If the maxim “no one is above the law” is true in a strict sense, then why should a sitting president be?
It is patently obvious that those in power place themselves above the law continually. Congress needs to lose its immunity, too.
I would agree that Congress needs to lose their immunity if Trump does. If a President doesn’t have immunity, neither should those people that take tax $$ and make laws for the rest of us.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”They all know that if Congress impeaches and convicts the President, Vice President or all civil Officers of the United States for Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors, "the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."
The problem is that they have become immoral in their conduct in office. Party power has become more important than punishing offenders.
Maybe if the balance of power weren't so razor-thin we'd see more enforcement of the moral code and punishment of offenders. Instead, we see protection of all sorts or amoral behavior if the result of impeachment is loss of power in the government.
The LAAP-dog media, speaking on behalf of the Democrats in Congress said that the Supreme Court "punted" on the 14th Amendment issue. "Punting" is a euphemism for making the Democrats in Congress go on the record. If the Democrats in Congress really believed that President Trump committed an offense against the nation, they should have been able to impeach and convict him. They did not or could not.
Trying to concoct new laws to do what the impeachment laws were designed to do is an end-around of the Constitution. The Constitutional processes that the Democrats launched failed to deliver their desired result. The remedy is no to make new laws, the remedy is to move on or to not be so brazenly foolish the next time.
-PJ