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This is from Rob Natelson.
Some legal commentators argue that the impeachment of President Donald Trump is not valid until Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) delivers the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Hence, the argument goes, the Senate cannot try the president until after they are delivered.
With all due respect, I think this is wrong: As one who has studied, researched, and published on the Constitution and constitutional history (including impeachment) for decades, I believe the argument is based on a misunderstanding of how the Constitution works.
The Constitution states that the House of Representatives has the “sole Power” to impeach and the Senate has the “sole Power to try.” The Constitution recognizes the office of Speaker of the House, but she is not the House itself — she is only an officer. Nothing in the document gives her a presidential-style veto. Nothing grants her any authority to block, or even suspend, formally-adopted bills or resolutions.
On the contrary, if the Speaker holds back a duly-adopted impeachment resolution as a way to influence Senate trial procedures, she is unconstitutionally interfering with the Senate’s “sole Power to try all Impeachments.”
So, if the (valid, you say) impeachment is held back unconstitutionally, is it still an impeachment? An unconstitutional one? Etc. lol
This little quibble doesn't much matter to me, tbh. Seems like just more nonsense from the Democrats, instead of addressing real issues facing most Americans. The Ukraine call didn't seem out of the ordinary and any 'abuse of power' is triffling compared to the IRS, CIA, FBI weaponizing done by Obama.
Anyways, the more complicated it is, the more time we're wasting on nonsense, the worse Democrats look.
Good Summary; Does this make the House Impeachment invalid as it will not be delivered? Or can the Senate 'go get it'? accord to the Constitution? Of course, the Dems. will do whatever they like, there is no power to stop them, short of 'illegal measures'
Rob Natelson is always on our daily talk radio program out of Missoula. He is spot on with this commentary.
Good try. Not impeached until the articles are delivered to the Senate.
Edit: .5s for your downvote lmao. Cant stand a different opinion can you? It's ok. Most agree with me and not the cucks.
Voting on impeachment =/= impeached.
Hes not impeached until articles are delivered to the Senate.
Stay mad snowflake