Posted on 06/19/2017 3:54:38 PM PDT by blueyon
And that means that the whole Russia investigation is there now, too. Oops.
no reasoning can make it believable, I think Trump should order the military to arrest all cia, fbi, etc, lie detector them, all who fail, prosecute for treason, hand a few of em in dc and let’s rock
But it’s so difficult to find those records, your honor. They were just dumped in boxes and not labeled.
“...I increasingly question his judgment.”
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That makes at least two of us.
Congress has ALL the power in washington, the executive and judicial branch operate according to the whims of CONGRESS!
“U.S. CODE
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 193. Privilege of witnesses
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.”
Simply look up Hinds Precedents, especially chapters 53 and 51, and Cannon’s Precedents, especially chapters 184-185. You’ll find numerous detailed cases of Congress asserting its power, arresting people, holding them until they agreed to answer questions, and then releasing them. Some of these people did not refuse to appear, but simply failed to satisfactorily answer questions. One has to wonder how a previous Congress might have responded to Alberto Gonzales’s endless recitations of “I do not recall.”
Congress can Remove the President
Congress can remove the head of every executive agency Congress can remove ALL of their employees
Congress can Abolish every agency they so choose
Congress can remove EVERY JUDGE IN AMERICA, including every supreme court justice.
Congress can abolish every federal court except the supreme Court
Congress can decide which cases the Judicial Branch can hear and decide
CONGRESS can Imprison ANYONE they want for any reason they so desire for as long as they wish.
Congress can declare WAR
No other governing body has even 10% of the power CONGRESS has!!
CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF IT!!!
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
In 1857, a New York Times reporter refused to say which members of Congress had asked him to get them bribes (protecting his “sources” just as various Judith Millers today protect the people who feed them proven lies that costs thousands of lives), so Congress locked him up until he answered and then banned him from Congress.
In 1924 an oil executive appeared but refused to answer certain questions, so the Senate held — literally held — him in contempt. Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana argued that this question of contempt was of the gravest importance, and that it involved “the very life of the effective existence of the House of Representatives of the United States and of the Senate of the United States.” The matter was taken to court, and the witness fined and imprisoned.
no reasoning can make it believable, I think Trump should order the military to arrest all cia, fbi, etc, lie detector them, all who fail, prosecute for treason, hang a few of em in dc and let’s rock
This had to be classified or at least government official documents
And they relate to the ONGOING INVESTIGATION of “ Russia” because they were used to,obtain legal warrants to tap those unmasked people for communicating with Russia!
They were not materials that can be claimed as private property
wow
Talk about “ in your face” obstruction
I wonder if this still applies in cases of criminal activity?
A US Attorney isn’t “the public”.
They’re not his personal records - they’re government records - thoroughly criminal - needs a grand jury.....
This is what tyranny looks like.
“I’m sorry, but we don’t want you to look at those. Try again in five years.” - signed, The Swamp
It would be heavily redacted. So swamp wants even basic info hidden
Remember good ole days when you had to burglar files in your pants like Sandy....now they can just get lost at Obama’s library
With each passing minute that President Trump doesn’t shut down this farcical investigation, I increasingly question his judgment.
That’s unlikely to happen at this point. It would probably be less damaging politically if Sessions were to UN-recuse himself. Sessions NEVER should have recused himself giving pro-Clinton Obama holdovers control of this whole matter. Other option would be for Sessions to step down and be replaced with someone strong enough and smart enough to get the control back. I’m not saying Sessions is weak or stupid but when it comes to questioning judgement, on this matter, I can’t help thinking that it’s Sessions judgement that’s in question.
WHY NOT? Is Trump stopping this?! There have been several of these recently and I’m stumped by why these are occurring. The Trump administration is now covering up Obama’s mess. If Trump did not authorize this, then he should send a direct, public order to release all Obama-related records/emails that are not explicitly classified, and those should be available to folks authorized, such as members of congressional oversight, etc. Trump can fix this. Will he?
Library not opening until 2021.
This is bullshit and he’ll is comin
Means nothing to paul ryan.
Do Paul Ryan and McTurtle approve?
They base their decisions on how many phone calls, emails and messages they get from We the people. And even then that number has to be OVERWHELMING.
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