Posted on 01/16/2021 10:03:32 AM PST by blam
President Donald Trump did not commit any impeachable offenses, but the House violated the Constitution to suggest he did and are, ironically, immune from reprisals, according to constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax TV.
"We are hear that the president is not above the law, but Congress is not above the law – when Congress impeached the president earlier this week, they committed six independent violations of the Constitution," Dershowitz told "Saturday Report."
"They violated the free speech provision. They violated the impeachment criteria. They violated the bill of attainder. They violated due process, on and on and on."
Ironically, lawmakers are protected from legal culpability from their congressional actions, so unlike they are doing with the president, they cannot be sought for the allegations against them.
"But the only sanction is to vote them out of office and to bring them to trial in the court of public opinion," Dershowitz told host Carl Higbie. "Senators and congressmen are immune from lawsuits for what they do or say on the floor of the Senate, so there can't be any personal lawsuits.
"And I wouldn't favor recriminations."
All House Democrats and 10 Republicans impeached the president for the second time this week for inciting the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, but the president's pursuit of an Electoral College challenge is not grounds for impeachment, Dershowitz noted.
"How can you impeach a president for a speech that is constitutionally protected?" he lamented.
Ultimately, impeachment should die in the Senate as it did the last time, according to Dershowitz, a member of the president's first Senate impeachment trial team.
"The Constitution is very clear, the purpose of impeachment is removal," he concluded, adding the president will be out of office by the time a trial can be held,
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Hi blam.
To me, president Trump’s first and second impeachment are a badge of honor for patriotism.
Change my mind.
5.56mm
Psychopath Nancy knows nothing of this Constitution you speak of
My mistake. i used the word “Lament” and it should have been delight or even laugh about. She looks like such a fool now!
If the reps can violate the Constitution at will, and nothing can be done, what the hell is the point of an oath of office for these clowns?
I sent it to Pelosi! LOL..........
https://twitter.com/EricMandell5/status/1350521810882883586
Needless to say Twitter will probably ban me for the 25th time lol
Lawless federal lawmakers have arguably crossed the line with respect to disqualifying themselves from being lawmakers under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment imo.
”14th Amendment, Section 3: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
"rebellion: open resistance to an established government or ruler."
We might be getting a new Congress out of this!
Yes.
No one cares about teen girls he raped. As long as he espouses something you agree with, a powerful man can abuse minors and no one cares.
The specifics are difficult to speak to as I am an unfunded outsider to most political things save my citizenship.
That said, we won’t find the opportunities and answers without being persistent — perhaps the single most important trait next to Faith.
Around 2008, I anticipated it would take two decades to arrive at the Trump moment that appeared within 8 years. As far as I’m concerned, we’re ahead of schedule.
Good for you. It’s excellent. I’ll check back later on and see if it’s still there.
What Constitution?
“immune from reprisals” he says.
I see there are several primary candidates ready to go in Wyoming and Michigan.
Alan as you know the Constitution is so Pre-2020. I know you are a hard core Rat, you said so. You voted for Hilary and zero and most likely Slow Joe. Don’t go telling us something we already know. Constitution is a mute-opint to your party.
mute-opint=mute point
In other words, we, you and I, are in the same boat?
Know in the last few days have become more vocal in responding to ‘congress critters’ who expose their true agenda or not being what they said when campaigning. Hypocrites!
It may not make a difference but ‘feel’ like the effort was made. And tending to be more vocal by writing, faxing, calling to call them on the carpet.
Was hoping you had a succinct, concise, precise method of using the Constitution of delivering us from this evil!
Thanks and
Take care........pilgrim
Regrets I couldn’t provide anything more tangible. Nevertheless, it is our determination they’re after.
Regards, FRiend.
To his credit, he’s taken on the allegation by someone who may be partially right an that’s common for those who are victims.
So don’t be so sure.
“No one cares about teen girls he raped.”
No one is impressed by fake allegations. There’s only one woman who was a consenting adult who claims she had sex with him.
She’s likely been an Epstein victim and like other sex victims, they can add people that they had no connection to as their trauma is problematic for them.
Doesn’t mean you get to make up victims.
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