Posted on 10/16/2019 8:06:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Laurence Tribe explains why Congress should aim to work at three speeds.
On this weeks Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to Laurence Tribe, professor of constitutional law at Harvard, about some of the legal questions the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trumps behavior has brought up. A portion of that conversation, which has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity, is below.
Dahlia Lithwick: Weve had quite anxious listener mail this week saying, what does Congress do? What teeth can Congress put into a system where essentially the nihilist argument has been madeI spit on your system, your system does not bind me? Is it in fact the case that [Congress will do] things that have not been done since the Teapot Dome scandal? Is it the case that were going to start jailing Hope Hicks, that were going to put Corey Lewandowski in the stocks, were going to fine people? Is that power? Is that the teeth that Congress has?
Laurence Tribe: Well, a lot of people, I think, would have a lovely time imagining those perp walks, but I think thats not a realistic option. Its legal. Its a power that Congress has. It theoretically has the power. The Supreme Court has, without dissent, affirmed itthe power to actually conduct a little trial of people who refuse to comply with subpoenas and orders to show up and produce documents. And if they dont go along, they can be locked in the basement of the Capitol or they can be subjected to escalating fines.
But I think that would be a terrible distraction. Imagine in the modern world how that would look. It would really make the banana republic that the president has created look like sort of a banana soup republic. Its just not a good idea.
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
How many days between now and January 20, 2024!
And the fact he didn't get it under Clinton deranged little larry.
His Twitter feed is 24.7 nutroot derangement 'let's do this, let's do that'.
larry would be the perfect example of enforcing Exile as a political remedy in Trump's 2nd Term:
"There's the federal exile jet, larry, anywhere in the world that will have you. You have no papers; your assets are forfeit. If you set foot on American territory again you will serve your full natural life in prison. Goodbye."
I hope you are jesting. Suspend the Constitution? I swore an oath to protect and preserve the Constitution. That oath has no expiration date. It is also absolute, meaning I will honor my oath up to and including my death.
It wouldn't matter if they did address something specific.
Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good you are at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, crap on the board and strut around as if its victorious.
Well nice thought until the next democrat president does the same.
...Come on and take a free ride...
Putting one's defeated opponents into a wood chipper may very well become the new normal. It would certainly put a stop to all those endless ballot recounts. At any rate, the transitional period would definitely count as "interesting times".
[Chorus]
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
(The Who)
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