^ that.

A working democracy weeds out corruption.
The elected is supposed to represent the people, ei. they work for them, not abuse them or the powers their given.

Say you catch a bank robber, before hes out of the bank with the money.
Do you go "oh no harm done, he never took any money".

Or lets say a bank robber, is about to get caught by the police, and puts the money back in the back vault.

You see where Im going with this?
Trump only said he didnt want a quid-pro-quo after, the media got news of him potentially breaking the law.
Before then, he was telling his personal aid, to speak on his behalf to get this deal done.

This is how Trump works.
Indirectly, to break the law.

Then if it goes badly, he can always just throw people under the bus.
"I hardly knew the guy" "who?" "dont know him" "never met them" "I dont recall" ect ect.

Its all just excuses, he full well knows when hes breaking the law.

Thats why you see so many people leave the white house, or become implicated in crimes.
How many people working for Trump are now in jail? (because of him)

Remember that quote "I know all the best people" "we ll drain that swamp"  (trump is the swamp, and his best people are all crooks working for him)

edit:

"No crime has been proven."

Actually people in hearings have said they tried to commit a crime, and claimed it was at trumps behalf.
And theres evidence that seems to point that way.

The fact that it never came to be, is besides the point.
Ei. leading back to the backrobber exsamples above.

^ sad state of affairs that people are so scared of a single boob being shown, that its apparently a bigger deal to americans.

That quote by trump claiming he could walk down a street and shoot someone and get away with it, because people love him so much seems true.

Well most reasonable people dont think investigating corruption is a crime. Only the people that hate Trump believe that. Trump didnt need dirt on Biden. He was investigating to see if the dirt was true. Because that was the actual potential crime. Not investigating it. Plus it has not been proven that aid was held back for this investigation. Actually the OMB testified it was due to general corruption concerns with Ukraine.

Both literally and figuratively. Trump is an example of what democracy has to offer ... 

Impeachment is also a 'political' process, not a 'legal' process so calling it a takedown is a bit much ... 

If democracies can't get people to trust in their own nation's institutions in spite of the fact that people like Trump do get elected then it is a system of governance that becomes unsustainable ... 

What does America mean to the rest of the world if it constantly keeps selling the idea of democracy to other nations but they themselves fail to follow it ? Why should the other nations adopt democracy when it is clearly a failure that didn't do what it was designed for when the other world power is showing another path to governance where their own version of 'socialism' is proving to be more stable and potentially more effective ? 

I'm not fearmongering about naive version of communism since it mostly leads to ruin but rather the middle kingdom's managed version of communism which could lead to the most powerful state in the not too distant future ... 

Yes the president shouldn't be above the law but that doesn't give the opposition in congress to be above democracy because a seething desire to put their political opponent in prison through illegitimate ways means that their no better than the police state at the other side of the world ... 

Getting rid of Trump means also getting rid of a feature like 'democracy' because at the end of the day what's preventing the public from voting people like him into power ? Trump getting defeated means liberal democracy meets a symbolic defeat in the world ...

Looking back, Hitler didn't necessarily get everything wrong because some of the ideas he put into practice are now in the hands of a geopolitical rival who has potential to become the next superpower ... 

The middle kingdom could ultimately validate quite a bit of Hitler's thinking which means he had the right concept all along. If western world want to be taken over by idiocy then the middle kingdom no matter how socially oppressive they are means that they are the only sane civilization left ... 

I am sorry but Trump doesn't represent America.  Trump was elected to a position and just like any elected individual, he can be removed from office if he doesn't do his job.  Basically what you are saying is that Trump is above the constitution which we have lived our lives in the US for centuries.  No one man or woman can represent America, its the reason we have that document that sets limits on the power and removal of that one person.

As to your second paragraph, I have no clue what you are talking about.  You are putting Trump on some type of pedestal.  As I stated, the reason we are here is because of Trump himself.  He got us here because he did not respect the institution of the job he holds. His incompetence and moronic ability to wade into things without thinking cause him to ignore all the signs he was wading into dangerous waters.  All this middle kingdom stuff you are throwing out means nothing when the person you are defending isn't smart enough to handle something as basic as this situation without crossing the line.  

The Constitution Article 2 Section 3 actually states it is the President’s job to make sure laws are being properly enforced. So maybe you all need to read the Constitution. Trump did nothing more than follow his oath of office.

What other issues regarding corruption in Ukraine has Trump specifically expressed concern over?

I've read the constitution plenty in law school.  The laws being referred to in that passage refer to the laws of the United States.  What federal law exactly was he enforcing? What in the constitution or federal common law would give him the authority to withhold congressional appropriated funds to do so?  I look forward to what I am sure will be a spirited and respectful debate with an opponent that is surely well versed in constitutional law :)! I really look forward to learning from you, as you seem to have a firmer grasp of the constitution than the professors at top law schools!  https://medium.com/@legalscholarsonimpeachment/letter-to-congress-from-legal-scholars-6c18b5b6d116 I have finals next week so this will be such a HUGE help for me! 

Would that not be Laws in the US, not another country.  If you are going to start listing sections of the Constitution, it would be good to know what they pertain to.  No one is not saying that Trump as President does not have the authority to work with foreign governments, its when he tries to use his office for his own political gain is why we are hear.  The silly part is even if you believe Trump was somehow concerned about corruption within Ukraine, to only want a public statement that they are investigating a political rival doesn't even take that much of a leap to see that Trump cared very little about corruption and more about setting up a smear campaign.  I guess if you want to continue to deceive yourself that this was all for corruption then so be it but you have a lot of testimony to counter a lot of that.