More grounds to impeach: attack on Congress

By PeraclesPlease on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 8:13am |

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/border-patrol-ordered-to-block-congressmen-during-travel-ban

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So interesting precisely because a good case for impeachment is made!

Though since impeachment is a political process, seems pie in the sky with a GOP Congress on things that seem like eons ago. Still, in theory, seems like a really good case. Interesting to re-read and be reminded how the judicial branch protected the worse from happening to us all. I recall now being so impressed at all the lawyers volunteering, they saw what was going on , the real stakes, clear as a bell.

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 11:56am

Peracles... good catch...

These two quotes here are quite telling as to the question of the legality issue.

“The directives to disengage with Congressmen, blocking their oversight, is huge, and yet another example of an assault on separation of powers and our democracy,” said Hassan Ahmad, an immigration lawyer who protested at Dulles Airport.

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Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who went to Dulles Airport during the ban to try to get information on people being detained, told The Daily Beast he found CBP’s behavior appalling.

“I think it’s outrageous,” he said. “Members of Congress have an Article 1 responsibility in the Constitution [to oversee the executive branch], and it is completely improper and, from my point of view, extralegal for the CBP to decide they’re going to ignore the elected representatives of the people.”

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~OGD~

by oldenGoldenDecoy on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 3:30pm

More grounds to impeach: attack on Congress

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