FBC The Journal Editorial Report July 13, 2024
Statement that this impeachment probe is constitutionally valid invalid and violates due process. I may not use those words but i would say its constitutionally very troubling. To elaborate, the framers were ambivalent about impeachment power, debating whether to create it at all and who should exercise it. They understood that tremendous potential for misuse given the british parliamentary practice and the difficulty in cabining it a bit. They moved it to high crimes and misdemeanors, mentioning treason and bribery. What they expected was the house to unfold things with a certain decorum, fol...