit any expanded powers of the current Presidency unless those powers are removed by the process of impeachment before leaving office; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the House of Representatives of the State of ____________ hereby requests that the United States House of Representatives investigate these charges, using the greater power that an impeachment investigation provides, and if their findings so warrant, proceed with the impeachment of President Donald Trump; and,

That a copy of this resolution with the original authorizing signature of the Secretary of State of ____________ be sent to the Office of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and that copies of the signed resolution be sent to each member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives."