tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post1493458712943763275..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: That Big Test Is Finally Here: The Certain Uncertainties Of A Post-Truth AmericaShaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-46663105924343237372019-03-24T07:06:33.896-04:002019-03-24T07:06:33.896-04:00Carol:
Yes, the Justice Department policy seems l...<i>Carol:</i><br /><br />Yes, the Justice Department policy seems like it is from another age, which given the criminality of Trump and his presidency it most certainly is.<br /><br />I do not know when or whether the gross imbalance will be addressed, let alone corrected. Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-59450240671086744552019-03-24T05:49:52.214-04:002019-03-24T05:49:52.214-04:00"To wound him by a criminal proceeding is to ..."To wound him by a criminal proceeding is to hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus, both in foreign and domestic affairs. It is not to be forgotten that the modern Presidency, under whatever party, has had to assume a leadership role undreamed of in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.”<br /><br />Thanks for the addendum. I believe none of us in the 21st century realized how hamstrung a government could be under an incompetent president like the one we have right now. Also, I wonder if there is any way to bring balance back into our government so the president doesn't have such an oversized role. Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-13788228858384097112019-03-23T20:57:47.267-04:002019-03-23T20:57:47.267-04:00A timely addendum (published in 1999) on why the J...A timely addendum (published in 1999) on why the Justice Department has said a sitting president cannot be indicted:<br /><br /><i>“A necessity to defend a criminal trial and to attend court in connection with it . . . would interfere with the President’s unique official duties, most of which cannot be performed by anyone else. It might be suggested that the same is true with the defense of impeachment proceedings; but this is a risk expressly contemplated by the Constitution, and is a necessary incident of the impeachment process. The Constitutional Convention was aware of this problem but rejected a proposal that the President should be suspended upon impeachment by the House until acquitted by the Senate. . . . <br /><br />“To wound him by a criminal proceeding is to hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus, both in foreign and domestic affairs. It is not to be forgotten that the modern Presidency, under whatever party, has had to assume a leadership role undreamed of in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.”</i> Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-83477202296574564902019-03-23T19:31:40.804-04:002019-03-23T19:31:40.804-04:00Mueller was also running or at least contributing ...Mueller was also running or at least contributing to a federal counter-intelligence investigation. You would not necessarily expect that to yield indictments, but Mueller's findings in that regard could tar Trump as a traitor in the eyes of most Americans, depending of course on how much will be made public. But even if Barr redacts much of that part, the are other ways the info could get out. So even without indictments, the contents of the Mueller report could doom Trump.Bscharlotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667913621618808338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-61230459684884024292019-03-23T16:05:27.828-04:002019-03-23T16:05:27.828-04:00Shaun.Thanks. This was a great column.
The Game o...Shaun.Thanks. This was a great column. <br />The Game of Thrones digs in.<br /><br /><br />FrancisFrancis Poolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-28732688918210446012019-03-23T15:01:55.204-04:002019-03-23T15:01:55.204-04:00Thanks, Shaun. After all this time waiting for the...Thanks, Shaun. After all this time waiting for the report, there does seem to be an air of anti-climax at the moment. It's as if we're all sitting in a waiting room, waiting...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-20886891555139701652019-03-23T15:00:15.914-04:002019-03-23T15:00:15.914-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-54186400750126681442019-03-23T14:59:03.196-04:002019-03-23T14:59:03.196-04:00Trump has skated his whole life and I agree that i...Trump has skated his whole life and I agree that it might yet happen again. What I don't want is for him to be able to use the "no more indictments" as his next campaign slogan. I know I can't take four more years of this hollow person. Thanks for following this to the end, Shaun.Carolnoreply@blogger.com