by jpitney | Apr 2, 2021 | Constitution, Impeachment, Presidency
At AEI, Joseph M. Bessette and Gary J. Schmitt have a report titled “Crafting a Republican Executive: The Presidency and the Constitutional Convention.” Key points: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 knew the young nation needed a strong executive that...
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2021 | Congress, Constitution, Impeachment, Presidency
Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE): “An impeachment trial is a public declaration of what a president’s oath of office means and what behavior that oath demands of presidents in the future. But here’s the sad reality: If we were talking about a Democratic president, most...
by jpitney | Feb 12, 2021 | Congress, Impeachment, Oversight
George F. Will: The presentation by the House impeachment managers was a demonstration, the more welcome for its rarity, of congressional conscientiousness and meticulousness. Congress is an investigating institution, for three purposes: To establish the need for...
by jpitney | Feb 8, 2021 | Congress, Impeachment, Senate
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2021 | Congress, Impeachment, Presidency
Wyoming Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) released the following statement ahead of votes in the House this week: “On January 6, 2021 a violent mob attacked the United States Capitol to obstruct the process of our democracy...
by jpitney | Jan 12, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives, Impeachment
Louis Jacobson at PolitiFact: “The House makes up new rules almost weekly, using special rule resolutions reported by the Rules Committee and adopted by the House to fast-track matters outside the regular order,” said Donald R. Wolfensberger, director of...
