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To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment Hardcover – May 15, 2018

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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.

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"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

"Very few books are accessible to a wide audience of lay people and experts, written compellingly and reading easily, while also having depth, insight, and deep scholarship. To End a Presidency is one of the rare ones. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have given us a thorough, lively history of presidential impeachment, enriched with strong legal and political analysis, fair-minded and thoughtful without being bland. This is an important, timely, and extraordinarily useful book at a critical time in American politics."―Norman Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, and bestselling coauthor of One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet-Deported

"Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have produced the single best overview ever written of the impeachment process. At a time when Americans both in the public and in government are hungry for a comprehensive and deep analysis of the subject, they have provided it. It is indispensable for our generation and for future ones to come."―Norman L. Eisen, chair and cofounder, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

"This is a spectacular book. It is essential, riveting reading for anyone trying to make sense of the impeachment question as citizens--or as members of Congress. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have a special knack for logical and historical clarity, and To End a Presidency left me not only left me knowing more, but also thinking better."―Zephyr Teachout, author of Corruption in America

"This is the definitive book on how to end a national nightmare. No dubious constitutional theories, just real law, real procedures, and real ideas for moving forward. Where Special Counsel Robert Mueller leaves off this book will pick up. The real deal."―Richard W. Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota Law School and chief ethics counsel for President George W. Bush

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Laurence Tribe is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor and a professor of constitutional law at Harvard. One of America's foremost constitutional scholars, he is the coauthor of Uncertain Justice (with Joshua Matz) and numerous other books and articles. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Joshua Matz, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a constitutional lawyer, is the publisher of Take Care, which provides legal analysis of the Trump presidency. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books; First Edition (May 15, 2018)
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Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1541644883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1541644885
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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Nathanael Greene

Timely Godsend - HEAR the MASTER's VOICE

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018

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The "Master's Voice" is the scholarly voice of Harvard Law School professor Laurence H. Tribe. Professor Tribe is one of the foremost - if not foremost - authorities on U.S. constitutional law. Professor Tribe's scholarly credentials regarding U.S. constitutional law are extremely impressive and highly authoritative.

Professor Tribe's assessment of the scholarly caliber of Joshua Matz, co-author of TO END A PRESIDENCY, is of the highest order.

This extremely timely book addresses the current impeachment crisis that poses the potentially greatest threat to the continued existence of the United States.

Coincidentally, for the two year duration of the Watergate cover-up, I was attending law school, Professor Tribe's treatise entitled AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW is the reference work I utilized for my study of my constitutional law course.

Two U.S. Presidents have ever been impeached, but none convicted by the Senate. President Nixon was nearly impeached, but resigned before impeachment occurred. Therefore, the limited U. S. experience with impeachment is very restricted.

The present Trump impeachment crisis is continuously revealing an expanding crop of novel legal issues that need to be addressed.

The U.S. Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times. It is possible for the U.S. Constitution to be further amended to address additional impeachment issues that are found to be pressing.

The text of TO END A PRESIDENCY is very lucid - quite an achievement, considering its complex subject matter about this extremely important topic, which requires the visionary insight of a constitutional scholar like Professor Tribe.

TO END A PRESIDENCY has a special meaning for me because this book includes discussions of President Nixon's Watergate scandal. During the two year length of the Watergate scandal, there was saturation news coverage, in THE WASHINGTON POST news articles and editorials and in TV news of the daily events of the daily events related to the Watergate scandal.

The two year duration of the Watergate scandal was necessary for U.S. citizens to become familiar with the concept of actually impeaching a U.S. President. That two year time frame should be borne in mind when estimating the amount of time is likely to be needed to address our current constitutional crisis.

Judging from the two year time frame of the Watergate scandal, in our current constitutional crisis, as of August 21, 2018, is comparable to the starting kick at the opening of the first quarter of a four quarter game, which is likely to go into overtime.

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Customers who desire an impression of Professor Tribe's calm, soft-spoken, unflappable demeanor and style, may view a few minutes of Professor Tribe's presentation, posted on YouTube, under the caption "WASHINGTON JOURNAL: C-SPAN,; To End a Presidency - Trump Impeachment" (56 min - incl. phone-in comments by listeners),

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Ted d'Afflisio

Impeachment to End A Presidency

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019

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This is a balanced approach to the entire subject of impeachment that is especially important in this Age of Trump.

Tribe and Matz do not lay out a policy statement rather they lay out a historical, legally grounded approach to Impeachment as a process, providing a guide to the questions the voter as well as the members of Congress needs to be asking themself at this critical juncture.

Of particular importance they note that the power to impeach does not equate with the duty to impeach, that any impeachment is case sensitive and must take account of the entire process and the ramifications for the entire polity.

They place this power within the context of the current hyper partisan political environment and give he reader some structure within which to place their own thoughts and to render some judgment on the evidence that has been produced by an investigation, its chances of reaching a successful outcome in a Senate trial and the possible consequences of failure to convict and remove.

These are critical questions in the current political environment and will remain so as long as Donald Trump is President and will undoubtedly affect the Presidents who succeed him. This is particularly important given the fact that this book was written before the results of the Mueller Investigation were known and before the now infamous July 25 call with the Ukrainian President took place.

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A smart and reassuring study.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018

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An excellent and thought-provoking study of the impeachment power. It really impresses on you how much impeachment was intended to be rare and extraordinary by design. In a way, it's somewhat comforting. Even though I would like nothing more than to see our current president fired, after reading this I reached the conclusion if he's never impeached that doesn't necessarily mean that our democracy is broken, it may just be because it's such an extraordinarily heavy lift to impeach a president that it may be practically impossible. Really, the framers intended for our primary remedy to be to vote a bad president out in the next election (which is why they chose 4 year terms, a radically short interval for power in the days this was all designed). Of course it's essential that the impeachment remedy exist and be theoretically available, but the U.S. may actually never see a president removed this way. It teaches us that the most important thing to do in the face of a bad president is to call out his bad acts repeatedly, and vote against him next time. That means that a good number of people are already doing what we're supposed to do.

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Joe Barkley

This guy is an expert

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019

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Laurence Tribe, a Supreme Court level Attorney, is an expert and I trust what he says. When I was in law school a "few" years back, he published a guide to passing civil procedure and other finals. The things he pointed out made a big difference in my final grades as well as my understanding of the subject. I have paid attention throughout the years and admire him. When he published a book on this current subject, I bought it and have not been disappointed.

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019

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After finishing this book, I am better prepared to understand the impeachment process we are witnessing right now. It carefully lays out the historical context, process and implications of impeachment. This quote validated the time and energy I put into reading this book: “But as Andrew Shepard warned in The American President (an Aaron Sorkin film), America ain’t easy. America is advanced citizenship.” I am now closer to applying for advanced citizenship. Read this book so you can too.

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Best book of its kind!!

Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2020

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A serious subject has been made quite easily understood. Clear and witty. Bravo!!!

Richard

Interesting read and Informative, but plods at times.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2018

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This is an interesting book that I’ve learned lots from. It clearly lays out the impeachment process and links it back to the intentions of the founding fathers. It also talks about impeachment in the modern age and in light of the current bi-partisan US politics.

On the downside, it is written in a dull academic style that can be hard to take in. The prose should have been a lot more focussed and punchier. Not also drifts into the personal political views of the authors a bit as opposed to being non biased.

But all in all, a good book for those with an interest in US politics.

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