The Constitution gives the oversight role and the power to impeach to the House. The speaker is in charge of the house. The speaker is also third in line of succession.Many Dems are complaining that POTUS shouldn't be investigating Biden because he's a candidate for Prez. and is therefore a competitor. Pelosi as Speaker of the House is 3rd in line to be Prez. Doesn't that make her an even bigger competitor?
Perhaps the founders just didn't realize how corrupt the gov't would actually get. They may have thought that the public would keep it from getting that way.The Constitution gives the oversight role and the power to impeach to the House. The speaker is in charge of the house. The speaker is also third in line of succession.
By your logic no speaker could ever be 8n charge of any impeachment.
Should Newt Gingrich have recused himself during the Clinton impeachment?
Should Carl Albert have recused himself during the Nixon impeachment?
Niether did.
Don't you think if the founders thought that was a problem they would have put it in the consituation?
Or were they just stupid?
Right.Perhaps the founders just didn't realize how corrupt the gov't would actually get. They may have thought that the public would keep it from getting that way.
At any rate they weren't stupid.
was the original post satire? the Constitution laid out the line of succession, making the Speaker of the House 3rd in line. the Constitution also said the power of impeachment belongs to the House. period. it does not specify how the House decides to carry that out. According to the silly first post that some clowns apparently thought was serious, no impeachment could ever occur because of a CONFLICT OF INTEREST!! and some people believed it!!The Constitution gives the oversight role and the power to impeach to the House. The speaker is in charge of the house. The speaker is also third in line of succession.
By your logic no speaker could ever be 8n charge of any impeachment.
Should Newt Gingrich have recused himself during the Clinton impeachment?
Should Carl Albert have recused himself during the Nixon impeachment?
Niether did.
Don't you think if the founders thought that was a problem they would have put it in the consituation?
Or were they just stupid?
no, they were not..just those that believe the Speaker of the House has to recuse herself in any impeachment of the President!!Perhaps the founders just didn't realize how corrupt the gov't would actually get. They may have thought that the public would keep it from getting that way.
At any rate they weren't stupid.
true..this is all a figment of your imagination. dream on.There is no impeachment going on.
actually, you are lying. they should have impeached bush, but did not, even though he lied us into a useless war that got 4500 soldiers killed, another 35,000 wounded and resulted in the deaths of about 200,000 Iraqi civilians. And he authorized torture, which is a war crime. They did not impeach GW Bush, they did not impeach Reagan, despite his breaking international and domestic law when he sold banned weapons to the Iranians and took that money to arm right wing terrorists called the Contras despite laws specifically banning that.The democrats have tried to impeach the last 5 Republican Presidents. They may not have gotten far enough for everyone to know this, but they wanted it! It isn't going to matter...….they'll fail at this one too. Even if they don't, we'll have Pence, and it won't be so easy to find sh*t on him!
Please link us up to the vote to start the inquiry.true..this is all a figment of your imagination. dream on.
Lol - no, I did not lie. They have actually STARTED proceeding on the last 5 republican presidents. I didn't say it got far, but they tried. I thought you were smarter than this. Why didn't you search and see if it's true before calling me a liar? They introduced Articles of Impeachment against 5 of the last 6 presidents. Catch up......actually, you are lying. they should have impeached bush, but did not, even though he lied us into a useless war that got 4500 soldiers killed, another 35,000 wounded and resulted in the deaths of about 200,000 Iraqi civilians. And he authorized torture, which is a war crime. They did not impeach GW Bush, they did not impeach Reagan, despite his breaking international and domestic law when he sold banned weapons to the Iranians and took that money to arm right wing terrorists called the Contras despite laws specifically banning that.
Still waiting?? Lol!Please link us up to the vote to start the inquiry.
GO!
because no vote is required to start an inquiry.Still waiting?? Lol!
Let's be clear. Trump asked a foreign country to investigate/dig dirt up on a political opponent. That's illegal and an impeachable offense.Many Dems are complaining that POTUS shouldn't be investigating Biden because he's a candidate for Prez. and is therefore a competitor. Pelosi as Speaker of the House is 3rd in line to be Prez. Doesn't that make her an even bigger competitor?
Um ... she's pointing out how ridiculous your standard is that no one running for President can be investigated, she wasn't arguing for it. Do you have any reading comprehension at all?The Constitution gives the oversight role and the power to impeach to the House. The speaker is in charge of the house. The speaker is also third in line of succession.
By your logic no speaker could ever be 8n charge of any impeachment.
Should Newt Gingrich have recused himself during the Clinton impeachment?
Should Carl Albert have recused himself during the Nixon impeachment?
Niether did.
Don't you think if the founders thought that was a problem they would have put it in the consituation?
Or were they just stupid?
On the other hand, when Obama tried to get countries to provide dirt on Trump, when Hillary bought dirt from the Russians, when the Democrat party is owned by Soros, then suddenly foreign influence is fine.Let's be clear. Trump asked a foreign country to investigate/dig dirt up on a political opponent. That's illegal and an impeachable offense
The Founders were especially worried that a president might behave like a monarch and considered corruption and abuse of power by a president the greatest threat. They must've known that some time in the future, America would debase itself by falling for a corrupt con man who only knows how to abuse power.Perhaps the founders just didn't realize how corrupt the gov't would actually get. They may have thought that the public would keep it from getting that way.
At any rate they weren't stupid.
Let's be clear. Trump asked a foreign country to investigate/dig dirt up on a political opponent. That's illegal and an impeachable offense.