Raskin just argued that the Senate can clearly try the impeachment because the House properly impeached the president before the end of his term...jonathanturley.org/2021/01/22/the…
...However, that ignores the possibility that you can have a constitutional impeachment but an unconstitutional trial. Raskin cited the British Hasting case. However, the legendary Justice Joseph Story noted that not only is the trial of former officials unconstitutional but...
he expressly noted that this is a point of distinction between American and British impeachments. Story is widely cited as the gold standard on the meaning of the Constitution.
It is curious that Raskin quoted William Davie about the threat of a president could "spare no efforts or means whatever to get himself re-elected.” As shown in the quote, Davie said “If he be not impeachable whilst in office." Whilst meaning "at the same time as."
...Rep. Neguse should that he wanted to focus on "just two"
such cases. There are only two such cases and Blount was dismissed by the Senate after Blount (a signer of the Constitution) objected on constitutional grounds. jonathanturley.org/2021/01/22/the…
such cases. There are only two such cases and Blount was dismissed by the Senate after Blount (a signer of the Constitution) objected on constitutional grounds. jonathanturley.org/2021/01/22/the…
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