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House Investigations: Impeachment inquiry is officially on


So, a sitting POTUS and almost anyone who works for them is above the law while they're in office. That's what all of Barr and his Justice Department decisions seem to come down to. If you're the president or one of his assistants, you cannot break any laws or commit any crimes or be held legally accountable for anything you do or say, because of the position you hold. Which, of course, is the sign of a dictatorship, not a democracy. But, hey, we're really owning those evil LibDems!
 
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"How is a contempt finding enforced?

The Supreme Court said in 1821 that Congress has “inherent authority” to arrest and detain recalcitrant witnesses.

In 1927, the high court said the Senate acted lawfully in sending its deputy sergeant-at-arms to Ohio to arrest and detain the brother of the then-attorney general, who had refused to testify about a bribery scheme known as the Teapot Dome scandal.

It has been almost a century since Congress exercised this arrest-and-detain authority, and the practice is unlikely to make a comeback, legal experts said."

They have the power. It isn't based on the honor system. The House just needs to quit be weak and exercise it.
 
Mnuchin was executive producer of about forty projects. Many were mega movies that cost nine figures to produce. I realize he was at Goldman, but we are talking hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. Also, they were all produced in a four year period. Somehow, he appeared out of nowhere with all this money.

It's incredibly rare for a "banker" to jump in that big at once.
 
The President, Majority Leader, and Speaker of the House are way too powerful.
 
“Rule of law!!!!”


“How dare they enforce laws at the border!”

Sigh. I’m going to regret wading into this, especially when I don’t have time today to really engage in a conversation, but two points.

1) much of the current situation at the border is a result of the current administration not following the law. Seeking asylum is legal and brings with it the right to due process to evaluate the claim. People have the right to claim asylum at port of entries. Right now, Border agents are turning people away and are only processing as few as 5 families/day with some POEs only processing 1 family every few days. This creates dangerous and desperate situations at the border, encouraging people to find other means to enter the United States besides the port of entry. Regardless, under US immigration law, one has the right to seek asylum legally regardless of how they entered the country. As long as someone presents themself to the authorities Within a reasonable amount of time to claim asylum, they are entitled to do process of evaluation of the claim. This is not to say that this situation is unique to the Trump administration, but many of its practices have exacerbated the problem.


2) One can uphold the law and not resort to the level of cruelty is imposed by this administration. The zero tolerance policy, detaining all who cross makes the border situation untenable. The administration discontinued the policy of having a caseworker follow up with those awaiting asylum hearings. The policy had a 98% success rate at having the individual show up to their asylum hearing. It also cost $35 per family per day. Not the $200 to $700 per day cost of detention.

The remain in Mexico policy keeps asylum-seekers in dangerous and desperate conditions, also effectively barring legal aid from helping them with their case.

The above doesn’t even touch on conditions of the detention and the violation of the Flores agreement that is happening currently.

It also doesn’t get into how our entire economy and government winks at illegal immigration when it’s not being used as a political football.

The false dichotomy between open borders and inhuman treatment of immigrants and asylum-seekers is just that, false. Most would argue for enforcing the law. The disagreement is over following the full law (meaning protections that are in place for those seeking asylum) and how it is enforced.
 
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