Posted on 10/23/2019 6:16:17 PM PDT by ransomnote
The dirty thirty need to bring several pipeers who will play continuosly outside Schiff’s secret hearing rooms.
They would not be able to continue.
Hire the DCFD Pies and Drums:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RgQrv96PRs
I think I need more popcorn.
I think somebody needs to just punch the stupid faggot schiff out a flat on the floor
If President Trump can inspire Republicans to show a little moral courage as they did today, then maybe there is some hope for the GOP and the nation.
“More to come”
I’m waiting for some Republican hero to grab Sacko Schiff by his scrawny little neck and shake him till his eyeballs fall out.
If no Repub is willing to do that, maybe one of Bikers for Trump is available ...
I'm afraid that we need the US Marshals storming the impeachment hearing, or we're going to lose.
Too bad our Senator Graham is spineless. Otherwise, he can open an investigation into the house impeachment process. Call witnesses to testify, subpoena electronic records of Schiff and house leadership regarding the secrecy. It would be interesting if they formally had findings of a conspiracy to deny the president his constitutional rights.
Why, so your "Republican hero" can be expelled from Congress and go to prison?
The situation has moved far, far beyond anything Congressional Republicans can or will manage to deal with.
It was Congressional Republicans nearly unanimous support of Sessions and the Mueller charade that prevented prompt and vigorous action to shut down the coup, while legal means still had a chance to succeed.
The threat of impeachment for "obstruction of justice" (by firing Mueller) was from the GOP.
The resistance, far from being defeated by the collapse of the Mueller investigation, has metastasized and is now moving down the track very fast.
Trump's best chance of staying in office now is to shut down Congress. I doubt he's able to imagine that (and with senior officers demanding his removal I also doubt he could do so).
But the time for political salvation is over.
Which "constitutional rights" are being denied to Trump?
I hope that’s on Trump’s Twitter feeds...
More than a punch is needed, my FRiend.
Allowed to mount Legal defense, face his accuser, have legal representation throughout process. Lots of things he is being denied.
"...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..".
Sixth Amendment:
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense."
The "proceedings" in the House, although they are contemptible and border on revolution in intent if not in fact are perfectly legal and do not violate any part of the US Constitution.
An impeachment by the House of Representatives is most similar to a Grand jury indictment, and as you should know, if you are the subject of a Grand Jury proceeding you have none of the rights described above in the fifth and sixth amendments.
Interested in your take on the weeks and months following impeachment.
It's really hard to run through all the possibilities.
There are a couple of very concerning recent developments: The McRaven op-ed (and the fact that he wasn't arrested for UCMJ violation), the McConnell freakout over Syria, and the John Thune comments on how concerning the evidence (which he has not even seen) is.
This leads me to think that they may be plotting a lightning removal - Roberts calls the Senate to order, rules all defense requests out of order, allows McConnell to move to secret session, and Trump is out by teatime.
Something sure has changed in the past few weeks.
I agree with your saying in principle but practice is always been articles impeachment have been served an opportunity to have counsel present in the proceedings in the defense of his client. House has its rules, Senate has rules. They can simply ignore the indictments and acquit him.
Doubleplus good.
The House of Representatives ... shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
— Article I, Section 2, Clause 5
Seems to me that there must be a vote for impeachment. That hasn’t happened yet but appears to be necessary.
The vote is the last step, not the first.
They know what a SCIF is. They're aren't dealing with classified info (as Schiff keeps telling the 'witness'). They just don't want anyone to have an actual proof in the way of cell phone photos or recordings of what's really going on in there.
That's the only reason this 'inquiry' is being held in a pretend SCIF
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