RE: They aren't waiting. They 'crashed' a meeting that

Posted on: October 25, 2019 at 11:42:25 CT

if you want to see how a legitimate, bi-partisan impeachment inquiry is handled.

here, i'll even be nice and link it for you.

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/105th-congress/house-report/795/1?s=1&r=60

H. Rept. 105-795 - INVESTIGATORY POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WITH RESPECT TO ITS IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
105th Congress (1997-1998)

would you like me to do your research for you? oh ok, why not, here we go:

subpoena power by the minority; which is not present in today's inquiry

Such authority of the committee may be exercised--
(1) by the chairman and the ranking minority member acting jointly, or, if either declines to act, by the other acting alone, except that in the event either so declines, either shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and the committee shall be convened promptly to render that decision; or
(2) by the committee acting as a whole or by
subcommittee.

Bi-Partisan inquiry; which is not present today

It is the intention of the Committee that its investigation will be conducted in all respects on a fair, impartial and bipartisan or nonpartisan basis. In this spirit, the power to authorize subpoenas and other compulsory process is committed by this resolution in the first instance to the Chairman and
the Ranking Minority Member acting jointly. If either declines to act, the other may act alone

involving the ENTIRE house not just a committee

Because the issue of impeachment is of such overwhelming importance, the Committee decided that it must receive authorization from the full House before proceeding on any further course of action.

failure of today's inquiry to follow precedent

Also, a resolution authorizing an impeachment inquiry into the conduct of a president is consistent with past practice. According to Hind's Precedents, the ``impeachment of President Johnson was set in motion by a resolution authorizing a general investigation as to the execution of the laws.

The impeachment investigation of President Nixon was
explicitly authorized by the full House.

again not following precedent that a resolution for INQUIRY should be passed first

Mr. Speaker, I want to point out, again, just to clarify, this resolution does not authorize or direct
an impeachment inquiry. * * * It is not the beginning of an impeachment process in the House of Representatives. It merely provides the appropriate parameters for the Committee on the Judiciary, the historical proper place to examine these matters, to
review this communication and make a recommendation to the House as to whether we should commence an impeachment inquiry. That is what this resolution before us today does.

provided the president certain procedural rights which today's inquiry ignores

provide the President with certain procedural rights
The President and his counsel shall be invited to attend all executive session and open committee hearings. The President's counsel may cross-examine witnesses. The President's counsel may make objections regarding the pertinency of evidence. The President's counsel shall be invited to suggest that the Committee receive additional evidence. Lastly, the President or the President's counsel shall be invited to respond to the evidence adduced by the committee at an appropriate time. The provisions will ensure that the impeachment inquiry is fair to the President.