the collision of constitutional powers

asserting that Constitution requires both House and the full procedural protections of criminal trial, his arguments are dismissed Constitution's text, and the judicial and legislative precedents pursuant to it, do not require what the White House demands.. ... While..

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In vowing to halt all cooperation with House Democrats, the White House on Tuesday labeled the investigation illegitimate based on its own reading of Constitution's vague language.. In letter, White House counsel Pat Cipollone pointed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's..

watergate articles of impeachment

Nixon, substituting his judgment interposed the powers of Presidency against the the lawful subpoenas of House of Representatives, thereby assuming to functions and judgments necessary to the exercise of the power of impeachment vested by Constitution in House of Representatives....

what you may not know about members of congress

The required qualifications are found Article of Constitution are that members of House of Representatives must be 25 years of age, citizen of United States for at least 7 years, at the time of election. ... Constitution also does not require Speaker of House to be..

how to end forever wars

Each house of Congress, the Constitution provides, “may determine the Rules of its Proceedings.” ... And of course the Constitution gives the House and the Senate power to declare war. . ..

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steve vladeck: trump's border wall 'national emergency' is a symptom

Incredibly, almost the number of Republican Senators also broke ranks, suggesting either that those Senators are more willing to cross Trump, or that the number of defections in House provided political cover... Constitution's drafters, assumed that the different branches of the..

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michael conway: the white house's impeachment letter was so wrong that

The words of Constitution, the history of American impeachments, the in 1974 by House Judiciary Committee of Article III of impeachment against President Richard Nixon and 1993 ruling of U.S. Constitution, for one, vests the power of impeachment in House of..

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federal employees rally for end to the government shutdown

Earlier today, under the leadership of Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, all of Democrats came to Senate floor and said, 'Pass House bill, open our government. Constitution of United States of America says that Congress is branch of government... ..

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white house moves to strip cnn's jim acosta of press credential after

In statement, CNN accused White House of continuing to violate the First and Amendments of Constitution... Jim Acosta and CNN will continue to report the news about White House and the president... ..

trump nominates kavanaugh for supreme court

He is jurist, with clear and effective writing style, regarded Trump said in his prime-time televised White House announcement Monday. Speaking at White House, Kavanaugh pledged to preserve Constitution and said that judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make..

judge strikes down term-limit law

The element of Judge Dwyer's ruling was that term limits add qualifications to those that are spelled out in Constitution that member of House must be 25 years old, U.S citizen for seven years and resident of the state represented. ..

kavanaugh’s confirmation unofficially ends

Authorized under Article, Section of Constitution to give advice-and-consent for judicial appointments for Supreme Court and the judiciary, no House or Senate Committee can usurp the enforcement wing under Article II of Constitution related to power. No House or Senate..

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60 words and a war without end: the untold story of the most dangerous

In the pages of dense, prose that followed, Yoo acknowledged that while AUMF is limited to enemies connected to Sept 11 attacks, the president had freedom of action based on his powers as chief under Article II of Constitution.. White House reacted to the scrutiny by rolling out Koh, the..

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If this is not violation of the freedoms of speech and religion guaranteed by Constitution, then nothing is. The House of Representatives, deluged with calls and letters of complaint, passed amendment forbidding EEOC to use taxes to pay for enforcing these guidelines. ..

state court upholds abortion right

Legal experts say that because the ruling was based on Florida Constitution, U.S. House Speaker Tom Gustafson, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Senate President Bob Crawford, D-Winter Haven, called for Martinez to cancel the four-day session, saying any attempts to change Florida's abortion laws..

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