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Why don't you try being constructive instead of nitpicking and reaching straight for the edge cases? Like, try offering more moderated but credible alternatives to achieve the implicit end of having governance be informed by science.

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I think that encouraging people to think about how silly the things they say during political discussions is productive.

I've still yet to see someone propose a rational mechanism with which to impeach the current president.

It isn't. Constructive is when you point out a problem and suggest a better alternative. If you just point out problems (especially by taking a narrow legalistic approach to casual conversation) then you're just being a pedant and undermining their substantive argument (in this case, that finding a way to derail the administration is a matter of urgent necessity). You are of course welcome to disagree with that substantive claim, but if so then it's better to do so openly than under cover of fault-finding, which is regarded by many as concern trolling.

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