Posted on 01/12/2020 5:44:08 PM PST by iontheball
While the Constitution does give the House broad discretion in impeachments, there are limits. The most explicit of these is that impeachment can only be for, “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” (Art. II, Sec. 4, U.S. Constitution) However, the articles for impeachment voted on by this entirely partisan Democratic Congress, which are currently being unconstitutionally withheld from the Senate, charge no such offenses. In fact, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are not crimes of any kind, high or low. Therein lies the real reason why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has refused to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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LOL, the Roberts court? The one that _discovered_ ACA was constitutional? Lost in space, like most of DC. Gone.
There is yet no impeachment
Maybe we are ready for Rudy! He has disappeared lately. Dems are using impeachment to hinder Trump. I wish he would have the DS arrested. He should have done this last year This problem would be “done”. Now he is waiting for the election. Much too late by then.
There is yet no impeachment
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That’s obvious, but you can kneecap the whole stinking process by having the articles declared unconstitutional.
He’s probably too busy trying to stay alive after digging up so much dirt in Ukraine.
Rudy, why are you such a dope? Guys we believe in the Constitution or we don’t. Impeachment and trial are the “sole” province of the House and Senate, respectively. That means what is says. The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over a process delegated exclusively to the legislative branch.
We want her to be the center of attention.
He was on live last night.
All smiles.
Agree. In fact the phrase high crimes in 17th and 18th century use meant-
High,” in the legal and common parlance of the 17th and 18th centuries of “high crimes,” is activity by or against those who have special duties acquired by taking an oath of office that are not shared with common persons.[6] A high crime is one that can be done only by someone in a unique position of authority, which is political in character, who does things to circumvent justice. The phrase “high crimes and misdemeanors,” used together, was a common phrase when the U.S. Constitution was written and did not require any stringent or difficult criteria for determining guilt but meant the opposite. The phrase was historically used to cover a very broad range of crimes.
Rudy, why are you such a dope? Guys we believe in the Constitution or we don’t. Impeachment and trial are the “sole” province of the House and Senate, respectively. That means what is says. The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over a process delegated exclusively to the legislative branch.
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Yes, but who is given the exclusive authority to decide Constitutional questions? Q: Do the articles state a basis for impeachment pursuant to the wording of the impeachment clause in the Constitution?
USSC will lot touch this.
A LOT of laws and government proceedings that the Supreme Court should declare unconstitutional.
But won’t, and never will as long as there are corrupted and corruptible ‘Justices’ there.
Did you watch Rudy’s argument?
What part of sole doesn’t Rudy get?
The SC can't legislate. The SC can judge if legislation is Constitutional.
I would think, similarly, the SC can't impeach nor try an impeachment. The SC can determine if an impeachment is Constitutional.
USSC will lot touch this.
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What is there to lose? Given the fact that House radicals are planning to make impeachment an ongoing circus, there surely is a need for more guidance on the impeachment language in the Constitution.
USSC will leave impeachment to the Congress no matter how it is used. The Court regards it as strictly political and won’t intervene.
TYhe Press will refer incessantly to the Impeached Trump whether the impeachment is an accomplished fact or not. The reality is not relevant and even many conservatives will repeat that Trump is Impeached and just talk about why it is stupid and doesn’t mean anything.
I'm sure the SC will take the easy route and not intervene, if asked. However, impeachment is not strictly a political process. It's also a legal process. See reasons why a president can be impeached in the US Constitution.
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