Posted on 01/24/2021 8:01:45 AM PST by Hojczyk
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it was constitutional to continue with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even after he has left the office of the presidency.
Anchor Dana Bash asked, “Many of your colleagues, I’m sure you’ve heard, argue that it’s not constitutional to convict a president who is no longer in office. Do you agree with that? ”
Romney said, “Well, I’ve read a number of law review articles, and I think if you put aside the partisan columns if you will written in various publications and look at those that are written by academics, you’ll find that the preponderance of the legal opinion is that an impeachment trial after someone has left office is constitutional. I believe that’s the case. I’ll, of course, hear what the lawyers have to say for each side, but I think it’s pretty clear that the effort is constitutional.”
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He has been wrong on other points of constitutional law.
He needs to have his hair mussed up before the hangin
Romney is running in 2024 and wants Trump out of the way.
That’s his magic underwear talking.
He read a number of law review articles.........written by whom?
How about something weird Romney......READ THE CONSTITUTION!
Romney makes AOC look smart.
No party switch, he is much more valuable in the GOP to the progressive cause.
It is obvious that the only reason the media I had him on TV was to have him say what he said.
This is essentiallyy what "rule of law" has devolved to. A majority is ALWAYS right.
The legal profession is 80/20 liberal. A majority holds to "living constitution."
Maybe Romney should visit the magnificent statue of Jesus in the Mormon Tabernacle buildings. Jesus was about love & forgiveness not hate & the impeachment is only about vengeance & hate! Romney is a disgrace. Called his office with my 2cents.
Romney won’t be getting many of Trump’s 75 million.
His Pierre Delecto has lost its mojo.
There’s no way in holy hell this creep is going anywhere politically. Give it a go, Mitts...can’t wait to see you fall flat on your traitorous face.
Delusional repugnants like Mitts, McConnell, et al., are in for a rude awakening going forward. Couldn’t happen to a worse group of crap.
He’s read Law Review articles, folks
It actually would be easier to identify all the Establishment types, the country-clubbers and the Never-Trumpers and kick them in the ass.
Exactly right. He wants to lead the Establishment Republicans. Of course, they will call him conservative which he is not.
Better then that.
Romney is the fulfillment of the mormon "white horse" doctrine.
He will ride in and save the country.
I can't wait to see that.
He’ll be 77 yr old
When rumors spread through Germany that a prominent Luftwaffe field marshal had a Jewish father, Hermann Göring said “I decide who is a Jew in the Air Force.”
Romney, Schumer and the rest are saying “I decide what is constitutional in the senate.”
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