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To: jimfree
I concede that it is an interesting point, but the trial of a former President becomes moot as he is already removed from office by the Electoral College.

So, if you think about it, this impeachment is really a Constitutional Conflict. What we have now is two Constitutional bodies in conflict: the Legislature and the Electoral College. The Electoral College did what the House of Representatives wanted to do.

The former is a permanent body and the latter is a transient one, but it is the latter that chooses the President and so has an enormous, but singular, power. They chose to not reelect the President, and Congress should accept that and move on.

The Electoral College shouldn't be minimized because of its temporary existence. It is a "thing in the Constitution" and is therefore "Supreme law of the Land." I won't go so far as to call it a co-equal branch of government, but it has a plenary power of its own and Congress and the Supreme Court should acknowledge it and stop this nonsensical impeachment trial as moot, since another Constitutional body already acted to achieve the intended result.

Pelosi and Schumer are just miffed that they won't get the chance to exercise the second penalty of impeachment because the Electoral College beat them to the first penalty.

-PJ

131 posted on 01/23/2021 4:28:04 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Absolutely a constitutional conflict and the Pelosi/Schumer gang never did give a damn about the Constitution.


134 posted on 01/23/2021 4:42:05 AM PST by jimfree (My 20 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quiality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Trump should hire you as his legal representative. Seriously.


148 posted on 01/23/2021 5:25:45 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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