Impeachment is only half of the equation. The Senate trial follows. If the person the House impeached is not convicted by 2/3 of the Senate they are not removed.
The founders were wise beyond their years in requiring the impeachment trials. They had some inkling of the ability for House members to try to use impeachment to settle petty differences even back then. I seriously doubt though that they ever thought it would get this bad.
Impeachment has no teeth. Trump was (wrongly) impeached twice. What came of it?
Impeachment is only half of the equation. The Senate trial follows. If the person the House impeached is not convicted by 2/3 of the Senate they are not removed.
The founders were wise beyond their years in requiring the impeachment trials. They had some inkling of the ability for House members to try to use impeachment to settle petty differences even back then. I seriously doubt though that they ever thought it would get this bad.