Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Is Said to Involve Multiple Acts by Trump

[Dill]

(09-21-2019, 12:32 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote:
You face the same political issues with convicting the President, though, and the DOJ, which is controlled by the President, is even less likely to do anything with that, which makes allowing convictions a pointless gesture. 

The House Judiciary Committee is currently working on what you're suggesting. We had one of their lawyers come to my county's professional development day for Social Studies and present to us about court cases. Since we all were already knowledgable on the cases, he just talked to us about how they apply in his present day work with the committee. He said that the issue they're running into is time. They can subpoena someone and that person might refuse and then they have to wait for the courts to compel them to come. Then they come and they might have the WH claim executive privilege, so then they have to get the courts to rule on that. By the time they finally have to testify, the election may be over. 

Yes. I agree. The Founders supposed there would always be Richardsons and Ruckelshauses out the checking the executive from within. Now we have Barr appointed to be loyal, and further appointing people below him to be loyal. That, plus the Mitch-run Senate, pretty much knocks out checks and balances.

Your students maybe learning something though. We need millions more like that.