An Investigating Institution

by | 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...

Rules and Impeachment

by | 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...