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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. that's 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 articles over, and obviously the speaker has taken the position, which is certainly backed up by the overw...

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 don't understand the law. but technically, it's not a criminal proceeding. >> correct. >> laura: however, this is a political undertaking, is it not?ro and it ...

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 don't understand the law. but technically, it's not a criminal proceeding. >> correct. >> laura: however, th...

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, it's like, welcome to america. we're all immigrants unless we're native americans. and there is a constitutional exuberance. >> you can see how very different it looks then to now. >> yeah. and we're reinstalling i think what the constitution contemplates, checks and balances, oversight, that's good for the country. >> i think, you know, what i'm excited about is not just the dedescriptive representation, but the substantive representation ...

Chuck schumer and paul ryan voted in the legislation and they are blasting it. leon panetta's boss signed in law and now they don't like it when it's time to kick in. >> two questions. one in the big picture, even the dequester doesn't 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 right. only time to dealt with it collectively when those who have to make tough decisions can't fa...