Posted on 10/21/2022 12:14:07 PM PDT by Jim Noble
A “referral” is not supposed to have any power or force. It is not supposed to be any more than .... hey DOJ, we think that there is a crime here.
As long as referrals remain in that “box”, then we are ok.
But any individual can call the police to report a crime.
My issue with this is the PROCESS of a public “investigation” with the investigating body then “voting” on the referral AS IF that has more validity than a nervous old woman calling the police about a noise in the yard.
Neither you nor I have the ability to conduct criminal investigations before we call the police - neither should Congress.
I’m unconvinced that this isn’t a simple evasion of the prohibition against Bills of Attainder.
It depends on the legal constitution of the committee, on which this one fails.
No, it doesn’t depend on the constitution of the committee.
A legally constituted committee of Congress cannot pass a Bill of Attainder. Even if the vote in the House is 435-0 and 100-0 in the Senate, they can’t do it.
What I meant is if the committee was properly constituted. This one is not.
A bill is a law.
They haven’t passed a law.
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