Saturday, January 27, 2018

The Genius of the Founders

Article Two Section 4 of the United States Constitution:

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

In combination with current Department of Justice regulations, which have the force of law here, Article Two Section 4 places the president of the United States above the criminal law. All the criminal laws. If the current occupant of the White House were to shoot and kill a person in Fifth Avenue in New York City for instance he could be impeached, convicted and removed from office but not be subject to criminal prosecution for murder. This is the better, although not unanimous opinion of legal scholars.

IllegiTrump is never going to be impeached by the Russo-Republican House of Representatives;  therefore, he will never be convicted by the Senate, therefore he will never be removed from office. He will remain in office until 2020 and will at that time attempt to steal another four years.

I'll drink to that.