bill718
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THOUGHTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT
In the last 240+ years, America has had very few impeachments of their Presidents, but with every one, the power of the President (both Democrat and Republican) to hold back information, witness's, and exert executive privilege, has slowly eroded. Now, as the court of public opinion demands Congress produce relevant information, even members of a President's own party are beginning to yield to the wishes of the American people. Despite denials, lawmakers do watch opinion polls very closely, and I consider this a good thing. A President of either party should not be able to hide their misdeeds behind the shield of executive privilege, any more than they should be able to ignore lawful Congressional subpoenas for documents. Over the last 40 years the power of the President has grown at the expense of Congress, and it's nice to see the will of the American people force this trend to go the other way.
-This is the power of American Democracy
A majority of Americans want new witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial
Poll finds most Americans want witnesses at Trump impeachment trial | Watch News Videos Online
Poll: Majority want Trump to declassify documents from Russia investigations
In the last 240+ years, America has had very few impeachments of their Presidents, but with every one, the power of the President (both Democrat and Republican) to hold back information, witness's, and exert executive privilege, has slowly eroded. Now, as the court of public opinion demands Congress produce relevant information, even members of a President's own party are beginning to yield to the wishes of the American people. Despite denials, lawmakers do watch opinion polls very closely, and I consider this a good thing. A President of either party should not be able to hide their misdeeds behind the shield of executive privilege, any more than they should be able to ignore lawful Congressional subpoenas for documents. Over the last 40 years the power of the President has grown at the expense of Congress, and it's nice to see the will of the American people force this trend to go the other way.
-This is the power of American Democracy
A majority of Americans want new witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial
Poll finds most Americans want witnesses at Trump impeachment trial | Watch News Videos Online
Poll: Majority want Trump to declassify documents from Russia investigations