10-24-2019, 11:34 AM
(10-24-2019, 11:24 AM)Dill Wrote: If "violation of the constitution" admitted no such gradation, we would not be arguing now over whether Trump's abuse of power and many violations of the emoluments clause reach the threshold of impeachment.That's not a Constitutional argument, but rather a societal standards argument. As there is no appeal to impeachment or removal, there really is no limitation on Congress except what we deem it to be.
Let me ask. Is violating House rules a violation of the Constitution or no?
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall