Posted on 01/14/2021 11:54:31 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
I don’t know if it’s legal or not, but since when did that matter to the Dem/media complex?
They have never cared a lick about what is legal or not! They are all lower than lizard spit
Not legal.
See: “Bill Of Attainder”.
True, but I’m wondering if this opens the door for Trump to seek legal remedies.
Dersh says they can’t.
Bingo.
It would be an unlawful Bill of Attainder. (A legislative trial.) Prohibited by the Constitution.
I'm no legal scholar but if the trial is for the President of the United States I don't see how it could extend to private citizen Donald Trump. Unless they say 'of course we can, we just dont need to have John Roberts preside because it's not the President under trial'
But they’re going to do it anyway.
“True, but I’m wondering if this opens the door for Trump to seek legal remedies.”
You mean like the legal remedies he sought for election fraud? The ones that the courts denied? You think the courts will suddenly be impartial?
Impeachment is strictly a political prosecution as intended. As I understand, the sole penalty is removal from office. If he’s already out, what’s the purpose?
Of course, Trump can also mount a vigorous defense.
TV face time.
And yes, it would be unconstitutional....................
Dershowitz believes it would be unconstitutional and I agree with him. As you say, the purpose of impeachment is removal from office. Once a person leaves office, they are no longer subject to the impeachment power.
Because they MAD dammit!
They gots to stamp they little feets and express they angst and probably some random spittle.
Does this open up legal avenues for Trump to seek immediate legal remedies - such as getting SCOTUS to rule the whole procedure is unconstitutional?
Exactly. Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
LOL! I'm going to remmember that one!
the trial would be a performance piece by the Senate. A trial with no one to remove from office is like a trial with a defendant who has died, it’s a moot issue.
The problem Schumer may run into however is a lack of cooperation from Chief Justice Roberts. The constitution requires that he preside over Presidential impeachment trials and it is questionable if he would want to diminish the reputation of the SCOTUS by attended a farce trial.
did not envision 21st Century Democrats.
Or McConnel, apparently..
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