I have mixed feelings about this acquittal. Orange man bad obviously. Don't incite an insurrection obviously. But that seems like it's as much a regular crime as it is a high crime.
Impeachment isn't just for high crimes like treason, but also "improperly exceeding or abusing the powers of the office; behavior incompatible with the function and purpose of the office; and
misusing the office for an improper purpose or for personal gain."
Maybe a real court would be a better place to sort that out.
Executive priviledge means that impeachment was certainly the appropriate choice.
This impeachment, well he's out of office. So really this is about banning him from office. But there's something about that that seems undemocratic to me. I almost think that the voters should decide that question.
But I think getting it done with fast was the right call.
They are voting on whether any further government resources should be devoted to him as well as his eligibility for office. All of that seems like a suitable decision for the legislature to make. It's not like they depriving him of personal liberty or anything.