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Sounds like what Steingar has been saying but with a “So what? What’s wrong with that if it gets us what we want.”
Whether he was or wasn't, isn't it understandable that they would THINK that he was, in view of his many contradictory statements after he fired Comey?
In particular, that "this thing between Trump and Russia is a made up story" and "now the pressure [over Russia] is off"? That they'd be in a panic that their investigation might be shut down if McCabe and others were fired too?
I guess if you think they were all out to bring Trump down from the get-go, it all sounds like spin to prop up a hatchet job and hide abuse of investigative authority. I'm not convinced yet. We've heard only one side of that story so far; McCabe hasn't said anything about the Fusion GPS affair AFAIK. Feel free to believe conspiracy theories, I'll keep an open mind until we have all the facts.
Well them maybe those bandying about the word "coup" are misusing it.
The 25th amendment provides for a way to removing a sitting President. It is written into the Constitution, therefore, as long as they follow the law, they are not doing anything illegal.
It is a difficult process and if someone initiates the effort and finds that the impediments are too tough, then nothing happens. However, if they can navigate the law and comply with the Constitution, then HOW EXACTLY IS THAT ILLEGAL?
We have a President. Not a King or an Emperor.
In the matter of the border wall, Congress could not have been more clear where it was heading. It put itself on the path to institutional irrelevancy, and it has finally arrived. I do not agree there is a national emergency on the southern border, but I do believe President Trump will prevail. This crisis is not the making of Donald Trump. This is the making of Congress.
For decades, Congress frittered away control over its authority, including the power of the purse. I have testified before Congress, warning about the expansion of executive power and the failure of Congress to guard its own authority. The two primary objections have been Congress giving presidents largely unchecked authority and undedicated money. The wall funding controversy today is a grotesque result of both of these failures.
While Democrats insist this emergency declaration is simply an effort to use executive power to get what Congress would not give Trump, any litigation would be an effort to use judicial power to do much the same thing. The House of Representatives would try to convince a federal judge of the merits against a wall, after failing to convince enough members of Congress to override the emergency declaration and a presidential veto.
That brings us back to Holmes. Congress has the authority to rescind the national emergency declaration of Trump with a vote of both chambers. The legislative branch should do so. If Congress cannot muster the votes, however, a federal judge is unlikely to do so. Simply put, the courts were not created to protect Congress from itself. Congress has been heading to hell for decades, and it is a bit late to complain about the destination.
It's amazing to see all the news stories about people being pissed about smaller tax refunds. Then waaaaaaaaaay down the story it finally says that taxes are lower and withholding was lower so people really ended up with more money. But no... they only see their refunds, not the larger paychecks. Tax refunds are NOT gifts from the government!
They didn’t learn from the mortgage loan fiasco. Giving loans to people who cannot afford them is cruel to them, it’s not doing them a favor. It leads to bankruptcy and ruined credit. They never learn to live within their means. There is a disturbing trend among the young to expect middle class lifestyle before they’ve earned it. New cars, big houses, before they have built a solid financial foundation.