The Case for a Swift Impeachment
Prominent legal scholars who rarely agree on anything else make the case for a swift impeachment process.
Prominent legal scholars who rarely agree on anything else make the case for a swift impeachment process.
The last time the Senate split 50-50, the even balance did not last long.
High government officials don't have a First Amendment right to be protected from firing based on their political views. That applies to presidents facing impeachment no less than other officials.
A response to Joshua Blackman and Seth Tillman
The rookie GOP congressman describes Capitol Hill chaos, says that some Republicans who knew better voted against election certification out of physical fear, and explains how serving in Iraq and Afghanistan made him want to "end the endless wars."
Vice President Kamala Harris will be able to case the tie-breaking vote, but 50+1/50 is still not 51/49.
The senator is a performer and nothing more.
In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.
Both can be pursued simultaneously. And there is potentially good reason to do so.
The usually rote process was marred by President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories and a Republican attempt to thwart the outcome, but the result is now official.
Open the schools, accelerate vaccine distribution, and stop being so generous with other people’s money.
I supported the previous impeachment of Trump, and would be happy to see him impeached and convicted now. But before proceeding, we should carefully consider how effective a new impeachment effort is likely to be.
Trump said the "Save America March" would be peaceful, but his apocalyptic rhetoric had predictable consequences.
Pence had been presiding over the tally of Electoral College votes before rioters broke into the Capitol Building, forcing him to flee.
When one party controls both Congress and the White House, the result is never a reduction in the size or cost of government.
It's a nailbiter as Kelly Loeffler appears headed for defeat, while David Perdue barely hangs on. The control of the Senate is at stake.
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The ideal (if unlikely) outcome might be a split decision.
The incoming president can bring some much-needed professional diversity to the federal bench.
To alleviate "deep distrust of our democratic processes," the Texas senator is leading a doomed challenge to Joe Biden's electoral votes.
The 45th president busted norms left and right. But the abuse of executive power didn't start and won't end with him.
This would prevent repetition of some of the shenanigans Trump has used to divert funds for his border wall project.
California is driving on fumes and living off the residual investments and innovations of past generations. Is it any wonder so many Californians are heading to Texas or Arizona?
A newly released OLC opinion asserts the White House can require independent agencies to comply with Executive Orders on regulatory review.
The Missouri senator does not explicitly endorse Trump's loony conspiracy theory, but he can't escape its taint.
Is the chief justice just a politician in robes?
Progressives want to spend an additional $435 billion to help people who've lost neither jobs nor income weather the pandemic.
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Joe Biden can easily stop further work on the wall, protect property owners against further takings of private property, and save money in the process. Additional steps may be tougher, but are still worth considering.
Do you have a license for that refrigerator stocked with free food?
President Trump's use of the pardon power confirms Anti-Federalist fears more than did his predecessors'.
A new book holds valuable lessons for the president-elect.
The list also included several drug war victims.
But they're almost certainly going to get some.
The tax- and corruption-heavy state has lost a quarter-million people in the past decade.
The law bans mail delivery of vaping products and requires all vendors to comply with burdensome tax reporting rules.
Politics ruining your holidays? Now you can pay for the privilege.
That’s a rare position for modern White House residents, and not necessarily a popular one with the public.
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Full pardons were given to the four contractors convicted of murdering Iraqis in a firefight in Baghdad.
Congress' extension of a federal ban on evictions does little to address the legal problems with the policy.
The $2.3 trillion spending bill repeals criminal penalties for using Smokey Bear's likeness without government permission.
Even as the pandemic has exposed the desperate need for disruptions to the calcified public school system, Congress just voted to restrict some of the very creativity that's sorely needed.
"I hope my case can start removing senseless boundaries to teletherapy," said Brokamp, who is suing in federal court on First Amendment grounds.