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December 30, 2019
Hope you had a nice holiday break or hope it is going well so far. >> it is great to be with you, katy. >> what can we expect? what can your constituents expect when it comes to impeachment articles? will we be seeing a trial in the senate? >> well, we certainly hope so. thats what the constitution contemplates. of course, the constitution gives the house of representatives the sole power of impeachment in article one. it is within the power of the speaker to determine when to send those article...
December 20, 2019
Indict, but the prosecutor needs to go file the indictment in court. this is not a court proceeding, this is politics. the constitution contemplates and history teaches us, and here history is a guide, that in short order, there is no time limit, but in short order that the speaker will designate the househa impeachment manager is, the prosecutors -- >> laura: what has she done, we are not in criminal procedure court. we have people who dont understand the law. but technically, its not a crimina...
December 20, 2019
Talking about earlier. you can get the grand jury to indict, but the prosecutor needs to go file the indictment in court. this is not a court proceeding, this is politics. the constitution contemplates and history teaches us, and here history is a guide, that in short order, there is no time limit, but in short order that the speaker will designate the house impeachment manager is, the prosecutors -- >> laura: what has she done, we are not in criminal procedure court. we have people who dont und...
January 5, 2019
Tell they were viscerally proud to be in washington, to be on capitol hill. the it was effusive. >> when you say that picture of people in the house today, its like, welcome to america. were all immigrants unless were native americans. and there is a constitutional exuberance. >> you can see how very different it looks then to now. >> yeah. and were reinstalling i think what the constitution contemplates, checks and balances, oversight, thats good for the country. >> i think, you know, what im e...
May 10, 2012
Chuck schumer and paul ryan voted in the legislation and they are blasting it. leon panettas boss signed in law and now they dont like it when its time to kick in. >> two questions. one in the big picture, even the dequester doesnt deal with big numbers we are dealing with, with the deficit and debt. that is perspective number one. number two, if you are dealing with the lame duck congress you have members who potentially lose their seat. and deal with a defense issue. >> charles as usual is rig...
July 16, 2010
Profile. >> i think on what is called a facial challenge to the law, before it has been applied that is not the central theory of the federal governments case. the federal government is saying the constitution gives the federal government responsibility for enforcement of the immigration laws. we are enforcing our nations immigration laws. we believe strongly those laws need to be enforced. at the same time needs to be a better law. at the same time we believe strongly in the enforcement of the ...
July 16, 2010
Facial challenge to the law, before it has been applied that is not the central theory of the federal governments case. the federal government is saying the constitution gives the federal government responsibility for enforcement of the immigration laws. we are enforcing our nations immigration laws. we believe strongly those laws need to be enforced. at the same time needs to be a better law. at the same time we believe strongly in the enforcement of the law at the border and the interior of ou...