No point is of more importance than that the right of impeachment should be continued. Shall any man be above Justice? Above all shall that man be above it, who can commit the most extensive injustice? Shall the man who has practised corruption & by that means procured his appointment in the first instance, be suffered to escape punishment, by repeating his guilt?
This comment by George Mason from the Federal Convention of 1840 rings loud and true 174 years in .. Almost prophetically, it describes exactly what WE THE PEOPLE have witnessed in the White House since January 2009; and not only that, but the absolute “silence of the lambs” cowering in the briefing room on a daily basis. Those who refer to themselves as “investigative journalists.”
Last week I featured Jeffrey Lord and his detailed argument as to how and why the Founders left us the legacy of the impeachment process, and why the reticence from the current Congress to proceed. Today, one of Lord’s colleagues, David Catron, takes up the baton …
Why would the GOP pursue such a controversial course when they know the Senate will never produce the super majority required to convict Obama? That question, the opinion of Senator Cruz notwithstanding, is utterly irrelevant. If a policeman sees a thief picking your pocket, should he stand by and ponder the very real possibility that some clever defense attorney might help the criminal escape justice? Of course not. It’s his job to arrest the pickpocket and make sure that he faces trial for his crime. Then, even if a corrupt judge or a simple-minded jury lets the crook off, at least he has done his job. In the case under discussion here, Obama is the crook and the House of Representatives is the policeman.
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