So, the Democrats are never going to want to do this?

Uh, to investigate a political opponent? Like, uh, some prominent Republican?

And they will never want a foreign government to help out by, say, confirming the contents of some phone conversation?

Would they never offer a quid pro quo to encourage such help?

And if it isn't always an election year, it's always damn close, is it not?

By the way, are not treason, bribery, and all high crimes and misdemeanors, well, crimes (Article II, Section 4)?

Every last blessed one?

So, quote Hamilton from the Federalist Papers or from his grocery lists all you want, the actual text of the constitution specifies impeachable offenses must be crimes.

Not that I want to be a blue nose about it.