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Short lesson on the Constitution for JG and the dums.
Posted on: January 15, 2021 at 15:38:42 CT
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Very simple really. I even doubt that the SC libs would not agree. Of course the law does not mean anything to peloser, schemer and the dums.
The argument against trying Donald J. Trump in the Senate is short and simple. The Constitution forbids an impeachment trial of a private citizen by the U.S. Senate.
Our Founders did not permit ‘former presidents’ to be subject to impeachment trials. Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution states: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Seems like an open and shut case that a private citizen, who is a former president, can’t be the subject of a trial in the U.S. Senate.
When you read the constitutional provisions relating to impeachment it is clear as day that there is no constitutional basis for the Senate to try Trump after Joe Biden is sworn in as president. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution states that the Senate conducts all impeachment trials as follows: “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside.” The AP reported on January 14, 2021, that there is confusion who will preside at a trial because “the Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president. But what about an ex-president?” The answer is nobody because a post-presidency trial would be unconstitutional.
Edited by GA Tiger at 15:40:12 on 01/15/21
The argument against trying Donald J. Trump in the Senate is short and simple. The Constitution forbids an impeachment trial of a private citizen by the U.S. Senate.
Our Founders did not permit ‘former presidents’ to be subject to impeachment trials. Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution states: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Seems like an open and shut case that a private citizen, who is a former president, can’t be the subject of a trial in the U.S. Senate.
When you read the constitutional provisions relating to impeachment it is clear as day that there is no constitutional basis for the Senate to try Trump after Joe Biden is sworn in as president. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution states that the Senate conducts all impeachment trials as follows: “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside.” The AP reported on January 14, 2021, that there is confusion who will preside at a trial because “the Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president. But what about an ex-president?” The answer is nobody because a post-presidency trial would be unconstitutional.
Edited by GA Tiger at 15:40:12 on 01/15/21
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Short lesson on the Constitution for JG and the dums. - GA Tiger MU - 1/15 15:38:42
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