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As I understand it, Roberts has the power to call witnesses any time he sees fit. Democrats don’t even have to ask. But I think the Democrats works rather have Reps on record as voting against witnesses.
I voted yes, but...it was reluctantly and with a lot of hopeful/wishful thinking. Dems have been pussyfooting too much and not cutting straight enough to points/facts. They need to get 'mean' and they're not doing that.
Not so. They didn't because they'd have been tied up in the courts beyond the 2020 Pres. election.If Dems in house used their inherent contempt power they would have documents and witnesses by now
The House doesn't need to go to court to enforce a subpoena. They can send the Sargent at Arms and Capitol Police to round by the non-respondents. It is an inherent power of Congress.Not so. They didn't because they'd have been tied up in the courts beyond the 2020 Pres. election.
Ok, but, imho, that was never going to fly, politically.The House doesn't need to go to court to enforce a subpoena. They can send the Sargent at Arms and Capitol Police to round by the non-respondents. It is an inherent power of Congress.
Plus history will over shadow him anyways...after all the SCOTUS is a TRUMP elected court....Robert`s can always claim his hands were tied..I voted yes . . . aspirationally. Like hal said, though, can't predict. My one hope is that Roberts, as he did when he voted to uphold Obamacare, will act with a keen eye on how he will be remembered by history. I'm not going to hold my breath, though. Trusting any even mildly right wing public figure to do the right thing has not really panned out for me in this season of THE FAT FUCK ascendant.
It will be a cold day in hell when that happens...or do elephants fly??The House doesn't need to go to court to enforce a subpoena. They can send the Sargent at Arms and Capitol Police to round by the non-respondents. It is an inherent power of Congress.
Plus history will over shadow him anyways...after all the SCOTUS is a TRUMP elected court....Robert`s can always claim his hands were tied..
Whats interesting is Robert`s can turn against Trump if he so chooses and there is not a thing Trump can do about it! After all once appointed to the Supreme Court...He can side with the "liberals," as he has done recently. In this case, anyway, he's his own person. I definitely don't see him as someone trying to make noise such that he becomes a pivotal character in this event, but it's also beyond him, now--what matters is if he chooses to side with the country, or the GOP sycophants. That's more important than anything.
Whats interesting is Robert`s can turn against Trump if he so chooses and there is not a thing Trump can do about it! After all once appointed to the Supreme Court...
he can be impeached, unlikely but it is possible.Whats interesting is Robert`s can turn against Trump if he so chooses and there is not a thing Trump can do about it! After all once appointed to the Supreme Court...
If the house pulled their inherent contempt lever they could have the Sgt at Arms of the House and a security detail march over to the executive branch and arrest someone. That person would either spend a long time in the house jail or protect themselves with their own security detail. That would force a real constitutional crisis and the courts would be forced into an express decision. Remember the SC rendered an express decision in Bush V Gore to beat the certification deadline of the electoral college.Not so. They didn't because they'd have been tied up in the courts beyond the 2020 Pres. election.
I stand corrected. You and IronWing are, of course, correct.If the house pulled their inherent contempt lever they could have the Sgt at Arms of the House and a security detail march over to the executive branch and arrest someone. That person would either spend a long time in the house jail or protect themselves with their own security detail. That would force a real constitutional crisis and the courts would be forced into an express decision. Remember the SC rendered an express decision in Bush V Gore to beat the certification deadline of the electoral college.