by jpitney | Jun 20, 2022 | Civility, Impeachment, Insurrection, Violence
Here is the letter. Addressed to my wife, sent to my home, threatening the life of my family. The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. Is the what you want @GOP? Pastors? https://t.co/YimZJcFp4W pic.twitter.com/BBgZ6Teur3 — Adam...
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...