Posted on 12/19/2019 5:39:18 PM PST by montag813
by Joe Callen
One of the top impeachment witnesses the Democrats presented in their case against President Donald Trump, just took a hatchet to the plans of Nancy Pelosi to gain the upper hand against Senate Republicans in any trial against Trump.
Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman said in an op-ed on Thursday that Democrats have not yet impeached the president despite their vote last night.
Uh, oh!
Feldman’s op-ed at Bloomberg News comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering withholding sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate because she is worried that the political trial would be biased in favor of the president.
“So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” Pelosi told reporters last night. “That would’ve been our intention, but we’ll see what happens over there.”
Feldman noted that “according to the Constitution, impeachment is a process, not a vote,” and that while a modest delay would not pose a problem, a lengthy delay would be a “serious problem.”
(Sorry, Nancy, it gets even worse...)
(Excerpt) Read more at us24news.com ...
Yes. They add to their talent stacks.
He usually discusses the "Persuasion Filter" on the day's news.
THERE'S a FR name I haven't seen in a coon's age. Very memorable screen nick. I remember you, man.
What would look fair to a mafia princess ? Hmm. I wonder. Perhaps nailing Trump into a chair until he confessed? Is that fair for you Nancy ?
One Weird Trick of American justice:
The accused gets a fair trial.
The accusers? Not so much...
yeah still big but, older. I petitioned the owner and he let me back on double secret probation.
Loving all the noob calls by people who don’t believe me.
Now I’m more ole.
Aug 8, 1998 came from drudge to see if the stain was still on the dress.
Saw your late November sign-up date, and went to your home page out of curiousity.
Recognized you, right off. Glad you're back on the board.
I came in with the name. i didn’t see too many posting with actual names.
I was there for the law suits and the settlement. I was THE TRIGGER ON DEEP IN THE HURTGEN FOREST DOWNFALL.
I picked this up on another thread. 12 Days of Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Lv7OVI6eM&feature=youtu.be
Enjoy IMO well done.
AmIright? If I recall correctly, that was when there were a couple of FR factions fighting over "cheap labor" and a permeable border.
Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
thanx for the welcome and the challenge
Well, once it started, Deep got rolled up pretty fast. Devastated more than a few that they'd been taken in for so long.
Was it the DD214? I think I remember people challenging him on that.
Fistbump.
I totally agree with your postings on the impeachment question.
I'm just saying that Trump has the unique ability to rewind everything he said. Because we, his supporters, won't give a Schitt if he does.
I'll set them straight. With my old screen name. ;-)
No i got in trouble when a guy said kill all gay teachers and i broke him down psychologically and left him in a puddle weeping. I got suspended and he walked after advocating murder. I thought the owner might want to not have creepers threaten to kill people.
Then I said since Elian’s mother was dead his father had the right and responsibility to raise him. Someone insulted the war dead in my family and i went ballistic. i was banned and they weren’t. I thought that was strange.
last time I took on an anti-gay guy who kept posting bogus research, also in my academic wheelhouse, from what i can remember. He didn’t understand what real research was. I didn’t know the owner was hot on no homosexual support. i wasn’t really supporting. I had disagreed with influence of kids, nambla and such. but i supported equal rights jobs, housing etc,. So became persona non grata. Everytime i got into it, I was suspended and they weren’t
I opposed Iraq and favored going into Iran the “biggest exporter of terrorism according to our government.” They threatened us and needed a beat down.
I stop trying about 2006. If you search bigsigh you can see some of my post from there back.
Anyway, looking ahead not back.
well what was your name
You present the argument as if criminal Grand Juries operate in a vacuum. My understanding is that the prosecutor leads the Grand Jury by the hand through the evidence they believe will win an indictment and is present when the approval is achieved. Similarly, people are acting as if the House and the Senate are not both elements of "the Congress". The Senate is right next door. The impeachment votes are not secret. Copies of the articles are distributed freely throughout the House and are in the possession of all members. One only had to hear the applause to know that Trump had been impeached.
The requirement to deliver the articles, much like the requirement to prosecute the articles, is an obligation of the House. It is a result of impeachment but not an essential element of accomplishing impeachment.
To believe that Trump has not been impeached is to believe that Nancy Pelosi now has the power to decide whether Trump is to be impeached or not impeached. It's ridiculous to think that the Constitution gives her that power. The impeachment power has already been wielded.
He was in the Balkans somewhere and post3d as arranger or some special force. CAL who was big time here, fell for him. Their posts bordered on love letters. One night I told them to get a room or some such. She laughed. i knew her as a strong active creeper. he tried to impress me by posting his medals.
some military vet called him on it and showed that some of his medals were either conflicting as to time or wars or place. He suddenly stopped posting and more military came along and validated his medal list was impossible. I didn’t want to guy to go away My actions were inadvertent and i never served and knew little about medals except my dad had purple heart from WWII. But the other freepers called him out.
That’s one of the things i like. Someone will come along and set things right on almost any topic. this site is self correcting and that’s a good thing.
For all those, including Democrat members of Congress that do not know the United States Constitution:
Article 1. Section 2:
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
(this dose not describe what elected officials by title)
Article 1. Section 3:
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
There is no discussion or allowance for members of congress to be present or have managers present to present the case. It is not spelled out. That is just how the first impeachments were conducted by the rules of the bodies of the Congress and Senate. Each body sets up their own rules, but those rules are subservient to the rule of law in the constitution. Thus the Senate can conduct the trial when ever they want and without members of congress even present. The vote by congress to impeach has been completed and must now be acted on.
PERIOD end of civics lesson!
I didn’t hear his whole speech but did hear several clips from it. He was strong! I’m just hoping NP will not pull something to force him to cave. The absolute NERVE her to bully him into telling him how to manage “his” branch!
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