Posted on 08/24/2023 1:46:08 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
Legal scholar Jonathan Turley, who has long opposed rushed impeachments, wrote Thursday that Attorney Garland’s botched investigation leaves “no alternative” but an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
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For months, I have discussed a potential impeachment of the president with Republican House members and have encouraged them not to repeat the abuses of House Democrats in the use of “snap impeachments” and the discarding of fact hearings in the House Judiciary Committee.
Garland, however, has effectively forced their hands.
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With the investigative impediments created by the Weiss appointment and by Garland’s refusal to expressly extend the special counsel’s mandate to the allegations of Biden family influence-peddling, there is little choice but to commence an impeachment inquiry. The authority of the House is at its apex when carrying out its duties under the impeachment clause.
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A meek Democrat (Turley) is now calling for Impeachment, it’s so obvious.
Hey Kev, how long are you going to let the FBi, DoJ, and NARA Librarians block your Investigation?
Is the game plan to waste months on people that won’t talk - and will cite an open Investigation they left open just for such a Block?
Hunter Biden hasn’t been questioned in a Over 5 year long investigation. Not a single question.
The GOP Senate wouldn’t ask Hunter nor his associates one question either from 2016-2020.
I’m the next two months more crimes die from the statute of Limitations.
What are you waiting on Kev?
When have they done anything courageous or wise. They eat their own. Whine and lie. It’s worse when they control all 3 branches. Do nothing but wink and nod.
McCarthy get going and start impeachment proceedings for Biden, Garland, Myorkus and Wray.
Hit them all at once!
Leavenworth would be more just and required.
It’s a government of Men, not Laws.
It’s not a republic, it’s Our Democracy, which is the same our Our Thing (Cosa Nostra).
There is one political party.
The government hates We The People.
Biden is sitting pretty and will get a second term, because Obama wants 4 terms.
Thanks, Anthony Soprano, for giving us that summary.
“I’m the next two months more crimes die from the statute of Limitations.”
What are you waiting on Kev?
the answer is in your post.
in the next two months more crimes die from the statute of Limitations.
If only we had a Real Man not bought and paid for by special interests, China and the Biden Crime Family, hell he would force the issue and bring everything to light by
Signing a STACK OF ARREST WARRANTS
Signing a Stack of DETAINMENT WARRANTS
Immediately Find every one of these Quislings in the Administration in Contempt of Congress and JAIL THEM IN YOUR OWN JAIL until the end of the Congressional Session.
I would do it for every last Judge that heard any of the Charges against Donald Trump, especially Smith, Bragg, And the fat black panther person in Georgia.
“U.S. CODE
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 193. Privilege of witnesses
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.”
Simply look up Hinds Precedents, especially chapters 53 and 51, and Cannon’s Precedents, especially chapters 184-185. You’ll find numerous detailed cases of Congress asserting its power, arresting people, holding them until they agreed to answer questions, and then releasing them. Some of these people did not refuse to appear, but simply failed to satisfactorily answer questions.
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
In 1857, a New York Times reporter refused to say which members of Congress had asked him to get them bribes (protecting his “sources” just as various Judith Millers today protect the people who feed them proven lies that costs thousands of lives), so Congress locked him up until he answered and then banned him from Congress.
In 1924 an oil executive appeared but refused to answer certain questions, so the Senate held — literally held — him in contempt. Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana argued that this question of contempt was of the gravest importance, and that it involved “the very life of the effective existence of the House of Representatives of the United States and of the Senate of the United States.” The matter was taken to court, and the witness fined and imprisoned.
Turley, there’s a far, far better alternative, isn’t there....
Going after the people who stole the election and installed him.
Absolutely, drag every one of those POS’s through it.
Turley wrote that Attorney Garland’s botched investigation leaves
“no alternative” but an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Turley encouraged Republican House members not to repeat the abuses
of House Democrats in the use of “snap impeachments” and the discarding
of fact hearings in the House Judiciary Committee.
Garland, however, has effectively forced their hands.
bkmk
The Alternative is Do Nothing! Any bets on what the RINOs pick?
Sounds like a plan. Who would trust a special counsel appointed by Garland?
Hussein knew. Probably approved of the bribery.
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