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To: Yo-Yo
It's not a true "double jeopardy" argument (that's why I use quotes around the term).

It's the clear language of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 3) related to impeachment that has nothing to do with the Fifth Amendment prohibition against multiple prosecutions for the same crime.

59 posted on 12/12/2023 8:23:16 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Alberta's Child

It was Bshaw who asked why it wasn’t a double jeopardy argument. Whether you call it ‘double jeopardy,’ or something else, the question before the Supreme Court isn’t whether a former President has immunity from prosecution because he was impeached and found not guilty, it is whether a former President can be tried for actions taken while in office.


61 posted on 12/12/2023 8:32:06 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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