Posted on 01/25/2020 10:12:39 PM PST by bitt
Several days ago we anticipated a potentially important point we hoped would start the impeachment defense for President Donald Trump. Today, attorney Patrick Philbin delivered. The issue is a critical constitutional component that needed emphasis, and it is good to see pundits finally starting to realize the significance.
White House Counsel Patrick Philbin explains why House subpoenas were illegitimate: the subpoena power was never authorized; the initiating subpoena power was never voted on.
Additionally, and specifically by design, absent a penalty for non-compliance, which factually makes a subpoena a ‘subpoena’, the Executive Branch had no constitutional pathway or process to engage an appellate review by federal courts. Make no mistake, this was a pre-planned purposeful trick within the Pelosi, Schiff and Lawfare road-map.
The House motive here, the forethought within their design, is very important now because it explains why they are vociferously demanding witnesses in the Senate. The House plan was to work around the ability of the executive branch to go to court. The managers are now attempting to execute that plan, along with a manufactured political talking point, in the Senate trial.
The House intended for this to unfold exactly as it is happening.
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Assuming permission, I’m gonna repeat your post :^)
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“So, the Executive branch can now prosecute the House for Abuse of Power (for trying to impeach without authority), and Obstruction of Administration (for wasting so much time, thus interfering with President’s efforts).”
bmp
Here’s my dumb question: If Pelosi had the votes to impeach President Trump, why didn’t she have them vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry?
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The house had already voted (3 times IIRC) DJT inauguration, on impeachment. It was rejected 3 times already. Nazi Nancy most likely did not have the votes, and did not want to risk another rejection—needed to move the plan along.
Through the fake impeachment process, they thought they could drum up sufficient support to pressure enough people to change their vote.
The dumbo plan was to peel off shaky Republicans but that backfired bigly.
Never have Republicans been more united behind a president than right now.
The Master Plan was to dirty up the president for the election and parlay the situation down-ticket as voters climbed aboard.
REALITY CHECK: Trump's ace numbers-cruncher Brad Parscale announced a 20-30 point uptick for Donald in the latest numbers.
Republican fund-raising is going through the roof.
UPSHOT Some Democraps in swing districts are reading the want ads as we type.
Nanzi is sleeping with gavel under her pillow one last time.
As Philbin pointed out, a House committee has to first be authorized by a vote of the House, and this is important to prevent “runaway” committees.
When pelosi repeatedly stated that they, the house don’t need to vote, Mark Levin was all over this on his radio show. Seems that pelosi just “deemed” it so...again.
bkmk
Somebody needs to translate this argument into one-syllable words, because it’s apparently too complicated for Pierre Delecto to understand.
The Trump Team have such an overwhelming sense of peace and calm. They were a joy to listen to after 24 hours of overwrought ranting by the Pelosi Possee
Yep - also explains why they didn’t pursue legal recourse to force the handing over of documents and witnesses - they had no legal standing and they knew it.
Instead of getting shot down in the courts, they opted for the propaganda spree - which the defense had deep-sixed on them.
Not in an impeachment where Executive Privilege is in question.
Advantage Trump for his defense only taking a couple of hours and letting them go.
And immediately Shif went out to the hall to do a 4 hour presser.
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