The president is not above the law, but neither is Congress, whose members take an oath to support, not subvert, the Constitution. And that Constitution does not authorize impeachment for anything short of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Were Congress to try to impeach and remove a president without alleging and proving any such crime, and were the president to refuse to leave office on the ground that Congress had acted unconstitutionally, there would indeed be such a constitutional crisis. And Supreme Court precedent going back to Marbury v. Madison empowers the justices to resolve conflicts between the executive and legislative branches by applying the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
Anyone with an ounce of smarts knows the Dims in the House are so stricken with TDS that they cannot understand their role in our Republic. I dare any one of them to name a high crime of misdemeanor the president has committed.
Just to remind them, here is a brief description:
The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct by officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, unbecoming conduct, refusal to obey a lawful order, chronic intoxication, and tax evasion. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for nonofficials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.
From Wikipedia @ High crimes and misdemeanors - Wikipedia
So, an impeachment resolution is voted upon and wins a majority of those present. The next step is to appoint those who will present the case to the Senate. The Chief Justice will preside and the entire Senate sits as the Jury – a 2/3 majority is needed for removal from office.
The question is, could the Chief Justice throw out the charges because they don’t meet the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors?
Probably and the House would then go nuts and try to impeach the Chief Justice.
More of the original article @ Can the Supreme Court Review Impeachments?Michael Ramsey - The Originalism Blog
Nancy Pelosi thinks Americans are too dumb to understand impeachment?
The Speaker, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting, expressed concerns that the public still doesn’t understand how the process of impeachment would play out. She noted that in her time over the recess in California well educated voters didn’t seem to understand that impeachment proceedings would not necessarily result in Trump’s immediate ouster from office.
More @ Report: Nancy Pelosi thinks Americans don't understand how impeachment works
Were Congress to try to impeach and remove a president without alleging and proving any such crime, and were the president to refuse to leave office on the ground that Congress had acted unconstitutionally, there would indeed be such a constitutional crisis. And Supreme Court precedent going back to Marbury v. Madison empowers the justices to resolve conflicts between the executive and legislative branches by applying the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
Anyone with an ounce of smarts knows the Dims in the House are so stricken with TDS that they cannot understand their role in our Republic. I dare any one of them to name a high crime of misdemeanor the president has committed.
Just to remind them, here is a brief description:
The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct by officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, unbecoming conduct, refusal to obey a lawful order, chronic intoxication, and tax evasion. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for nonofficials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.
From Wikipedia @ High crimes and misdemeanors - Wikipedia
So, an impeachment resolution is voted upon and wins a majority of those present. The next step is to appoint those who will present the case to the Senate. The Chief Justice will preside and the entire Senate sits as the Jury – a 2/3 majority is needed for removal from office.
The question is, could the Chief Justice throw out the charges because they don’t meet the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors?
Probably and the House would then go nuts and try to impeach the Chief Justice.
More of the original article @ Can the Supreme Court Review Impeachments?Michael Ramsey - The Originalism Blog
Nancy Pelosi thinks Americans are too dumb to understand impeachment?
The Speaker, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting, expressed concerns that the public still doesn’t understand how the process of impeachment would play out. She noted that in her time over the recess in California well educated voters didn’t seem to understand that impeachment proceedings would not necessarily result in Trump’s immediate ouster from office.
More @ Report: Nancy Pelosi thinks Americans don't understand how impeachment works
