It should first be noted that betrayal of public trust was added only by the 1987 Constitution. As our constitutional text stands now, we have six impeachable offenses: “culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust.” Betrayal of public trust is only one of a set joined together by the conjunctive word “or.” Under the eiusdem generis rule, words linked together as belonging to a class are understood to have common characteristics. If we are to discern the meaning of “betrayal of public trust,” therefore, we must see what characteristics its companion offenses have. Let us see what the drafters of the 1987 Constitution said.
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BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC LANDS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE GREEDY RANCHERS!!…THEY DO NOT BELONG ON OUR GOVERNMENT PROPERTY!…THIS LAND BELONGS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE ONLY!!… ALL COWS SHOULD BE FENCED IN BY THE RANCHERS WHO OWN THEM. THEY SHOPULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GRAZE NEAR THE WOLVES DENS, WHERE THE PUPS ARE. THIS IS JUST PLAIN BAITING THE WOLF!!…..TAXPAYORS OWN GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,NOT TO BE USED BY RANCHERS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LAND FOR THE COWS,….A MOVEMENT WILL BEGIN TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF WOLVES ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY, CALL LEGISLATORS, NEWS MEDIA AND T.V. SHOWS.