My concern with voting now is that the process will enable President Trump to declare vindication and come out stronger when it is over. In considering my vote, I begin with the belief that if the articles fail it would be interpreted as a clear exoneration of the president. The Constitution sets up the House as a grand jury, and therefore we simply need probable cause to believe that the president committed the acts. This does not mean that impeachment should be taken lightly, but it must be understood that the House is not voting with a standard that would be used for conviction in a trial.