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re: SCOTUS Hears Case - POTUS Trump's lawyer offers no rebuttal.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 1:04 pm to GumboPot
Posted on 4/25/24 at 1:04 pm to GumboPot
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Why not?
... because Congress is vested with the authority it is granted by the Constitution. The only authority vested in Congress related to reigning in the President is impeachment (and in the Senate removal from office).
That's completely different from prosecutorial authority granted by an actual federal law enforcement agency. Congress is a law making authority, not a law enforcement authority.
Even when someone is held in contempt of Congress, those contempt charges are pursued by law enforcement.
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 2:08 pm to CreoleTigerEsq
quote:
The only authority vested in Congress related to reigning in the President is impeachment (and in the Senate removal from office).
quote:
ArtII.S4.1 Overview of Impeachment Clause. Article II, Section 4: 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.
Upon:
quote:...by the House
Impeachment
quote:
and
quote:...by the Senate...
Conviction
...the Legislative body then determines
quote:...
Crime
Then the criminal prosecution can ensue.
If the Legislative body does not have authority in determining the difference between private and official matters and that authority rest with the DOJ you might as well forget about the presidency. Presidential elections will mean nothing. All presidents will just be puppets of the DOJ for eternity.
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