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I believe the constitutional purpose of impeachment is to remove a president from office, not to punish a person after Senate GOP leaders have left office, no consideration was given to impeach President Nixon when he left office in 1974. The Constitution hasn't changed and the Congress should not set a new, destructive precedent. – Roy Blunt	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My review of it has led me to conclude that it is constitutional, in recognizing that impeachment is not solely about removing a president, it is also a matter of political consequence. – Lisa Murkowski	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I have heard some of my Republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump is no longer in office, an argument that has been roundly repudiated, debunked by constitutional scholars left, right and center, and defies basiccommonsense, it makes nosensewhatsoever that a president — or any official — could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accountability and a vote to disbar them from future office. It makes nosense. – Ron Johnson	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Now, I have heard some of my Republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump is no longer in office, an argument that has been roundly repudiated, debunked by constitutional scholars left, right and center, and defies basiccommonsense, it makes nosensewhatsoever that a president — or any official — could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accountability and a vote to disbar them from future office. It makes nosense. – Chuck Schumer	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
This argument has been roundly debunked from constitutional scholars from the left, right and center, it defies precedent, historic practice and basic common sense. It makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could commit a heinous crime against our country and then defeat Congress' impeachment powers by simply resigning. – Chuck Schumer	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I’m not going anywhere. This is a vote of conscience, it’s one where there are different views in our conference. But our nation is facing an unprecedented, since the Civil War, constitutional crisis. – House Republicans	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
So when I contested to the election, that was within the constitutional guidelines that the framers had set up. But after I've done that and the electors and the delegates from each state elected Joe Biden as our president, I respect the office. He is my president, and I want to work with him to make sure that we can bring some meaningful change to the American people. – Madison Cawthorn	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The colossal failure of Ms. Payette’s term falls squarely on his shoulders, it’s not a constitutional crisis. ... There is a system in place to allow for continuity of the role. – Don Davies	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
As federal agencies begin to implement the order, Alliance Defending Freedom will keep watch and is prepared to file lawsuits if necessary to protect our constitutional freedoms. – Jeremy Tedesco	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
This strategic plan represents a pathway to opportunity, growth and progress, the NRA is pursuing reincorporating in a state that values the contributions of the The NRA, celebrates our law-abiding members, and will join us as a partner in upholding constitutional freedom. – Wayne LaPierre	Found on CNN 3 years ago
President Trump will be out of office before a The Senate impeachment trial can begin. Whether or not The Senate has the constitutional authority to hold an impeachment trial for a president that is no longer in office is debatable, should The Senate conduct a trial, I will again fulfill my responsibility to consider arguments from both the White House managers and President Trump’s lawyers. – Pat Toomey	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
They act as though a reference to the founding of our country and the bravery of upholding our Constitutional oath is criminal. – Lauren Boebert	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The attacks on our Capitol killed a police officer, left four rioters dead, exposed lawmakers to Covid-19 and threatened the constitutional transfer of power, they were a national abomination. We're reviewing whether legal grounds exist in light of these new circumstances to terminate concessions with The Trump Organization. – New York	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There are actions that, while not strictly speaking illegal, are violations of the responsibilities that someone undertakes when he enters into a particular office of trust and confidence, the article of impeachment should be read -this is my bottom line -as accusing the president of violating his oath of office by doing what he did. That’s a constitutional standard, but not necessarily a legal standard. – William Galston	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
With todays changes, the majority is seeking to silence views they are afraid of with no regard for this institution or the American peoples trust in our constitutional responsibility to govern, and govern well. – Tom Cole	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
( N) either the Constitution nor Electoral Count Act offer any basis for claims by people who are not duly elected and certified presidential electors to replace duly elected and certified presidential electors solely because such non-electors were not elected, but would have liked to have been elected, resulting in their preferred candidates losing re-election, plaintiffs' claims to the contrary find no support in the text of the cited constitutional provisions or Electoral Count Act, and are contrary to the whole point of holding elections. – Alan Kennedy	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We are in a constitutional crisis and someexcellent decisions have come out of the courts that show thatthe actions that have been taken by thegovernors of the states of NewYork, California andPennsylvania areunconstitutional, the problem is these governorsare not following the orders ofthe court. – Steve Cohen	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority. – Legacy Church	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The courts have clearly recognized that the restrictions imposed by New York State violate the constitutional rights of those seeking to attend religious worship services. – Chaim Dovid Zwiebel	Found on CNN 3 years ago
...[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country. – Fisher Ames	added by Normando 3 years ago
The Secretary of State, who is an elected constitutional officer, has oversight over elections that can not be overridden by executive order, as the Governor has said repeatedly, he will continue to follow the law and encourage the Secretary of State to take reasonable steps -- including a sample audit of signatures -- to restore trust and address serious issues that have been raised. – Cody Hall	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Every American who cares about our constitutional system and free and fair elections should demand a full adjudication on the merits and a remedy for the corruption that has occurred, whether in court or state legislatures. – Jenna Ellis	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Georgia law prohibits the Governor from interfering in elections. The Secretary of State, who is an elected constitutional officer, has oversight over elections that can not be overridden by executive order, as the Governor has said repeatedly, he will continue to follow the law and encourage the Secretary of State to take reasonable steps -- including a sample audit of signatures -- to restore trust and address serious issues that have been raised. – Cody Hall	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We must defend the city's rule of law, but we must also safeguard the national constitutional order. – Zhang Xiaoming	Found on CNN 3 years ago

I believe the constitutional purpose of impeachment is to remove a president from office, not to punish a person after Senate GOP leaders have left office, no consideration was given to impeach President Nixon when he left office in 1974. The Constitution hasn't changed and the Congress should not set a new, destructive precedent.

– Roy Blunt

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My review of it has led me to conclude that it is constitutional, in recognizing that impeachment is not solely about removing a president, it is also a matter of political consequence.

– Lisa Murkowski

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I have heard some of my Republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump is no longer in office, an argument that has been roundly repudiated, debunked by constitutional scholars left, right and center, and defies basiccommonsense, it makes nosensewhatsoever that a president — or any official — could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accountability and a vote to disbar them from future office. It makes nosense.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Now, I have heard some of my Republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump is no longer in office, an argument that has been roundly repudiated, debunked by constitutional scholars left, right and center, and defies basiccommonsense, it makes nosensewhatsoever that a president — or any official — could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accountability and a vote to disbar them from future office. It makes nosense.

– Chuck Schumer

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This argument has been roundly debunked from constitutional scholars from the left, right and center, it defies precedent, historic practice and basic common sense. It makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could commit a heinous crime against our country and then defeat Congress' impeachment powers by simply resigning.

– Chuck Schumer

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I’m not going anywhere. This is a vote of conscience, it’s one where there are different views in our conference. But our nation is facing an unprecedented, since the Civil War, constitutional crisis.

– House Republicans

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

So when I contested to the election, that was within the constitutional guidelines that the framers had set up. But after I've done that and the electors and the delegates from each state elected Joe Biden as our president, I respect the office. He is my president, and I want to work with him to make sure that we can bring some meaningful change to the American people.

– Madison Cawthorn

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The colossal failure of Ms. Payette’s term falls squarely on his shoulders, it’s not a constitutional crisis. ... There is a system in place to allow for continuity of the role.

– Don Davies

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

As federal agencies begin to implement the order, Alliance Defending Freedom will keep watch and is prepared to file lawsuits if necessary to protect our constitutional freedoms.

– Jeremy Tedesco

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

This strategic plan represents a pathway to opportunity, growth and progress, the NRA is pursuing reincorporating in a state that values the contributions of the The NRA, celebrates our law-abiding members, and will join us as a partner in upholding constitutional freedom.

– Wayne LaPierre

Found on CNN
3 years ago

President Trump will be out of office before a The Senate impeachment trial can begin. Whether or not The Senate has the constitutional authority to hold an impeachment trial for a president that is no longer in office is debatable, should The Senate conduct a trial, I will again fulfill my responsibility to consider arguments from both the White House managers and President Trump’s lawyers.

– Pat Toomey

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

They act as though a reference to the founding of our country and the bravery of upholding our Constitutional oath is criminal.

– Lauren Boebert

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The attacks on our Capitol killed a police officer, left four rioters dead, exposed lawmakers to Covid-19 and threatened the constitutional transfer of power, they were a national abomination. We're reviewing whether legal grounds exist in light of these new circumstances to terminate concessions with The Trump Organization.

– New York

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There are actions that, while not strictly speaking illegal, are violations of the responsibilities that someone undertakes when he enters into a particular office of trust and confidence, the article of impeachment should be read -this is my bottom line -as accusing the president of violating his oath of office by doing what he did. That’s a constitutional standard, but not necessarily a legal standard.

– William Galston

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

With todays changes, the majority is seeking to silence views they are afraid of with no regard for this institution or the American peoples trust in our constitutional responsibility to govern, and govern well.

– Tom Cole

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

( N) either the Constitution nor Electoral Count Act offer any basis for claims by people who are not duly elected and certified presidential electors to replace duly elected and certified presidential electors solely because such non-electors were not elected, but would have liked to have been elected, resulting in their preferred candidates losing re-election, plaintiffs' claims to the contrary find no support in the text of the cited constitutional provisions or Electoral Count Act, and are contrary to the whole point of holding elections.

– Alan Kennedy

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We are in a constitutional crisis and someexcellent decisions have come out of the courts that show thatthe actions that have been taken by thegovernors of the states of NewYork, California andPennsylvania areunconstitutional, the problem is these governorsare not following the orders ofthe court.

– Steve Cohen

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority.

– Legacy Church

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The courts have clearly recognized that the restrictions imposed by New York State violate the constitutional rights of those seeking to attend religious worship services.

– Chaim Dovid Zwiebel

Found on CNN
3 years ago

...[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country.

– Fisher Ames

added by Normando
3 years ago

The Secretary of State, who is an elected constitutional officer, has oversight over elections that can not be overridden by executive order, as the Governor has said repeatedly, he will continue to follow the law and encourage the Secretary of State to take reasonable steps -- including a sample audit of signatures -- to restore trust and address serious issues that have been raised.

– Cody Hall

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Every American who cares about our constitutional system and free and fair elections should demand a full adjudication on the merits and a remedy for the corruption that has occurred, whether in court or state legislatures.

– Jenna Ellis

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Georgia law prohibits the Governor from interfering in elections. The Secretary of State, who is an elected constitutional officer, has oversight over elections that can not be overridden by executive order, as the Governor has said repeatedly, he will continue to follow the law and encourage the Secretary of State to take reasonable steps -- including a sample audit of signatures -- to restore trust and address serious issues that have been raised.

– Cody Hall

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We must defend the city's rule of law, but we must also safeguard the national constitutional order.

– Zhang Xiaoming

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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